Overview

• Anne Spiegel is slated to take over the Department for Social Affairs, Participation, Family and Youth, returning to public office after her 2022 resignation as federal family minister over the Ahrtal flood response.
• Spiegel was put forward by the Green Party and would succeed Andrea Hanke in the social portfolio.
• Regionspräsident Steffen Krach unveiled a coordinated package of three appointments developed in consultation with the major factions.
• Isabella Gifhorn, proposed by the CDU, is nominated to lead a newly created department for education, culture and building management.
• Torben Klant, backed by the SPD, is nominated to head public security, migration, health and consumer protection, with all appointments planned to begin in 2026.