Thomas Krüger

Thomas Krüger is Director of the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb). After being a founding member of the Social Democratic Party in the former GDR, and becoming the executive Director of the SDP in Berlin (East), Thomas Krüger became deputy chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in Berlin (East/West). Subsequently, he was the city’s Senator for Youth and Family Affairs (1991-1994) and a member of the German Parliament, the Bundestag (1994-1998).