Green - Anne Spiegel does not go to the Bundestag
The former Rhineland-Palatinate Minister Anne Spiegel has no plans to return to the federal political scene for now. The Green politician stated this in a conversation with Rhineland-Palatinate State Chairman Paul Bunjes, according to the party in Mainz. Previously, there had been speculation about a return of Spiegel to politics, especially since she had been present at a Green Party conference in Lahnstein for a longer period of time in April of this year. The 43-year-old was Rhineland-Palatinate Family and Integration Minister from 2016 to 2021, and in early 2021 she also took over the Environment Ministry as the successor of Ulrike Höfken, who had resigned due to an affair involving unlawful promotions in her household.
Two current Green parliamentarians from the state have announced they will not run again
After the Bundestag election in 2021, Spiegel was appointed as Federal Family Minister. She resigned from the position in April 2022 due to her ten-day family vacation to France following the Ahr Valley flood disaster. As Rhineland-Palatinate Environment Minister, she was responsible for flood protection at the time of the disaster. She justified her four-week vacation at the time with the great stress on her family.
With Spiegel's refusal to run in 2025, another name disappears from the list of potential future Green Bundestag members from Rhineland-Palatinate. Two current Green parliamentarians from the state have recently announced they will not run again: Tobias Lindner, who is also a State Minister in the Foreign Office, and Tabea Rößner.
Anne Spiegel, having served as Federal Family Minister following her tenure in Rhineland-Palatinate, hails from the Alliance 90/The Greens party. Her refusal to participate in politics at the federal level for now was communicated in discussions with Paul Bunjes, the Rhineland-Palatinate State Chairman. Spiegel's political career includes roles as Rhineland-Palatinate's Family and Integration Minister from 2016 to 2021, and later as the Environment Minister in early 2021, replacing Ulrike Höfken. These developments occurred in Germany, specifically in the city of Mainz.
