Walter Baier
Walter Baier | |
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Baier at the 2023 Die Linke party conference in Germany | |
| President of the Party of the European Left | |
| Assumed office 11 December 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Heinz Bierbaum |
| President of the Communist Party of Austria | |
| In office 1994 – 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Melina Klaus |
| Succeeded by | Otto Bruckner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1954 Vienna, Austria |
| Political party | Communist Party of Austria |
Walter Baier (born 9 February 1954) is an Austrian politician for the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ). He was his party's federal president from 1994 to 2006. He is the leader of the Party of the European Left since December 2022 and was the party's lead candidate for the European Commission in the 2024 election.