Ines Schwerdtner | |
|---|---|
 Schwerdtner in 2023 | |
| Leader of The Left | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2024 Serving with Jan van Aken | |
| Preceded by | Martin Schirdewan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 August 1989 Werdau, Saxony, East Germany |
| Political party | The Left (2023–present) |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Free University of Berlin |
| Occupation | Journalist • Politician |
Ines Schwerdtner (born 26 August 1989)[1] is a German journalist and politician. She has been co-leader of The Left since October 2024. She was previously editor-in-chief of the German-language edition of the socialist magazine Jacobin from 2019 to 2023.[2] She joined The Left in August 2023 and ran for the 2024 European Parliament election, but was not elected.[3]
- ^ Biographical information is based on the DNB entry unless otherwise documented. DNB entry.
- ^ Imprint of the Jacobin print editions 1 to 13.
- ^ Ines Schwerdtner (25 August 2023). "inesschwerdtner.eu" (in German). Retrieved 25 August 2023.