Roland Claus Explained

Roland Claus
Office:	Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in the Bundestag
Term Start:	2 October 2000
Term End:	17 October 2002
Predecessor:	Gregor Gysi
Successor:	Position abolished
Office2:	Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in Saxony-Anhalt
Term Start2:	1990
Term End2:	1997
Predecessor2:	Position established
Office4:	Member of the Bundestag for Saxony-Anhalt
Term Start4:	18 October 2005
Term End4:	24 October 2017
Successor4:	multi-member district
Predecessor4:	multi-member district
Constituency4:	Party of Democratic Socialism List
Term Start5:	26 October 1998
Term End5:	17 October 2002
Successor5:	multi-member district
Predecessor5:	multi-member district
Constituency5:	Party of Democratic Socialism List
Office6:	Member of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
Term Start6:	28 October 1990
Term End6:	25 May 1998
Successor6:	Constituency established
Predecessor6:	multi-member district
Constituency6:	Party of Democratic Socialism List Embed: yes Office8: First Secretary of the SED district administration for Halle Term Start8: 9 November 1989 Term End8: February 1990 Predecessor8: Hans-Joachim Böhme Successor8: Position abolished Office10: Member of the Volkskammer for Halle Term Start10: 5 April 1990 Term End10: 2 October 1990 Predecessor10: Constituency established Successor10: Constituency abolished
Birth Date:	18 December 1954
Children:	2
Alma Mater:	Technical University Leuna-Merseburg (Dipl.-Ing. oec)

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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Deutscher Bundestag - Claus, Roland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928220252/https://www.bundestag.de/webarchiv/abgeordnete/biografien18/C/claus_roland-258250 . 2022-09-28 . 2023-05-02 . Deutscher Bundestag . de.