Dietmar Bartsch
German politician
Dietmar Gerhard Bartsch (born 31 March 1958) is a German politician. He has been the co-chair of The Left parliamentary group in the Bundestag since 2015.
Dietmar Bartsch | |
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![]() Bartsch on 9 June 2018 (Sandro Halank) | |
Chairman of The Left in the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 13 October 2015 Serving with Sahra Wagenknecht (2015–2019) Amira Mohamed Ali (2019–present) | |
Preceded by | Gregor Gysi |
Member of the Bundestag for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
Assumed office 18 October 2005 | |
In office 26 October 1998 – 17 October 2002 | |
Constituency | The Left list |
Federal Managing Officer of the PDS | |
In office 1997–2002 | |
Succeeded by | Uwe Hiksch |
In office 2005–2007 | |
Federal Managing Officer of The Left | |
In office 2007–2010 | |
Succeeded by | Caren Lay Werner Dreibus |
Treasurer of The Left | |
In office 2006–2009 | |
Treasurer of the PDS | |
In office 1991–1997 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dietmar Bartsch 31 March 1958 Stralsund, East Germany (present-day Germany) |
Political party | The Left |
Other political affiliations | PDS (1990–2007) SED (1977–1990) |
He has been a member of the Bundestag since 2005, and previously served from 1998 to 2002. He has been the federal co-lead candidate for his party three times: 2002, 2017, and 2021.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Wissler/Bartsch named as top duo". Tagesschau (in German). 10 May 2021.