Johannes Arlt Explained

Johannes Arlt (born 23 April 1984) is a German soldier and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag since the 2021 elections.

Education

From 2019 to 2021 Arlt completed his studies at the Swedish Defence University (FHS) in Stockholm.^[1]

Political career

Arlt has been a Member of the German Bundestag for Mecklenburg Lake District II - Rostock District III in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as of the 2021 German federal election.^[2] He has since been serving on the Defence Committee and the Committee on Economic Affairs.^[3]

Political positions

Ahead of the 2025 national elections, Arlt endorsed Boris Pistorius as the Social Democrats' candidate to succeed Chancellor Olaf Scholz.^[4]

Personal life

Since 2019, Arlt has been married with a Danish man.^[5]

Notes and References

1. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/A/arlt_johannes-860828 Johannes Arlt
2. Web site: Golze. Katharina. Junge Abgeordnete aus MV: Die spannende erste Woche der SPD-Neulinge im Bundestag svz.de. 2021-10-14. svz. 3 October 2021 .
3. https://www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/A/arlt_johannes-860828 Johannes Arlt
4. Stephan Haselberger and Daniel Friedrich Sturm (17 November 2024), „Scholz nicht die erste Wahl“: Zweiter SPD-Bundestagsabgeordneter für Kanzlerkandidatur von Pistorius Der Tagesspiegel.
5. https://www.vorwaerts.de/artikel/johannes-arlt-bundeswehr-bundestag Vorwärts.de: Johannes Arlt: Von der Bundeswehr in den Bundestag