Thomas Hacker


Thomas Hacker is a German politician. Born in Bayreuth, Bavaria, he represents the Free Democratic Party. Thomas Hacker has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2017.

Life

After high school graduation and military service, Hacker completed an apprenticeship as a bank clerk and then studied business administration at the University of Bayreuth, majoring in business taxation, finance and banking management. From 2002 to 2016 he was a partner in an auditing and tax consultancy firm based in Kulmbach.
Since 1995 Hacker is a member of the FDP. Hacker ran as FDP candidate in the constituency of Bayreuth for the Bundestag elections in 2017 and moved into the 19th German Bundestag above position 10 on the state list of the FDP Bavaria. He is a member of the Committee on European Union Affairs and the Committee on Culture and Media. Hacker is the parliamentary group's spokesman on media policy.