Angelika Krüger-Leissner, née Lüdke, was born on August 13, 1951, in Jüterbog and is a German politician of the SPD. She has been a member of the German Bundestag since 1998. She serves as the deputy chair of the Committee on Labor and Social Affairs as well as the Subcommittee on Foreign Cultural and Educational Policy. Additionally, she is the film policy spokesperson for the SPD parliamentary group.

After graduating from high school and completing her training as a railway specialist in 1970 at the Extended Secondary School in Jüterbog, Angelika Krüger-Leissner studied art education and history in Leipzig, graduating in 1974 as a qualified teacher. She then worked as a teacher in Jüterbog and Schönwalde until 1987. From 1988 to 1989, she completed additional studies in youth welfare. From 1990 to 1998, she served as a deputy and department head in the Havelland district.