Roland Claus

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
Socialist Unity Party in Bezirk Halle
In office
9 November 1989 – February 1990
Second Secretary
  • Helmut Morche
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
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

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 Bundestag, he was the state chairman of Saxony-Anhalt from 1990 to 1997. He is a member of The Left.[1]

References

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