Lothar Bisky

Lothar Bisky (born August 17, 1941 in Rummelsburg, Germany, now Miastko, Poland) is the chairman of the Left Party.PDS, a socialist political party with its base in the east of Germany. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 442 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1475 × 2000 pixel, file size: 200 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Beschreibung: Lothar Bisky Quelle: Internetseite der Linkspartei Direkter Link auf das Originalbild Lizenz: Gemeinfrei. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 442 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1475 × 2000 pixel, file size: 200 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Beschreibung: Lothar Bisky Quelle: Internetseite der Linkspartei Direkter Link auf das Originalbild Lizenz: Gemeinfrei. ... is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... Miastko (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Miastkò; German: Rummelsburg), is a town in Middle Pomerania region, north-western Poland with some 10,000 inhabitants. ... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... The Left Party (In German: , officially with a period at the end), formerly Party of Democratic Socialism (Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus, PDS) is a left-wing socialist political party in Germany. ... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...

After an impoverished youth in northern West Germany, he emigrated to the GDR at the age of 18, and after facing initial doubts due to his heritage was allowed to join the Socialist Unity Party in 1963, but did not rise to leadership positions until shortly after the fall of communism and the resulting purge of hardliners from the party. He was rector of the University of Film and Television (Potsdam-Babelsberg) from 1986 to 1990. Since 1991 he has been on the board of directors of regional television channel ORB. GDR redirects here. ... The party emblem represented the handshake between Communist Wilhelm Pieck and Social Democrat Otto Grotewohl when their parties merged in 1946 The Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) (German: Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands) was the governing party of East Germany from its formation in 1949 until the elections of 1990. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

In 1990 he was a member of the Volkskammer and since 1990 he has been a member of the state parliament in Brandenburg. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... The Volkskammer (Peoples Chamber) was the de jure Legislature of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). ...   (Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states). ...

He was chairman of the PDS from 1993 until his resignation in 2000 over a defeat for the executive committee on support for United Nations military intervention. He was re-elected chairman in 2003 after this "left turn" had cost the party its seats in the Bundestag in 2002. Bisky is seen to be on the moderate, social democratic wing of the party and he is a long-time close ally of the party's most prominent figure, Gregor Gysi. He is often regarded for his abilities to lead meaningful discussions between parties of completely opposite viewpoints, be it within his own party or in media events with other groups. Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Type Lower house President of the Bundestag Dr. Norbert Lammert, CDU since October 18, 2005 Members 614 Political groups (as of September 18, 2005 elections) Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union of Bavaria Bloc (226), Social Democratic Party of Germany (222), Free Democratic Party (61), The Left Party. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Gregor Gysi Gregor Gysi (born January 16, 1948) is a German politician of the Left Party. ...

The party returned strongly to the Bundestag in the 2005 election. Bisky, one of 54 Left MPs, was designated to become one of the six vice presidents of the Bundestag. When the new Bundestag was constituted on October 18, however, he failed three times to be elected. Some MPs explained this with allegations (denied by Bisky) that he was an informant of the Stasi. Later, he failed a fourth time, and subsequently gave up his bid for the vice president position. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo of East Germanys Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS or Stasi) / Ministry for State Security This article is about Stasi, the secret police of East Germany. ...

Lothar Bisky is married and the father of three sons. The oldest son, Jens Bisky, is a journalist and writer and the second-oldest, Norbert Bisky, is a painter. Poster by Bisky for 2006 FIFA World Cup. ...

External links

• Homepage from Lothar Bisky
• Biography of party Die Linke Brandenburg