Overview

• The 37-year-old SPD minister said she expects to give birth in January 2026 and will pause official duties from December to early March.
• She plans a phased return in March 2026 and indicated the baby may accompany her to the Bundestag children’s room or the ministry.
• Her partner will take parental leave, while she observes a maternity-protection pause that typically does not automatically apply to ministers.
• The ministry said parliamentary state secretaries can represent her in cabinet, Bundestag and Bundesrat sessions, and three state secretaries will maintain operations.
• An official ministerial representative under Paragraph 14 has yet to be designated, and Hubertz becomes the third federal minister to have a child while in office.