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Roland Claus
Claus in 2012
Leader of theParty of Democratic Socialism in theBundestag
In office 2 October 2000 – 17 October 2002
Preceded by	Gregor Gysi
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Leader of theParty of Democratic Socialism inSaxony-Anhalt
In office 1990–1997
Preceded by	Position established
Member of theBundestag forSaxony-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 theLandtag 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 Socialist Unity Party inBezirk Halle In office 9 November 1989 – February 1990 Second Secretary Helmut Morche Preceded by Hans-Joachim Böhme Succeeded by Position abolished Member of theVolkskammer forHalle 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 (age 70) 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 inHettstedt,Saxony-Anhalt) is a Germanpolitician. He was a member of theBundestag from 1998 to 2002, and again from 2005 to 2017. Prior to his tenure in the Bundestag, he was the state chairman ofSaxony-Anhalt from 1990 to 1997. He is a member ofThe Left.^[1]

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