Overview

• Hamburg CDU Bundestag members Christoph Ploß, Christoph de Vries and Franziska Hoppermann have taken up roles as maritime coordinator, interior state secretary and CDU treasurer in the federal government.
• SPD parliamentarians Aydan Özoguz and Falko Droßmann serve in the parliamentary leadership as committee chair and defence spokesman, while Metin Hakverdi coordinates transatlantic cooperation for the federal government.
• The mayor underscores that Hamburg’s weight in Berlin stems from its strengths in economy, science and innovation rather than partisan ties.
• He affirms that the city’s links to federal ministries remain diverse under the new CDU-led coalition.
• Tschentscher expects all Hamburg-origin officeholders to actively champion the city’s interests in Berlin.