Overview

• Verena Dietl, citing politically motivated personal attacks, has stepped down as chair of Münchner Wohnen's supervisory board, effective May 2, 2025.
• Dietl proposed Mayor Dieter Reiter as her successor, a move confirmed by the SPD Stadtratsfraktion.
• Münchner Wohnen, managing 70,000 apartments, has faced repeated leadership turnover, with three CEOs and now two supervisory board chairs resigning since 2023.
• Opposition parties reacted to the leadership change: the Greens expressed surprise, the CSU urged Reiter to prioritize affordable housing, and Die Linke called for further management reforms.
• The SPD supports centralizing housing responsibilities under Mayor Reiter, emphasizing his connections to federal and state politics as crucial for addressing funding shortages.