Gregor Gysi

Gregor Gysi

MdB
Gregor Gysi; MdB
President of the Party of the European Left
	In office; 17 December 2016 – 15 December 2019
Preceded by	Pierre Laurent
Succeeded by	Heinz Bierbaum
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 17 December 2013 – 12 October 2015
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Succeeded by	Sahra Wagenknecht; Dietmar Bartsch
Leader of The Left in the Bundestag
	In office; 18 October 2005 – 12 October 2015
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Sahra Wagenknecht; Dietmar Bartsch
Member of the Bundestag ; for Berlin-Treptow-Köpenick
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 October 2005
Preceded by	Siegfried Scheffler
Governing Mayor
Berlin state politics ; (2001–2002)
Mayor of Berlin
	In office; 17 January 2002 – 29 August 2002
Governing Mayor	Klaus Wowereit
Preceded by	Klaus Böger
Succeeded by	Harald Wolf
Senator for Labour, Economics and Women of Berlin
	In office; 17 January 2002 – 29 August 2002
Governing Mayor	Klaus Wowereit
Preceded by	Juliane von Friesen
Succeeded by	Harald Wolf
Member of the Berlin House of Representatives ; for Marzahn-Hellersdorf 5
	In office; 29 November 2001 – 6 August 2002
Preceded by	Mario Czaja
Succeeded by	Steffen Zillich
Preceded by
Early federal politics ; (1989–2001)
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in the Bundestag
	In office; 3 October 1990 – 2 October 2000
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Roland Claus
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism
	In office; 18 December 1989 – 31 January 1993
Preceded by	himself (as Leader of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany)
Succeeded by	Lothar Bisky
Member of the Bundestag ; for Berlin-Hellersdorf-Marzahn; (Volkskammer; 1990)
	In office; 3 October 1990 – 1 February 2002
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Bärbel Grygier
Member of the Volkskammer ; for Berlin
	In office; 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Leader of Socialist Unity Party of Germany
	In office; 9 December 1989 – 17 December 1989
Preceded by	Egon Krenz
Succeeded by	himself (as Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism)
Personal details
Born	Gregor Florian Gysi; 16 January 1948; Lichtenberg, East Berlin, Soviet occupation zone of Germany, (now Germany)
Political party	The Left (2007–)
Other political; affiliations	WASG (2005–2007); Party of Democratic Socialism (1989–2007); Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1967–1989)
Spouse(s)	Andrea Gysi (m. 1996; div. 2013)
Children	3
Parents	Klaus Gysi (father)
Residence	Berlin-Pankow
Alma mater	Humboldt University of Berlin
Occupation	Politician; lawyer;
Website	gregorgysi.de

Gregor Florian Gysi (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːɡoːɐ̯ ˈɡiːzi]; born 16 January 1948) is a German attorney, former president of the Party of the European Left and a politician of The Left (Die Linke) political party.^[1]

References

↑ bbc news, Profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed 16 September 2015.

[1] ws, Profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed 16 September 2015.

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