Overview
- Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria’s economics minister and Freie Wähler leader, was found dead in a Berlin hotel and was 55 years old according to official statements.
- Investigators from the Berlin public prosecutor’s office and the homicide unit secured the scene and say a first autopsy showed no immediate signs of third-party involvement while further forensic tests are ongoing.
- A state memorial service in Munich is set for Saturday, 14 November, and regional broadcaster BR will air the Pontifical Requiem and the subsequent state act live.
- Day-to-day ministry duties have been taken over by Staatssekretär Tobias Gotthardt and the Landtag seat was filled by Stephan Weckmann, who has said he is currently non‑party; permanent ministerial and party leadership replacements remain undecided.
- Aiwanger’s partner Tanja Schweiger thanked the public for support, said the family is mourning privately, and confirmed a public state act will be followed by a private burial in his home community.