Overview
- Wüst said the baby is expected in spring 2026 and expressed gratitude for the growing family.
- The minister-president and his wife, Katharina, appeared together at ZDF’s Ein Herz für Kinder gala, where he confirmed the pregnancy.
- Earlier on Nikolaustag, he posted an Instagram photo with four pairs of shoes to signal the news.
- BILD initially reported the pregnancy citing the couple’s close circle before obtaining Wüst’s on-record confirmation.
- A child born during his term would be the first for a North Rhine-Westphalia leader since Johannes Rau.