Hans-Joachim Hacker

Hans-Joachim Hacker is a German politician and former member of the Bundestag. He graduated from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in 1973 with a diploma in commercial law. Between 1973 and 1990, Hacker was head of the legal department at a state-owned food processing plant. In 1989, he joined the SDP, which merged with the SPD one year later. He was elected to the People's Chamber of the GDR in 1990 and automatically joined the Bundestag following German reunification. He lost the 2013 election and retired from the Bundestag.

Early life and education

Hacker was born on 10 October 1949 in Teltow district near Potsdam, then part of East Germany. He completed Oberschule in 1966 and enrolled in vocational training for mechanical engineering. Hacker graduated from his vocational training in 1969 with university entrance qualifications in agricultural industrial plant construction. He graduated from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in 1973 with a diploma in commercial law. == Pre-political career ==

Pre-political career

In 1973, Hacker was hired as a legal adviser at the state-owned () in Bezirk Schwerin. He served as a legal adviser and head of the legal department until 1990. == Local politics ==

Local politics

Hacker joined the newly-formed East German SDP in October 1989, which merged with the West German SPD in 1990. In February 1990, he was employed by the SPD as a district manager until his election to the Bundestag later that year. In 1989 and 1990, he served as chairman of various local committees, including the Schwerin executive committee, the SPD's Schwerin local branch, and the regional executive committee of the SPD. In March 1990, Hacker was elected to the GDR People's Chamber, where he served for several months as Chairman of the Legal Affairs committee. == Bundestag ==

Bundestag

As a member of the GDR People's Chamber, Hacker automatically became a member of the Bundestag upon German reunification. He ran for the SPD in the 1990 federal election, the first election in the newly united Germany. He was also the deputy leader of the , or Fraktion. == Other political activities ==

Other political activities

Hacker is the honorary president of the Schwerin State Traffic Safety Association Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He is also a member of the Workers' Welfare Association and a deputy member the Broadcasting Council of Deutsche Welle. == Awards ==

Awards

In 2008, Hacker was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit by Norbert Lammert, president of the Bundestag. == Personal life ==

Personal life

Hacker is Protestant. He married Christine Lambrecht in 2015 but divorced in 2019, and has five children. Hacker is a member of the Schwerin Sports Club and the German-Polish Society of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. == References ==

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