U ▁chairman . ▁Ge iß ler ▁was ▁subsequently ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁as ▁Secretary ▁General . ▁ ▁Ge iß ler ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bund est ag ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁parliament ▁for ▁his ▁home ▁state ▁Rh in eland - Pal at inate . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁deput y ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁CD U / CS U ▁parliament ary ▁group ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁chairman ▁Wolfgang ▁Sch ä ub le . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁parliament ary ▁work , ▁Ge iß ler ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Dem ocrat ▁and ▁People ' s ▁Part ies ▁International ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁ ▁Ge iß ler ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁sought - after ▁arbitr ator ▁in ▁w age ▁and ▁other ▁disput es . ▁ ▁Political ▁positions ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁parliament ary ▁vote ▁to ▁move ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁federal ▁government ▁from ▁Bonn ▁to ▁Berlin , ▁the ▁country ' s ▁historic ▁capital , ▁Ge iß ler ▁proposed ▁a ▁two - city ▁capital ▁as ▁a ▁comprom ise . ▁ ▁From ▁being ▁a ▁conserv ative ▁right - w inger ▁until ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁he ▁also ▁became ▁increasing ly ▁left ist ▁in ▁his ▁views ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁social ▁policy ▁and ▁global ization ▁are ▁concerned . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁he ▁announced ▁he ▁had