Gregor Gysi

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Gregor Gysi MdB
Gysi at the talk show Maischberger in 2019
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 (Dipl.-Jur., PhD)
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 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.