Roland Claus

Summary

Roland Claus (born 18 December 1954 in Hettstedt, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German politician. He was a member of the Bundestag from 1998 to 2002, and again from 2005 to 2017. Prior to his tenure in the Bundetag, he was the state chairman of Saxony-Anhalt from 1990 to 1997. He is a member of The Left.[1]

Roland Claus
Claus in 2012
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in the Bundestag
In office
2 October 2000 – 17 October 2002
Preceded byGregor Gysi
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in Saxony-Anhalt
In office
1990–1997
Preceded byPosition established
Member of the Bundestag
for Saxony-Anhalt
In office
18 October 2005 – 24 October 2017
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded bymulti-member district
ConstituencyParty of Democratic Socialism List
In office
26 October 1998 – 17 October 2002
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded bymulti-member district
ConstituencyParty of Democratic Socialism List
Member of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
In office
28 October 1990 – 25 May 1998
Preceded bymulti-member district
Succeeded byConstituency established
ConstituencyParty of Democratic Socialism List
Wende politically career
(1990)
First Secretary of the SED district administration for Halle
In office
9 November 1989 – February 1990
Preceded byHans-Joachim Böhme
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Volkskammer
for Halle
In office
5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1954-12-18)18 December 1954
Hettstedt, Bezirk Halle, East Germany (now Germany)
Political partyThe Left (2007–)
Other political
affiliations
Party of Democratic Socialism (1989–2007)
Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1978–1989)
Children2
Alma materTechnical University Leuna-Merseburg (Dipl.-Ing. oec)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • party clerk
  • Economist
  • Stasi-Agent

References edit

  1. ^ "Deutscher Bundestag - Claus, Roland". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Archived from the original on 2022-09-28. Retrieved 2023-05-02.