Zdebel studied sociology, political science, journalism and Dutch language in
Münster and
Nijmegen without graduating. During his studies he was engaged as a university lecturer in the AStA of the
University of Münster. In the 1980s and 1990s he worked as a journalist in Münster. Later he was office manager of the member of the state parliament Rüdiger Sagel. He became member of the bundestag after the
2013 German federal election. He is a member of the Committee for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and the Finance Committee. In April 2021, Zdebel got no safe place on party list for
2021 German federal election. == References ==