Kristan von Waldenfels

Kristan von Waldenfels is a German politician and member of the Landtag of Bavaria. Born in 2000, he gained national attention in 2020 when he was elected mayor of the town of Lichtenberg at the age of 19, becoming the youngest mayor in Germany at the time. In 2023, he was elected to the Bavarian state parliament as a direct candidate for the CSU in the Hof constituency, setting a record as the youngest directly elected member in the history of the Landtag. He holds a bachelor's degree in philosophy and economics and serves on several parliamentary committees, including those for agriculture and education.