Christian Leye (born 6 April 1981) is a German politician (BSW, formerly Die Linke).[1] He is a Member of the German Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia.[2]
Christian Leye | |
|---|---|
| Member of the German Bundestag | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2021 | |
| Constituency | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1981 Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany) |
| Political party | Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | DIE LINKE (until 2023) |
| Alma mater | University of Göttingen (MA) |
Career
editBorn 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 a press-conference on 23 October 2023 he announced that he will leave The Left and join Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht.[4]
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "Wagenknecht: A far-left challenge to Germany's far-right AfD – DW – 10/23/2023". dw.com. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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