Hans-Joachim Hacker | |
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 Hans-Joachim Hacker in 2009 | |
| Member of theVolkskammer | |
| In office 18 March 1990 – 2 October 1990 | |
| Succeeded by | Office dissolved |
| Member of theBundestag forSchwerin – Ludwigslust | |
| In office 3 October 1990 – 22 October 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Dietrich Monstadt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1949-10-10)10 October 1949 (age 76) Teltow, then part ofEast Germany |
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| Alma mater | Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg |
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| Awards | Federal Cross of Merit |
Hans-Joachim Hacker (born 10 October 1949) is a German politician and former member of theBundestag. He graduated fromMartin 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 theSDP, which merged with theSPD one year later. He was elected to thePeople's Chamber of the GDR in1990 and automatically joined the Bundestag followingGerman reunification. He lost the2013 election and retired from the Bundestag.
Hacker was born on 10 October 1949 inTeltow district nearPotsdam, then part ofEast Germany.[1][2] He completedOberschule in 1966 and enrolled invocational training for mechanical engineering.[3][4] Hacker graduated from his vocational training in 1969 with university entrance qualifications in agricultural industrial plant construction. He graduated fromMartin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg in 1973 with a diploma in commercial law.[3][1]
In 1973, Hacker was hired as a legal adviser at the state-ownedVEB Kombinat Obst, Gemüse und Speisekartoffeln (English:VEB Processing Plant for Fruit, Vegetables, and Potatoes) inBezirk Schwerin.[3][5] He served as a legal adviser and head of the legal department until 1990.[3]
Hacker joined the newly-formedEast German SDP in October 1989, which merged with theWest German SPD in 1990.[3][1] In February 1990, he was employed by the SPD as a district manager until his election to theBundestag later that year.[3][1]
In 1989 and 1990, he served as chairman of various local committees, including theSchwerin executive committee, the SPD's Schwerin local branch, and the regional executive committee of the SPD.[3] In March 1990, Hacker was elected to theGDR People's Chamber, where he served for several months as Chairman of the Legal Affairs committee.[3][6]
As a member of the GDR People's Chamber, Hacker automatically became amember of the Bundestag upon German reunification.[7][5] He ran for the SPD in the1990 federal election, the first election in the newly-united Germany.[3] He ran via thestate list forMecklenburg-Western Pomerania.[3][2] In the election, he was elected to the Bundestag, and he took his seat on 3 October 1990.[3] From the next election onwards he ran directly for the constituency ofSchwerin–Ludwigslust.[6]
Hacker was a member of two committees during his time in the Bundestag: the Committee for Transport, Construction and Urban Development and the Committee for Tourism, both of which he joined in 2009.[3][8] He was also the deputy leader of theSPD parliamentary group [de], orFraktion.[3]
In the2013 election, Hacker was not re-elected and left the Bundestag.[6]
Hacker is the honorary president of the Schwerin State Traffic Safety Association Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[3] He is also a member of the Workers' Welfare Association and a deputy member the Broadcasting Council ofDeutsche Welle.[3][2]
In 2008, Hacker was awarded theFederal Cross of Merit byNorbert Lammert, president of the Bundestag.[1]
Hacker is Protestant. He marriedChristine Lambrecht in 2015 but divorced in 2019, and has five children.[3][9]
Hacker is a member of the Schwerin Sports Club and the German-Polish Society of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.[3] He reportedly enjoys gardening and visited a rally for the Central Association of Horticulture in 2009.[10]
