Overview

• Schneider appeared at the SPD parliamentary group’s summer festival in Thuringia with a noticeably denser, very short haircut, with photos posted by the state party on Instagram.
• He said the transplant was a “redistribution from back to front” during his vacation and joked, “Hopefully it will still become a hairstyle.”
• He did not disclose where or precisely when the procedure was performed.
• Coverage notes that visible results take time as transplanted hair regrows, and explains that follicles are typically taken from the back of the head for implantation.
• Schneider has served as federal environment minister since May, following earlier roles including East Germany commissioner and SPD Bundestag managing director.