Anke Wirsing

Anke Wirsing (born 1980) is a German politician from the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), previously Die Linke. Since 2024, she has been a member of the Landtag of Thuringia.

Life and career After graduating from secondary school in 1997, she trained as a draftswoman. She then completed a degree in office and project management. Wirsing is married and has two children. She is an educational advisor at SBH Nordost GmbH, Bad Salzungen, a member of the main committee of the Bad Salzungen city council and a member of the administrative board of the spa and tourism company of the city of Bad Salzungen kAöR. and was elected to the 8th Thuringian state parliament. She is a member of the European Committee and spokesperson for youth policy. She is also responsible for work, family and social affairs.

While her regional leader Katja Wolf wanted to make concessions in order to form a coalition, Wirsing declared her allegiance to federal chairwoman and namesake Wagenknecht. On November 1, she wrote on Twitter: "I did not leave DIE LINKE with Sahra Wagenknecht in order to cancel the founding consensus after just a few months. I will not act against the federal executive board."

In the 2025 German federal election, she was the direct candidate in the constituency of Eisenach – Wartburgkreis – Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis. She came in fifth place with 8.1% of first votes. Only Wirsing and his fellow party member Sven Küntzel withdrew their support for Minister-President Mario Voigt from the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).