Overview
- The Berlin Senat will formally dismiss Digital State Secretary Matthias Hundt at its Tuesday meeting, a step that under law converts his exit into a dismissal rather than a voluntary resignation.
- Under Paragraph 47a of the Landesbeamtenversorgungsgesetz dismissed civil servants receive Übergangsgeld for a minimum of six months calculated at 71.75% of their pensionable pay, which Berlin officials have estimated at roughly €50,700 for Hundt.
- Hundt first submitted a request to leave, withdrew that request within the statutory window, and then pursued formal dismissal on his lawyer’s advice so he would qualify for transitional pay.
- Separately, a November 25, 2025 insolvency proceeding for Hundt’s firm SDC Sachsen Digital Consulting GmbH is on record and the Staatsanwaltschaft Dresden has an active probe while the Deutsche Rentenversicherung is conducting a payroll audit.
- The case has provoked public criticism about appointment vetting and use of public funds and will leave another Staatssekretär covering Hundt’s duties through the Berlin election period, with potential reputational and administrative consequences for the Senat.