Frank Franz
Frank Franz in 2017
Leader of The Homeland
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 November 2014
Preceded by	Udo Pastörs
Leader of the NPD in the Saarland
In office 2005–2012
Preceded by	Peter Marx
Succeeded by	Peter Marx
Personal details
Born	(1978-11-21) 21 November 1978 Völklingen, Saarland
Nationality	German
Political party	The Homeland
Spouse	Patricia Koperski (separated)
Children	3
Website	frank-franz.de
Military service
Allegiance	Germany
Branch/service	Bundeswehr German Army
Years of service	1994-2004
Rank	Oberfeldwebel

Frank Franz (born 21 November 1978) is a German far-right politician who has been the leader of The Homeland (formerly known as the NPD), a neo-Nazi political party, since 2014.^[1] Between 2005 and 2011 he was the national chairman of the NPD in the German state of Saarland, and national press officer for the NPD from 2011 to 2014.

Biography

Franz was born in Völklingen. From 1997 to 2004, he served in the Bundeswehr, which he left as a Staff Sergeant. From 2007 onwards he worked as a programmer and artist, and owns an agency that handles the NPD's Internet activities.^[2]

Internally, Franz is controversial, as he is seen as a protégé of Peter Marx, who was not confirmed as the party's Secretary General in the wake of a failed coup attempt in early 2009.^[3]

Franz is separated from his wife, with whom he has three children. Since 2015, he has been dating a woman named Patricia Koperski, who guest-starred on German soap opera GZSZ and owns a right-wing publishing house.^[1]

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