Christian Leye

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Christian Leye
File:Christian Leye.(2025).jpg
Leye in 2025
Member of the German Bundestag
In office
27 October 2021 – 23 February 2025
ConstituencyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Personal details
Born (1981-04-06) 6 April 1981 (age 45)
PartyBSW (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
The Left (until 2023)
Alma materUniversity of Göttingen (MA)

Christian Leye (born 6 April 1981) is a German politician (BSW, formerly Die Linke).[1] He was a Member of the German Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia from 2021 to 2025.[2]

Career

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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 a press-conference on 23 October 2023 he announced that he will leave The Left and join Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht.[4]

References

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