Career
Originally, he came to Berlin to be a teacher. In 2004 Cramer was first elected to the European Parliament, and was re-elected in 2009 for the Green Party.
Originally, he came to Berlin to be a teacher. In 2004 Cramer was first elected to the European Parliament, and was re-elected in 2009 for the Green Party.
From 1989 to 2004 Cramer was a Member of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, mainly working on Berlin"s transport policy, and served as spokesman for transportation issues for Alliance "90/The Greens in Berlin.
Cramer is a member of the European parliament"s Committee on Transport and Tourism and since 2014 chairperson of that committee. Cramer gives regular tours along the former route of the Berlin Wall. He was one of the members of the Abgeordnetenhaus to push for the Berlin Wall Trail, a memorial trail with steles and explanations along the former Wall.