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Baerbock, Holefleisch (at the Federal Press Ball in November 2018): The Foreign Minister's husband has given up work for Deutsche Post
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The husband of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens), Daniel Holefleisch, has given up his job at the logistics group Deutsche Post DHL in favor of his wife's career.
A company spokesman confirmed to the magazine “Bunte” that Holefleisch “has not been active for the Deutsche Post DHL Group since July 2021”.
Even before the general election, Baerbock had said that if she accepted a government office, "it is very clear that my husband cannot continue his work there like this". On the one hand, this is due to the nature of the activity: Holefleisch acted as a »Senior Expert Corporate Affairs« for the state-owned company, ie as a lobbyist.
On the other hand, it's probably also about the organization of everyday life. Baerbock and Holefleisch have two daughters. Holefleisch has advised and supported his wife since the beginning of her career. In May, Baerbock told Bild am Sonntag that her husband had already reduced his working hours in previous years because she “left the house early in the morning and came home at night”. "It is my husband who mainly takes care of daycare, school, homework and snacks." According to her information at the time, Holefleisch had planned a break at the post office from August in order to be completely at home and to be there when the younger daughter started school being. It is now clear that he completely quit his job a month earlier.
Baerbock is currently also chairman of the Greens together with Robert Habeck.
Because both have taken over government offices, they have to give up their party offices.
The Greens elect a new dual leadership at a party congress at the end of January.
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