Then he was up to 1990 working in the maintenance of agricultural engineering, most recently as Technical Director in the Volkseigenes Gut Animal Production Berlin.

[2] In relation to a possible reorganisation of the Federal Territory, Schroeter in 2000 appealed for the creation of a large north-eastern state.

This should consist of the counties Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt formed with Schwerin as the capital.

Cities as education providers should also get the personal responsibility for the teachers[5] In connection with the construction of the Berlin Brandenburg International Airport Schröter pleaded in 2008 for keeping open Berlin-Tegel Airport, otherwise, he feared a negative impact on economic development of the Upper Havel.

Schröter is criticized by trade-union members for his support for plans in 2012 to provide merchandise-coupons to political refugees instead of money in cash.