Christian Görke
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Christian Görke | |
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Member of the Bundestag | |
Assumed office 2021 | |
Minister of Finance of Brandenburg | |
In office 2014–2019 | |
Preceded by | Helmuth Markov |
Succeeded by | Katrin Lange |
Member of the Landtag of Brandenburg | |
In office 2003–2021 | |
Member of Rathenow City Council | |
In office 1998–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rathenow, German Democratic Republic | March 17, 1962
Political party | The Left (2007–) Party of Democratic Socialism (1989–2007) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1985–1989) |
Alma mater | University of Potsdam |
Christian Görke (born 17 March 1962) is a German politician for Die Linke and was deputy Minister-president of the federal state of Brandenburg from 2014 to 2019.
Life and achievements
[edit]Görke was born 1962 in Rathenow and became a teacher in 1988.
In 1985 he joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and after German reunification became member of Die Linke, serving as the party's federal chairman in Brandenburg from 2014 to 2018.[1]
He became a Member of the Bundestag in the 2021 federal election, contesting Cottbus – Spree-Neiße but coming in fifth place.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Neue Doppelspitze: Brandenburgs Linke wird jetzt von Golze und Mayer geführt". MOZ.de.
- ^ BENL. "Bei SPD und Linken: Personalrochaden in Sicht | svz.de". svz. Retrieved 13 November 2021.