Wolfgang Thierse

Wolfgang Thierse
Thierse in 2012
President of the Bundestag
In office 26 October 1998 – 18 October 2005
Preceded by	Rita Süssmuth
Succeeded by	Norbert Lammert
Vice President of the Bundestag (on proposal of the SPD-group)
In office 18 October 2005 – 22 October 2013
President	Norbert Lammert
Preceded by	Susanne Kastner
Succeeded by	Edelgard Bulmahn
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party
In office 27 September 1990 – 15 November 2005
Leader	Hans-Jochen Vogel Björn Engholm Johannes Rau (Acting) Rudolf Scharping Oskar Lafontaine Gerhard Schröder Franz Müntefering
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Peer Steinbrück
Parliamentary constituencies Member of the Bundestag for Berlin In office 27 October 2009 – 22 October 2013 Preceded by multi-member district Succeeded by multi-member district Constituency Social Democratic Party List In office 17 October 2002 – 27 October 2009 Preceded by Manfred Müller Succeeded by Stefan Liebich Constituency Berlin-Pankow In office 10 November 1994 – 17 October 2002 Preceded by multi-member district Succeeded by multi-member district Constituency Social Democratic Party List In office 20 December 1990 – 10 November 1994 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Stefan Heym (Berlin-Mitte – Prenzlauer Berg) Constituency Berlin-Mitte – Prenzlauer Berg – Weißensee I In office 3 October 1990 – 20 December 1990 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Constituency abolished Constituency Volkskammer Member of the Volkskammer for Berlin In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1943-10-22) 22 October 1943 (age 80) Breslau, Gau Lower Silesia, Nazi Germany
Political party	Social Democratic Party in the GDR (until 1990) Social Democratic Party of Germany
Children	2
Alma mater	Humboldt University of Berlin

Wolfgang Thierse (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈtiːɐ̯zə]; born 22 October 1943) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as the 11th president of the Bundestag from 1998 to 2005.