Winfried Hermann is a German politician of Alliance '90/The Greens. From 1998 to 2011 he was an MP of the German Bundestag. Since 2011 he has been State Minister of Transport in the Cabinets Kretschmann I and II. From Wikipedia
The new regulation, announced by Interior Minister Thomas Strobl, includes exemptions for specific activities and allows municipalities to create additional knife-free zones.