Overview

• The former family minister has been put forward to lead Region Hannover’s department for social affairs, family and youth starting in May 2026.
• The regional assembly is scheduled to vote on the appointment on November 11, according to local reports.
• Coverage attributes the candidacy to a Greens-led process, while additional proposals name Torben Klant for public security and Isabella Gifhorn for schools, education and building.
• The Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung detailed how the selection came about and ran an editorial calling the move a mistake for Hannover.
• Spiegel left the federal cabinet in 2022 over her handling of the Ahr Valley flood response and more recently worked for the counseling service Krisenchat.