Hans-Joachim Hacker

Hans-Joachim Hacker (born 10 October 1949) 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. 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 Hacker is the honorary president of the Schwerin State Traffic Safety Association Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Hacker is a member of the Schwerin Sports Club and the German-Polish Society of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.