# Germany’s SPD names Alexander Schweitzer as new labour minister

https://mins.news/en/item/95995

- Reuters, 2026-10-12 07:35 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/germanys-spd-party-names-alexander-schweitzer-new-labour-minister-2026-10-12/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6acc8dae76e0550001f0bfe2

> Alexander Schweitzer, who leads the Social Democrats’ parliamentary group in Rhineland-Palatinate, will take over as federal labour minister from Baerbel Bas, a party spokesperson told Reuters on Monday.

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