"Gregor Gysi (German pronunciation: [ˈgʁeːgoɐ ˈɡiːzi]; born 16 January 1948) is a German attorney, president of the Party of the European Left and a prominent politician of The Left (Die Linke) political party.
He belonged to the reformist wing of the governing Socialist Unity Party of Germany at the time of the pro-democracy transition inspired by then Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. He has strongly denied allegations that he used to assist 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." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.02.2020)