Alexander Schweitzer (politician)
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Alexander Schweitzer | |
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 Schweitzer in 2024 | |
| Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Malu Dreyer |
| Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitization of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| In office 18 May 2021 – 10 July 2024 | |
| President | Malu Dreyer |
| Preceded by | Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler |
| Succeeded by | Dörte Schall |
| Member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Roger Schweitzer 17 September 1973 Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (1989–present) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Mainz |
Alexander Schweitzer (born 17 September 1973) is a German politician of the SPD. From 2021 to 10 July 2024, he served as Rhineland-Palatinate State Minister for Labour.[1] On 10 July 2024, he formed the Schweitzer cabinet and currently serves as the 9th minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate.
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition under the leadership of Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2025 German elections, Schweitzer led the SPD delegation in the working group on economic affairs, industry and tourism; his counterparts from the other parties were Jens Spahn and Hansjörg Durz.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "SPD-Pfalz-Chef Alexander Schweitzer wird Superminister - Rheinland-Pfalz". www.rheinpfalz.de (in German). May 5, 2021.
- ^ Corinna Emundts (13 March 2025), Union und SPD: Wie die Koalitionsverhandlungen ablaufen Tagesschau.
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