Heßenkemper was born 1956 in the West German town of Hamm and studied physics at the Clausthal University of Technology.
[4] Heßenkemper denies the scientific consensus on climate change.
[5] Heßenkemper has stated that he will not be a candidate in the 2021 German federal election.
[6] He left AfD in June 2021, three months before the 2021 federal election.
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