Gabi Zimmer

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Gabi Zimmer
Zimmer in 2014
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism
In office 14 October 2000 – 29 June 2003
Preceded by	Lothar Bisky
Succeeded by	Lothar Bisky
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in Thuringia
In office July 1990 – December 1998
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Dieter Hausold
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in the Landtag of Thuringia
In office 1 October 1999 – 1 November 2000
Preceded by	Birgit Klaubert
Succeeded by	Werner Buse
Member of the Landtag of Thuringia
In office 25 October 1990 – 8 July 2004
Preceded by	Constituency established
Constituency	PDS List
Member of the European Parliament for Germany
In office 1 July 2004 – 2 July 2019
Constituency	The Left List
Personal details
Born	Gabriele Zimmer (1955-05-07) 7 May 1955 (age 69) East Berlin, East Germany
Political party	The Left
Other political affiliations	Party of Democratic Socialism (1990–2007) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1981–1990)

Gabriele "Gabi" Zimmer (born 7 May 1955) is a German politician who served as leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) from 2000 to 2003. After leaving office as leader, she was a member of the European Parliament from 2004 to 2019. Zimmer sat with the European United Left–Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group, which she chaired from 2012 to 2019.^[1]