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German politician

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Oskar Lafontaine is a German politician, opinion journalist, peace activist, and physicist. Born on September 16, 1943, in Saarlouis, he holds German citizenship and speaks German and French. He was educated at the University of Bonn and Saarland University. Lafontaine has worked in Bonn and Saarbrücken.

He has been a member of several political parties, including Die Linke, the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Labour and Social Justice – The Electoral Alternative, and the Party of Democratic Socialism. He is also a member of the Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft. Lafontaine participated in the 2009, 2010, and 2017 German presidential elections. His spouse is Sahra Wagenknecht. He is a Catholic and has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.

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Film & TV

Acting · Saarlouis-Germany

Known for

  • Oskar – Der linke Rebell — Self2022
  • Gerhard Schröder - Schlage die Trommel — Self2020
  • Wagenknecht — Self2020
  • DDR - die entsorgte Republik — himself2019
  • Die politische Intrige — Self2017
  • Günther Jauch — Self2011
  • Hamburg Journal — self2011
  • Saartalk — self2010
  • Aktueller Bericht — Self2010
  • 2+Leif — himself2009

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Germany
Active from
1943

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Key facts

General secretary
Franz Müntefering Ottmar Schreiner
Preceded by
Rudolf Scharping
Succeeded by
Gerhard Schröder
Chancellor
Gerhard Schröder
First vice president
Berndt Seite

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Personal details Born (1943-09-16) 16 September 1943 82) Saarlouis, Saarland, Germany

PartyBSW (2023–present) Other political affiliations SPD (1966–2005) WASG (2005–2007) The Left (2007–2022) Independent (2022–2023) Spouses

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