Roland Claus

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Roland Claus
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
Wende politically career (1990) First Secretary of the SED district administration for Halle In office 9 November 1989 – February 1990 Preceded by Hans-Joachim Böhme Succeeded by Position abolished Member of the Volkskammer for Halle In office 5 April 1990 – 2 October 1990 Preceded by Constituency established Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1954-12-18)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)
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 Bundetag, he was the state chairman of Saxony-Anhalt from 1990 to 1997. He is a member of The Left.^[1]

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