Katina Schubert

Katina Schubert (born December 28, 1961 in Heidelberg) is a German politician who since 2007 is one of four deputy chairmen of the German socialist party "Die Linke" ("The Left"). [ [http://die-linke.de/partei/organe/parteivorstand/parteivorstand_20072008/mitglieder/schubert_katina_stellvertretende_parteivorsitzende/ Die Linke: Katina Schubert] (CV)]

In the years 1981-1989 Schubert studied political science, sociology and economics, primarily in Bonn. For parts of the 1990s, Schubert worked as a volunteer and journalist.

In her youth (1980-1982) Schubert was a member of the German Social Democratic Party's (SPD) youth organization, but later became involved with the extraparliamentary left. In 1996 she started to work in the office of the socialist party "Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus" (PDS) in the German Bundestag, and in 2001 she joined the party as a member. PDS was the successor of the East German communist party "Socialist Unity Party of Germany" (SED) after reforms in 1990. In 2003, Schubert joined the board of PDS. In connection with the fusion of "Die Linkspartei" (the name of PDS from 2005) and Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative (WASG) to form "Die Linke", Schubert became one of four vice chairmen of the party, which is led by two chairmen, one from the former "Linkspartei" and one from the former WASG.

Criminal charges against Wikipedia

On December 6, 2007, in a much-publicized move, Katina Schubert filed criminal charges against German Wikipedia, a German-language online encyclopedia, for featuring Nazi symbols such as the swastika in its articles. In particular, an article on the Nazi youth movement "Hitler-Jugend" was referred to by Schubert. [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSL0616923220071206?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=22&sp=true Reuters.com December 6, 2007: Politician files Wikipedia charge over Nazi symbols] ] After criticism from other members of her party, Schubert withdrew her charges but maintained her criticism of Wikipedia. [ [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2993196,00.html Deutsche Welle/dw-world.de December 7, 2007: Politician Drops Charges Against Wikipedia Over Nazi Symbols] ]

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