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Roland Claus | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Claus in 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in the Bundestag | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2 October 2000 – 17 October 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Gregor Gysi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Position abolished | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in Saxony-Anhalt | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1990–1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Bundestag for Saxony-Anhalt | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 18 October 2005 – 24 October 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | multi-member district | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | multi-member district | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Party of Democratic Socialism List | ||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 26 October 1998 – 17 October 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | multi-member district | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | multi-member district | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Party of Democratic Socialism List | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 28 October 1990 – 25 May 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | multi-member district | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Constituency established | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Party of Democratic Socialism List | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 December 1954 Hettstedt, Bezirk Halle, East Germany (now Germany) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | The Left (2007–) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Party of Democratic Socialism (1989–2007) Socialist Unity Party of Germany (1978–1989) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Technical University Leuna-Merseburg (Dipl.-Ing. oec) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
