Christian Leye
Appearance
Christian Leye | |
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File:Özlem Christian 02.jpg | |
Member of the German Bundestag | |
Assumed office 27 October 2021 | |
Constituency | North Rhine-Westphalia |
Personal details | |
Born | Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany) | 6 April 1981
Political party | DIE LINKE |
Alma mater | University of Göttingen |
Christian Leye (born 6 April 1981) is a German politician (BSW, formely DIE LINKE).[1] He is a Member of the German Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia.[2]
Career
Born in Bochum, Leye has been the state chairman of DIE LINKE in North Rhine-Westphalia since 2016.[2] He contested Duisburg II at the 2021 federal election. He won a seat on the party list.[3]
Leye founded the pre-association for the new party of Sahra Wagenknecht BSW. On the a press-conference on 23 October 2023 he will leave The Left and for BSW.
References
- ^ "Deutscher Bundestag – Christian Leye". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
- ^ a b ""Das fühlt sich schon etwas komisch an"". Die Zeit (in German). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Linke: Christian Leye zittert um Einzug in den Bundestag". www.waz.de (in German). 26 September 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.