Sven Küntzel (born 1973) is a German politician from the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW). He has been a member of the Landtag of Thuringia since 2024.
Biography Sven Küntzel was born in Erfurt and, after graduating from Polytechnic Secondary School, trained as an automotive mechanic. Following his military service in the German Armed Forces, he initially trained for the intermediate-level police service and has been a ever since. From 2005 to 2008, he studied for the higher-level police service at the University of Applied Sciences for Public Administration (Police Department) and graduated with a degree in Public Administration (FH). Between 2008 and 2024, he worked in the criminal investigation department of the State Police Directorate and the .
Küntzel lives in Dachwig, is married and has one child.
Political career In 2024, he joined the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance and was elected to the 8th Landtag of Thuringia via the seventh spot on the party list in the 2024 Thuringian state election. He is also a member of the BSW faction in the Gotha district council and a member of the Dachwig municipal council.
In August 2026, the BSW national leadership called on their to leave the state government. However, the majority of the faction resisted the demand and decided to continue supporting the government. Only Küntzel and his fellow party member Anke Wirsing withdrew their support for Minister-President Mario Voigt from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).
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Thüringer Landtag: Sven Küntzel (Biografie und Arbeit im Landtag) Wahl 2024 in Thüringen: Sven Küntzel (Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht) im Kandidaten-Check (MDR, 2024)
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