Dietmar Bartsch

Dietmar Bartsch
MdB
Dietmar Bartsch MdB
	Bartsch in 2021
Leader of the Opposition
	In office; 12 October 2015 – 24 October 2017 Serving with Sahra Wagenknecht
Preceded by	Gregor Gysi
Succeeded by	Alice Weidel; Alexander Gauland
Leader of The Left in the Bundestag
	In office; 12 October 2015 – 6 December 2023
Chief Whip	Petra Sitte; Jan Korte;
Deputy	See list Heike Hänsel; Jan Korte; Sevim Dağdelen; Caren Lay; Susanne Ferschl; Gesine Lötzsch; Nicole Gohlke; Ali Al-Dailami; Heidi Reichinnek;
Preceded by	Gregor Gysi
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Preceded by
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Bundestag ; for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 18 October 2005
Preceded by	multi-member district
Constituency	The Left List
	In office; 26 October 1998 – 17 October 2002
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	multi-member district
Constituency	Party of Democratic Socialism List
Personal details
Born	Dietmar Bartsch; 31 March 1958; Stralsund, Bezirk Rostock, East Germany; (now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany)
Political party	The Left; (2007–)
Other political; affiliations	Party of Democratic Socialism; (1990–2007); Socialist Unity Party; (1977–1990)
Children	2
Alma mater	Hochschule für Ökonomie Berlin; Academy for Social Sciences at the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Dr. rer. oec.)
Occupation	Politician; Businessman; Consultant;
Military service
Allegiance	East Germany
Branch/service	National People's Army
Years of service	1976–1978
Unit	National People's Army / Fallschirmjägerbataillon 40
	Other offices held 2007–2010: Federal Managing Officer, The Left ; 2006–2009: Treasurer, The Left ; 1997–2002; 2005–2007: Federal Managing Officer, Party of Democratic Socialism ; 1991–1997: Treasurer, Party of Democratic Socialism ;

Dietmar Gerhard Bartsch (born 31 March 1958) is a German politician who has served as co-chair of The Left parliamentary group in the Bundestag since 2015. Prior, he served as federal treasurer of The Left from 2006 to 2009 and federal managing officer from 2005 to 2010. He was a prominent member of The Left's predecessor party, the PDS, of which he served as treasurer from 1991 to 1997 and federal managing officer from 1997 to 2002.

He has been a member of the Bundestag since 2005, and previously served from 1998 to 2002. In his capacity as Bundestag co-leader, he served with Sahra Wagenknecht from 2015 to 2019, and with Amira Mohamed Ali since 2019. Bartsch has served as federal co-lead candidate for his party on three occasions: 2002, 2017, and 2021.

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