Gero Clemens Hocker
German politician
Gero Clemens Hocker (born 30 June 1975) is a German economist and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony from 2017 to 2025.
In addition to his parliamentary work, Hocker briefly served as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure under minister Volker Wissing in the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz from September to November 2024.
Early life and career
Hocker graduated from high school in 1994 and subsequently completed his basic military service. From 1995 to 1998 he trained as a bank clerk at the Sparkasse Bremen.
After his training, Hocker worked in the marketing department. He also studied economics at the University of Bremen from 1998 to 2003. During his studies he completed various internships in Australia, China and New York. He then worked as an investment consultant at Nordwestfinanz Bremen until 2006. From 2007 until 2008, he was a personal advisor to Carsten Maschmeyer.
Political career
Career in state politics
From 2009 to 2017 Hocker served as a member of the State Parliament of Lower Saxony.
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