Gabi Zimmer

Gabi Zimmer
Zimmer in 2014
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism
In office
14 October 2000 – 29 June 2003
Preceded byLothar Bisky
Succeeded byLothar Bisky
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in Thuringia
In office
July 1990 – December 1998
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byDieter Hausold
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in the Landtag of Thuringia
In office
1 October 1999 – 1 November 2000
Preceded byBirgit Klaubert
Succeeded byWerner Buse
Member of the Landtag of Thuringia
In office
25 October 1990 – 8 July 2004
Preceded byConstituency established
ConstituencyPDS List
Member of the European Parliament
for Germany
In office
1 July 2004 – 2 July 2019
ConstituencyThe Left List
Personal details
Born
Gabriele Zimmer

(1955-05-07) 7 May 1955 (age 69)
East Berlin, East Germany
Political partyThe 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]

  1. ^ "Gabriele ZIMMER". European Parliament. Retrieved 12 May 2021.