Dietmar Bartsch

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Dietmar Bartsch MdB
Bartsch in 2025
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
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	(1958-03-31) 31 March 1958 (age 66) Stralsund, East 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.)
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.