Thomas Sattelberger


Thomas Sattelberger is a German manager and politician of the Free Democratic Party who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2017.

Early life and education

Born in Munderkingen, Baden-Württemberg, Sattelberger holds a degree in business administration.

Early career

From 1975 Sattelberger worked in the Central Education Directorate of Daimler-Benz in Stuttgart. In 1982 he moved to the MTU subsidiary, where his responsibilities included executive development, until he returned to the parent company in 1988 to become Head of Education & Management Development at the DASA in 1989. In 1994, he moved to Deutsche Lufthansa in Frankfurt as Head of Group Executives and Personnel Development, where he founded the Lufthansa School of Business, the first corporate university in Germany. In 2003 he joined Continental in Hanover as Executive Vice President Human Resources and Labor Director and in 2007 he held the same position at Deutsche Telekom in Bonn, where he remained until 2012.

Political career

Sattelberger became a member of the Bundestag in the 2017 German federal election. He has since been a member of the Committee for Education, Research and Technology Assessment and the Committee for Labour and Social Affairs. He serves as his parliamentary group's spokesman for innovation, education and research.

Other activities

Sattelberger is openly gay and lives with his partner in Munich.