Gregor Gysi

Gregor Gysi (German pronunciation: [ˈgʁeːgoɐ ˈɡiːzi]; born 16 January 1948) is a German attorney, president of the Party of the European Left and key politician of the political party The Left (Die Linke).He belonged to the SED's reformist camp at the time of the pro-democracy transition inspired by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. He has strongly denied allegations that he used to help the Stasi – the East German secret police. He was the last leader of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and led the effort that transformed it into the post-Communist Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS), forerunner of The Left.