Bernd Riexinger (born 30 October 1955) is a German politician of the left party Die Linke and member of the Bundestag representing Baden-Württemberg.

From 1980 to 1990 he was on the works council of Leonberger Bausparkasse; there he received further training in labour, collective bargaining, and social law.

Riexinger is a member of the Initiative for networking between trade union leftists and is active in the Social Forum movement in Germany.

[6] In August 2020, Riexinger and Kipping announced they would step down as co-chairs in accordance with party regulations stating that no position should be held by the same person for more than eight years.

[10] This puts him at odds with a number of other figures on the European left, including members of his own party such as Oskar Lafontaine and Sahra Wagenknecht.

He seeks the formation of a left-wing "third pole against the neoliberal EU and rampant right-wing populism," and emphasises the importance of solidarity, internationalism, radical democracy, and class consciousness to create a "Europe from the bottom up".

[13][14] In July 2019, Riexinger told Funke Mediengruppe that he supports blanket nationalisation of all airlines, claiming that a market-based approach is insufficient to manage the high impact of air travel on the climate.

[16] He apologised, claiming the audience member's comment was "obviously ironic," but stated his regret that he had not unequivocally rejected the prospect.