Ruth Fischer

Ruth Fischer
Fischer as she appeared in June 1924.
Chairwoman of the Communist Party of Germany
In office April 1924 – August 1925
Preceded by	Heinrich Brandler
Succeeded by	Ernst Thälmann
Member of the Reichstag for Berlin
In office 27 May 1924 – 1 July 1928
Member of the Landtag of Prussia
In office 5 January 1925 – 14 June 1928
Personal details
Born	Elfriede Eisler 11 December 1895 Leipzig, Kingdom of Saxony, German Empire (now Leipzig, Saxony, Germany)
Died	13 March 1961 (1961-03-14) (aged 65) Paris, France
Political party	KPÖ (1917-1919) KPD (1919–1926)
Other political affiliations	Left Communists (1926-1928) Leninbund (1928)
Spouses	Paul Friedländer [de] (1891–1942 or 1943 in Auschwitz) ​ ​ (m. 1915⁠–⁠1921)​ Gustav Golke (1889–1937, Great Purge) ​ ​ (m. 1923⁠–⁠1929)​
Domestic partner	Arkadi Maslow (1919–1941)
Children	1
Parents	Rudolf Eisler (father) Marie Edith Fischer (mother)
Relatives	Gerhart Eisler (brother) Hanns Eisler (brother) F.G. Friedlander (son) Paul Friedlander (grandson)
Alma mater	University of Vienna
Known for	charter member of the Austrian Communist Party, anti-stalinism

Ruth Fischer (11 December 1895 – 13 March 1961) was an Austrian and German Communist, and a co-founder of the Austrian Communist Party (KPÖ) in 1918. Along with her partner Arkadi Maslow, she led the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) through both the May 1924 and December 1924 federal elections. After being removed from the KPD, she became involved with various anti-Stalinist left-wing groups, and would remain a staunch anti-Stalinist activist for the rest of her life.