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Frank Bsirske (born 10 February 1952) is a German trade unionist and politician ofAlliance 90/The Greens who has been serving as a member of theBundestag since 2021. From 2001 to 2019, he was the chairman of theUnited Services Trade Union (ver.di).
In September 2024, Bsirske announced that he would not stand in the2025 federal elections but instead resign from active politics by the end of the parliamentary term.[6]
In 2022, Bsirske went against the party line and voted against theScholz government's motion to change Germany's constitution to allow for a credit-based special defense fund of 100 billion euros ($107.35 billion) proposed after Russia'sinvasion of Ukraine.[20]
Bsirske has been married to Bettina Jankovsky since 1993.[21] From 2002 to 2021, the couple lived in Berlin'sCharlottenburg district[22] before moving toDahlem district.[23]
