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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
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
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
(1948-01-16) 16 January 1948 (age 76) Lichtenberg, East Berlin, Soviet occupation zone of Germany (now Germany)
Political party
The Left (2007–present)
Other political affiliations
WASG (2005–2007) Party of Democratic Socialism (1989–2007) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1967–1989)
Spouse
Andrea Gysi
(m. 1996; div. 2013)
Children
3
Parent
Klaus Gysi (father)
Residence
Berlin-Pankow
Alma mater
Humboldt University of Berlin
Occupation
Politician
lawyer
Website
gregorgysi.de
Gregor Florian Gysi (German pronunciation:[ˈɡʁeːɡoːɐ̯ˈɡiːzi]; born 16 January 1948) is a German attorney, former president of the Party of the European Left and a prominent politician of The Left (Die Linke) political party.[1]
He belonged to the reformist wing of the governing Socialist Unity Party of Germany at the time of the pro-democracy transition inspired by then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. He has strongly denied allegations that he used to assist the Stasi, the East German secret police. He was the last leader of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and led the effort that transformed it into the post-Communist Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), forerunner of The Left.
^bbc news, Profile, bbc.co.uk; accessed 16 September 2015.
Gregor Florian Gysi (German pronunciation: [ˈɡʁeːɡoːɐ̯ ˈɡiːzi]; born 16 January 1948) is a German attorney, former president of the Party of the European...
of party vice-chair. However, party leaders such as Lothar Bisky and GregorGysi objected to the idea primarily because of her perceived sympathies for...
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of the politicians Irene and Klaus Gysi and is the older sister of Linkspartei politician and lawyer GregorGysi. On her father's side, she comes from...
Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS). His son is the German politician GregorGysi. Gysi was born in Neukölln, a borough of Berlin, Germany. His father was...
stumbling block to a parliamentary majority was the new Left Party, led by GregorGysi and former SPD chairman Oskar Lafontaine, which won 8.7% of votes and...
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16–18 December 2016 in Berlin, and elected German lawyer and politician GregorGysi as the new PEL President. Heinz Bierbaum was elected president in 2019...
v t e PDS Speaker: GregorGysi; since 2. October 2000 Roland Claus Members: Balt Bartsch Bierstedt Bläss Böttcher Bulling-Schröter Claus Ehlert Fink Fuchs...
favourite. Guido Knopp for Konrad Adenauer Margot Käßmann for Martin Luther GregorGysi for Karl Marx Alice Schwarzer for die Geschwister Scholl, Sophie and...
v t e PDS Speaker: GregorGysi Members: Bläss Braband (until 2 May 1992) Enkelmann Fischer Fuchs (from 11 March 1992) Gysi Henn Heuer Höll Jelpke Keller...
that this result was made possible by a consensus across party lines. GregorGysi, Chairman of the SED-PDS, was visibly moved and made a personal statement:...
v t e PDS Speaker: GregorGysi Members: Bläss Braband (until 2 May 1992) Enkelmann Fischer Fuchs (from 11 March 1992) Gysi Henn Heuer Höll Jelpke Keller...
and was a long-time close ally of the party's most prominent figure, GregorGysi. He was often regarded for his abilities to lead meaningful discussions...
his party might support Gauck in a possible second or third ballot, GregorGysi, chairman of the Left's parliamentary group in the Bundestag and Oskar...
v t e PDS Speaker: GregorGysi Members: Bierstedt Bläss Böttcher Bulling-Schröter Einsiedel Elm Enkelmann Fuchs Gysi Hartmann Heuer Heym Höll Jacob Jelpke...
and Janine Wissler responded that foreign policy was more than NATO. GregorGysi, a member of the left wing of the party, stated that such demands are...
v t e LINKE Speaker: GregorGysi and Oskar Lafontaine Members: Aydın Bartsch Binder Bisky Bluhm Bulling-Schröter Bunge Claus Dağdelen Dehm Dreibus Enkelmann...
Rainer Brüderle (FDP), Jürgen Trittin (Alliance 90/The Greens), and GregorGysi (The Left) held a separate debate on 2 September. In Germany, there are...
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