Elena Roon

Elena Roon
Roon in 2024
Member of the Landtag of Bavaria
Assumed office
30 October 2023
ConstituencyMiddle Franconia
Personal details
Born1977 (age 48–49)
PartyAlternative for Germany (since 2014)

Elena Roon (born 1977) is a Soviet-born German politician serving as a member of the Landtag of Bavaria since 2023.[1] From 2019 to 2023, she was a regional councillor of Middle Franconia.[2] Roon is associated with the far-right of the party and has interacted right-wing Russia German groups, including being a member of an online group associated with the ARMINIUS-Bund. She also caused controversy in 2017 after sharing a Hitler meme in a private chat group.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Elena Roon". Parliamentwatch (in German).
  2. ^ "Elena Roon, AfD" (in German). Landtag of Bavaria.
  3. ^ "Die AfD und der Fall Elena Roon". www.br.de (in German). 14 March 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2026.