Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Thilo Sarrazin ( born 12 February 1945 ) is a German politician ( SPD ) and former member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank ( until 30 September 2010 ) .
Simplified: Thilo Sarrazin ( born 12 February 1945 ) is a German economist and former politician of the SPD .