Oskar Lafontaine is a German politician. He served as Minister-President of the state of Saarland from 1985 to 1998,and was federal leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) from 1995 to 1999. He was the lead candidate for the SPD in the 1990 German federal election,but lost by a wide margin. He served as Minister of Finance under Chancellor Gerhard Schröder after the SPD's victory in the 1998 federal election,but resigned from both the ministry and Bundestag less than six months later,positioning himself as a popular opponent of Schröder's policies in the tabloid press.
Yvonne Ploetz is a German politician and member of SPD former member of The Left. On 1 February 2010,she became a member of the German Parliament when she succeeded Oskar Lafontaine.
The 2022 Saarland state election was held on 27 March 2022 to elect the 17th Landtag of Saarland. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Tobias Hans.
Lorenz Gösta Beutin is a German politician who represents The Left. He served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Schleswig-Holstein from 2017 to 2021.
Jörg Cezanne is a German politician. Born in Frankfurt,Hesse,he represents The Left. Jörg Cezanne served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse from 2017 to 2021.
Susanne Ferschl is a German politician. Born in Schwaz,she represents The Left. Susanne Ferschl has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2017.
AndréHahn is a German politician. Born in Berlin-Friedrichshain,he represents The Left. AndréHahn has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony since 2013.
Kerstin Kassner is a German politician. Born in Radebeul in the Bezirk Dresden of East Germany,she represents The Left. Kerstin Kassner has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern since 2013.
Achim Kessler is a German politician. Born in Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald,Baden-Württemberg,he represents The Left. Achim Kessler has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Hesse from 2017 to October 2021.
Jan Korte is a German politician. Born in Osnabrück,Lower Saxony,he represents The Left. Jan Korte has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2005.
Pascal Meiser is a German politician. Born in Saarbrücken,Saarland,he represents The Left. Pascal Meiser has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Berlin since 2017.
Cornelia Möhring is a German politician. Born in Hamburg,she represents The Left. Cornelia Möhring has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Schleswig-Holstein since 2009.
Alexander Neu is a German politician. Born in Eitorf,North Rhine-Westphalia,he represents The Left. Alexander Neu served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2013 to 2021.
Sören Pellmann is a German politician who represents The Left. Pellmann has served as a member of the Bundestag from Leipzig II in the state of Saxony since 2017. Since 2024,he has been serving as the Leader of The Left Group in the Bundestag,alongside Heidi Reichinnek.
Ingrid Remmers was a German politician. She represented The Left and served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2009 until 2013 and from 2017 until her death in 2021.
Friedrich Straetmanns is a German politician. Born in Bielefeld,North Rhine-Westphalia,he has represented The Left. Friedrich Straetmanns served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2017 to 2021.
Jessica Tatti is a German politician. Born in Marbach am Neckar,Baden-Württemberg,she represents Wagenknecht-party and serves as its Group Chief Whip in the German Bundestag. She switched party from The Left in October 2023 to "Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht".
Alexander Ulrich is a German politician. Born in Kusel,Rhineland-Palatinate,he was elected for The Left. In 2023 he switched to BSW. Alexander Ulrich has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate since 2005.
Hubertus Zdebel is a German politician. Born in Emmerich,North Rhine-Westphalia,he represents The Left. Hubertus Zdebel has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017.
Barbara Spaniol is a German politician of The Left who was a member of the Landtag of Saarland from 2004 to 2022. Starting her career in The Greens,she joined The Left in 2007. From 2013 to 2021 she was one of the vice presidents of the Landtag. She served as The Left's lead candidate during the 2022 Saarland state election.
