Lothar Bisky
Lothar Bisky (17 August 1941 – 13 August 2013) was a German politician. He was the chairman of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), the successor of East Germany's Socialist Unity Party (SED). In June 2007 he became co-chairman of The Left (Die Linke) party, formed by a merger of the PDS and the much smaller Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative. From 2007 until 2010 he was the President of the Party of the European Left. Also, he was the Publisher of the socialist newspaper Neues Deutschland.
Lothar Bisky | |
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Lothar Bisky in 2005 | |
| Chairman of The Left | |
| In office 16 June 2007 – 15 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | himself (as Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism) |
| Succeeded by | Gesine Lötzsch |
| Chairman of the Party of Democratic Socialism | |
| In office 29 June 2003 – 15 June 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Gabi Zimmer |
| Succeeded by | himself (as co-leader of The Left) |
| In office 31 January 1993 – 14 October 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Gregor Gysi |
| Succeeded by | Gabi Zimmer |
| Member of the European Parliament for Germany | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 13 August 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Martina Michels |
| Member of the Bundestag for Brandenburg | |
| In office 18 October 2005 – 14 July 2009 | |
| Succeeded by | Steffen Hultsch |
| Constituency | The Left Party.PDS List |
| Vice President of the Landtag of Brandenburg (on proposal of the PDS-group) | |
| In office 13 October 2004 – 20 October 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Gerlinde Stobrawa |
| Leader of the PDS in Landtag of Brandenburg | |
| In office 26 October 1990 – 13 October 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Dagmar Enkelmann |
| Member of the Landtag of Brandenburg | |
| In office 26 October 1990 – 20 October 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Kerstin Meier |
| Constituency | PDS List |
| Member of the Volkskammer for Potsdam | |
| In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1941 Zollbrück, Pomerania, Nazi Germany (now Korzybie, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland) |
| Died | 13 August 2013 (aged 71) Leipzig, Germany |
| Political party | SED (1963–1989) PDS (1989–2007) The Left (2007–2013) |
| Website | lothar-bisky.de |
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