Bodo Ramelow

Bodo Ramelow MdL MdBR
Ramelow in 2019
Minister-President of Thuringia
Incumbent
Assumed office 4 March 2020
Deputy	Wolfgang Tiefensee Georg Maier
Preceded by	Thomas Kemmerich
In office 5 December 2014 – 5 February 2020
Deputy	Heike Taubert
Preceded by	Christine Lieberknecht
Succeeded by	Thomas Kemmerich
President of the Bundesrat
In office 1 November 2021 – 31 October 2022
First Vice President	Reiner Haseloff
Preceded by	Reiner Haseloff
Succeeded by	Peter Tschentscher
Leader of The Left in the Landtag of Thuringia
In office 3 November 2009 – 5 December 2014
Preceded by	Dieter Hausold
Succeeded by	Susanne Hennig-Wellsow
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in the Landtag of Thuringia
In office 14 November 2001 – 17 October 2005
Preceded by	Gabi Zimmer
Succeeded by	Dieter Hausold
Parliamentary constituencies Member of the Landtag of Thuringia Incumbent Assumed office 26 November 2019 Preceded by Marion Walsmann Constituency Erfurt III In office 14 October 2014 – 31 March 2015 Preceded by multi-member district Succeeded by Iris Martin-Gehl Constituency The Left list In office 29 September 2009 – 14 October 2014 Preceded by Marion Walsmann Succeeded by Marion Walsmann Constituency Erfurt III In office 8 July 2004 – 17 October 2005 Preceded by Johanna Arenhövel Succeeded by Jörg Kubitzki Constituency Erfurt I In office 1 October 1999 – 8 July 2004 Preceded by multi-member district Succeeded by multi-member district Constituency Party of Democratic Socialism list Member of the Bundestag for Thuringia In office 18 October 2005 – 28 September 2009 Preceded by multi-member district Succeeded by Frank Tempel Constituency Party of Democratic Socialism list
Personal details
Born	(1956-02-16) 16 February 1956 Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Lower Saxony, West Germany (now Germany)
Political party	The Left (since 2007)
Other political affiliations	Party of Democratic Socialism (1999–2007)
Spouse(s)	Germana Alberti vom Hofe ​ ​ (m. 2006)​
Children	2
Residence	Erfurt Saalburg
Occupation	Politician Retail Management Assistant Union Secretary
Website	Official website

Bodo Ramelow (German pronunciation: [ˈboːdo ˈʁaməlo]; born 16 February 1956) is a German politician. He is the Minister-President of Thuringia since 4 March 2020. He was the President of the German Bundesrat from 1 November 2021 until 31 October 2022. He is a member of The Left party.

Early life

Ramelow was born in West Germany. His father died when he was eight years old due to jaundice. He trained as a salesman at Karstadt from 1971 to 1974.

Political career

He joined the Party of Democratic Socialism in 1999. He was elected to the Thuringian State Parliament in 1999. In 2001, he was elected as the chairman of the state parliamentary group.

In 2014, he was elected as the Minister President of Thuringia. He was elected again as Minister President in 2020.