| Office | Member of the Bundestag from North Rhine-Westphalia |
|---|---|
| Term start | 2025 |
| Party | Die Linke |
| Birth date | 9 March 1989 (age 37) |
| Birth place | Wiesbaden |
Lea Valeska Anissia Reisner (born 9 March 1989) is a German politician from Die Linke. In the 2025 German federal election, she was elected to the German Bundestag via her party's state list in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Life
Lea Reisner graduated from high school in Wiesbaden in 2008. She is a nurse. Reisner worked as an operations manager and project coordinator in civilian maritime search and rescue.[1] She describes herself as an anarchist.[2]
Political career
In the 2024 European Parliament election, she was ranked 9th on the Left Party's European election list, but missed out on a seat in the European Parliament. In the 2025 German federal election, she ran as a direct candidate in the Cologne II constituency and was nominated by The Left North Rhine-Westphalia state association to 3rd place on the state list.[3] She received 8.6 percent of the first votes in the election, but was still able to enter the German Bundestag via her party's state list. Reisner's candidacy was supported by Brand New Bundestag.[4]
References
- ^ "Abgeordnete im Porträt: Lea Reisner (Die Linke)". Ärzte Zeitung. 2025-02-24. Archived 22 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ Zelik, Raul (2025-02-26). "Bundestagswahl: Die Neuformierung der Linksfraktion". Neues Deutschland. Retrieved 2025-02-26.
Über die nordrhein-westfälische Landesliste zieht die Krankenpflegerin Lea Reisner, die sich bei der Seenotrettung engagiert und sich in einem Interview unlängst als Anarchistin bezeichnete, ins Parlament ein. [Lea Reisner, a nurse involved in sea rescue and who recently described herself as an anarchist in an interview, is entering parliament via the North Rhine-Westphalia state list.]
- ^ Susanne Rohlfing (2024-12-03). "Kölner Linke benennt Direktkandidaten für den Bundestag". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. Archived 22 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ "Unsere Kandidierenden" (in German). Brand New Bundestag. 2024-04-01. Archived 6 March 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
External links
- Lea Reisner at die-linke.de
- Lea Reisner at bundestag.de