Janine Wissler

Janine Wissler
MdB
Janine Wissler MdB
	Wissler in 2021
Leader of The Left
	In office; 27 February 2021 – 19 October 2024 Serving with Martin Schirdewan
Deputy	Ali Al-Dailami; Tobias Pflüger; Martina Renner; Ates Gürpinar; Lorenz Gösta Beutin; Katina Schubert; Jana Seppelt;
Preceded by	Katja Kipping
Succeeded by	Jan van Aken
Leader of The Left; in the Landtag of Hesse
	In office; 5 February 2009 – 5 October 2021
Deputy	Marjana Schott; Jan Schalauske;
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Elisabeth Kula; Jan Schalauske;
Preceded by
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Bundestag ; for Hesse
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 26 October 2021
Preceded by	Sabine Leidig
Constituency	The Left List
Member of the; Landtag of Hesse
	In office; 5 April 2008 – 31 October 2021
Preceded by	multi-member district
Succeeded by	Axel Gerntke
Constituency	The Left List
Personal details
Born	Janine Natalie Wißler; 23 May 1981 (age 43); Langen, Hesse, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	The Left (2007–)
Other political; affiliations	Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative (2004–2007)
Residence	Frankfurt am Main
Alma mater	Goethe University Frankfurt
Occupation	Politician; Political Staffer; Saleswoman;
Website	Official website

Janine Natalie Wißler^[1] (born 23 May 1981), known professionally as Janine Wissler, is a German politician who has been co-chairwoman of The Left and member of the Bundestag for Hesse since 2021.^[2] Prior to that, she served as member of the Landtag of Hesse since 2008 and leader of the state parliamentary group since 2009, including as sole leader since 2014, as well as deputy leader of the federal party since 2014.^[3]^[4] She was one of The Left's lead candidates for the 2021 German federal election, alongside Dietmar Bartsch.^[5]

^ Janine Wissler: Tweet from 25 February 2018, 14:34. In: Twitter. 25 February 2018, accessed on 15 October 2020: "In the identity card, there is a ß in the name field and a double S at the bottom, because there was no capital ß. In times of internet and e-mail it is difficult to have a ß in a name and I use the double S notation so that it is consistent with the website and e-mail."
^ "Janine Wissler and Susanne Hennig-Wellsow are the new chairwomen of the Left". Der Spiegel. 27 February 2021.
^ "About me". Die Linke Frankfurt.
^ "Janine Wissler". Landtag of Hesse. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
^ "Left: Wissler and Bartsch become top candidates for federal election". RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (in German). 2 May 2021.

[1] Janine Wissler: Tweet from 25 February 2018, 14:34. In: Twitter. 25 February 2018, accessed on 15 October 2020: "In the identity card, there is a ß in the name field and a double S at the bottom, because there was no capital ß. In times of internet and e-mail it is difficult to have a ß in a name and I use the double S notation so that it is consistent with the website and e-mail."

[Vorsitz-2] "Janine Wissler and Susanne Hennig-Wellsow are the new chairwomen of the Left". Der Spiegel. 27 February 2021.

[About-3] "About me". Die Linke Frankfurt.

[Landtag-4] "Janine Wissler". Landtag of Hesse. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2020.

[Spitz-5] "Left: Wissler and Bartsch become top candidates for federal election". RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (in German). 2 May 2021.

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