About Claudia Roth
German Parliamentarian Claudia Roth has been Federal Commissioner for Culture and the Media since December 2021. Prior to that, she was Vice President of the German Bundestag from 2013 until 2021, of which she has been a member since 1998, with a brief pause from 2001 until 2002. Claudia Roth was leader of the German Green Party from 2001-2002 and from 2004-2013. She was also an elected representative to the European Parliament from 1989 to 1998. Claudia Roth started off her career in the cultural sector, working as manager of the rock band Ton Steine Scherben and as a dramatic advisor, among other roles.