Background
Höpcke, Klaus was born on November 27, 1933 in Cuxhaven, Germany. Son of Erich and Hertha (Böttcher) Höpcke.
Höpcke, Klaus was born on November 27, 1933 in Cuxhaven, Germany. Son of Erich and Hertha (Böttcher) Höpcke.
Student, Karl-Marx U., 1955.
Assistant, Karl-Marx U., Leipzig, 1955-1960; deputy secretary, Socialist Unity Party at Karl-Marx U., Leipzig, 1961-1962; 1st secretary, District Committee FDJ Leipzig, 1962-1963; member collegium, Neues Deutschland, 1964-1973; vice minister of culture, German Democratic Republic, 1973-1989; leading member, Party Democratic Socialism, since 1989. Member Parliament Volkskammer, 1990.
Member presidential council Kulturbund, Berlin, 1967-1989. Member Parliament Landtag Thüringen, since 1990. Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association.
Married Monika Vosz, 1983. Children:Heike, Ute, Kerstin, Steffen, Franziska.