Nomen est omen: At the women's lobby in Mainz, the Greens say goodbye to their front woman in Berlin.
Another woman is supposed to take over the key post in the Rhineland-Palatinate cabinet.
Mainz - After the planned change of the Rhineland-Palatinate climate protection minister Anne Spiegel as the new federal family minister to Berlin, her previous state secretary Katrin Eder (both Greens) will take over the ministerial post in the Mainz cabinet.
Family, women's and youth policy "are my heart's issues", and they now want to advance them at the federal level, the mother of four explained her departure on Friday.
The coalition agreement has "an incredible number of important points that will advance Germany, especially in this area".
As examples, Spiegel cited the fight against child poverty, voting age from 16 years and the better work-life balance.
In the worsening corona pandemic, it is also particularly important to keep an eye on children, families and young people.
In the state executive, there was a large majority in favor of Eder as Spiegel's successor, said the Greens state chairman Misbah Khan. The 45-year-old speaks for her “great professionalism” as State Secretary in the Climate Protection Ministry and as an experienced transport politician.
At a press conference convened at short notice on the women's lobby in Mainz, the Greens called Spiegel's nomination the state party's greatest success to date. Spiegel spoke of a decision with great consequences, for which there was not much time. Her husband and children are behind the decision. "The family not only supports it, they are thrilled," said the 40-year-old. Her husband and children would also move to the federal capital if she were to become a minister there. "We are a team. The family stays together, ”she emphasized. During the autumn break, the family had already sniffed the Berlin air for a few days privately.
Spiegel avoided questions about internal party proportionality and inconsistencies in personnel decisions: “I don't think in such categories,” she emphasized. The fact that she knows the presumably new Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) well from many years of joint government in Mainz is certainly an advantage - as is the fact that both of them already have traffic light experience. Wissing was Minister of Economics and Transport in Rhineland-Palatinate until he left for Berlin.
In a three-way constellation, there is certainly more need for coordination and coordination than in two-party alliances, said Spiegel.
Although, in her own words, she was overtaken and stepped in front of the press with trembling knees, she added a little play on words: "Triple constellation with I", she emphasized, referring to the Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD).
According to its own statements, the green state executive has not yet decided whether Eder will also be deputy prime minister as minister, as Spiegel was.
Not even about the successor for Eder.
Not all personnel issues have to be resolved within 24 hours, said state chairman Josef Winkler.
He announced a decision in the next few days.
Dreyer said she was happy for Spiegel that she was now to be the family minister in Berlin.
She is sure that Spiegel will “fill this position with passion”.
The success of the traffic light coalition in Rhineland-Palatinate is largely based on trusting relationships with one another.
"Anne Spiegel played a big part in this," said Dreyer.
She looks forward to continuing to work with Eder as Spiegel's successor in the climate protection ministry.
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Eder has only been State Secretary in the Spiegel Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility since May.
Before that, the politician was head of the environment and transport department in her hometown of Mainz for around ten years.
From 2004 to 2007 she was a research assistant to the Bundestag member Ulrike Höfken (Greens) - Spiegel's predecessor as Environment Minister in the state.
Spiegel was intensively involved in the coalition negotiations in Berlin, in the climate protection working group.
Members of the Greens have had the floor since Friday.
The start of the strike vote was delayed by a day because of the internal quarrels about filling the ministerial posts.
The nationwide around 125,000 party members vote on the coalition agreement with the SPD and FDP in the federal government and the future Green Ministers.
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