Rico Gebhardt
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Rico Gebhardt | |
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| Leader of The Left in Saxony | |
| Assumed office 5 November 2011 | |
| Preceded by | André Hahn |
| Leader of The Left in the Landtag of Saxony | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2012 | |
| Preceded by | André Hahn |
| Leader of the Opposition in the Landtag of Saxony | |
| In office 1 August 2012 – 20 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | André Hahn |
| Succeeded by | Jörg Urban |
| Member of the Landtag of Saxony | |
| Assumed office October 2004 | |
| Member of the Aue City Council | |
| In office June 1994 – April 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 27, 1963 Bad Schlema, East Germany |
| Political party | The Left |
| Children | 4 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | National People's Army |
Rico Gebhardt (born 27 May 1963) is a German politician for The Left and member of the Landtag of the Free State of Saxony since 2004. Within the Landtag he has been chairman of the parliamentary group of The Left since his election, and was from 2012 and 2019 Leader of the Opposition.
Gebhardt was born in 1963 in Bad Schlema. He graduated from the Polytechnische Oberschule after completing the 10th grade and did an apprenticeship as a cook. He completed three years of military service in the National People's Army. From 1984 to 1987 he was a full-time functionary for the Free German Youth. He subsequently worked as a sales manager, division manager in retail and managing director for a fish wholesaler. In the 1990s he was a personal assistant to a member of the Bundestag. In 2000 he became the full-time party president for The Left in Saxony.
He lives in Dresden, is married and has four children.
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