Christian Leye Explained

Christian Leye
Office:Member of the German Bundestag
Constituency:North Rhine-Westphalia
Termstart:27 October 2021
Party:Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (since 2023)
Birth Date:6 April 1981
Birth Place:Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (now Germany)
Alma Mater:University of Göttingen
Otherparty:DIE LINKE (until 2023)

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]

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 join Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deutscher Bundestag – Christian Leye. 2021-10-03. Deutscher Bundestag. de.
  2. Web site: "Das fühlt sich schon etwas komisch an". 2021-10-28. Die Zeit. de.
  3. Web site: 2021-09-26. Linke: Christian Leye zittert um Einzug in den Bundestag. 2021-10-14. www.waz.de. de-DE.
  4. Web site: Wagenknecht: A far-left challenge to Germany's far-right AfD – DW – 10/23/2023 . 2023-10-23 . dw.com . en.

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