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Lothar Bisky

Politician

Lothar Bisky is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Lotar Biski · Lothar Bisky · Λόταρ Μπίσκι · Лотар Биски · Лотар Біскі · 9 more...				[sources]
Alias	Biski, Lotar · Bisky! · Lotharius Bisky · Λόταρ Μπίσκι · Біскі, Лотар · 6 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	洛塔·比斯基				[sources]
Birth date	1941-08-17				[sources]
Place of birth	Korzybie, Pomeranian Voivodeship				[sources]
Death date	2013-08-13				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Germany				[sources]
Country	Germany				[sources]
Citizenship	East Germany · Germany				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Lothar				[sources]
Last name	Bisky				[sources]
Political association	Die Linke · Party of Democratic Socialism · Socialist Unity Party of Germany				[sources]
Website	www.lothar-bisky.de				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q71018				[sources]
Position	Bundestag (member, 2005-2009) · Member of the European Parliament (2009-2013) · member of the German Bundestag (2005-2009) · member of the Landtag of Brandenburg (1990-1994) · member of the Landtag of Brandenburg (1994-1999) · 3 more...				[sources]
Education	Diplom (1966) · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (1962-1963) · Leipzig University (1963-1966) · Promotion A (1969) · Promotion B (1975)				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-21	Last processed	2026-01-22	First seen	2026-01-18

Descriptions

German politician (1941–2013)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-21

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jens Bisky Close Associate	child	-	-
Norbert Bisky Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the German Bundestag	2005-10-18	2009-07-14

Data sources

MySociety's EveryPolitician Dataset of National Legislators40,653

All members of national legislatures in the world, collected from hundreds of government web sites and consolidated via Wikidata.

Global · MySociety · non-official source

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions526,218

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

Wikidata334,541

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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