1. Diether Dehm is a German left-wing politician, musician and music manager.
13 Facts About Diether Dehm
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Diether Dehm was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the PDS, and the Left Party.
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Diether Dehm's father Otto Dehm was a mechanic, and played football for FSV Frankfurt, and his mother Inge was a clerk.
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Diether Dehm studied remedial education, graduating in 1972, and receiving a doctorate in 1975.
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Diether Dehm won an award at the Internationale Essener Songtage, a seminal arts festival held in 1968.
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Diether Dehm produced, wrote and played on Dutch folk rock band Bots's album.
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In 1988, Diether Dehm wrote a new party anthem for the SPD, titled.
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Diether Dehm was a member of the SPD from 1966 to 1998, serving as a member of the Bundestag for a short time in 1994.
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Diether Dehm became a member of the PDS in 1998, and was elected one of its deputy chairs in 1999.
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Diether Dehm won re-election to that position twice, but lost when he ran for a fourth term in 2003.
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From 2004 to 2010, Diether Dehm was state chairman for Lower Saxony in the Left Party.
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Diether Dehm has been a Left Party member of the Bundestag since 2005.
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In 2016, it was revealed that Diether Dehm had hired former Red Army Faction terrorist Christian Klar to perform work on his website.