The German Social Democrats are losing a political heavyweight: as government circles announced on Wednesday, the Prime Minister of Rhineland-Palatinate, Malu Dreyer (63), is retiring.
The popular politician has been at the helm of the former Christian Democratic stronghold and home to ex-chancellor Helmut Kohl since January 2013. Dreyer governs in a traffic light coalition with the FDP and the Greens and is the longest-serving SPD state leader in Germany.
The State Chancellery in Mainz initially did not want to respond to media reports about the resignation, but announced a press conference. The information was later confirmed in government circles. According to Spiegel, Labor Minister Alexander Schweitzer will take over from the SPD politician.
Dreyer has suffered from multiple sclerosis for decades
Dreyer is also nationally known for her courageous approach to her disability. She has suffered for decades from multiple sclerosis, a degenerative nerve disease that progresses in episodes and is incurable.
Dreyer was not re-elected for a third term until 2021, and the next state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate will not take place until the following year.
Source: Krone
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