Verena Hubertz
Verena Hubertz | |
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Hubertz in 2025 | |
| Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2025 | |
| Chancellor | Friedrich Merz |
| Preceded by | Klara Geywitz |
| Member of the Bundestag for Trier | |
| Assumed office 26 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Andreas Steier |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1987 Trier, West Germany |
| Political party | SPD |
| Alma mater | Trier University of Applied Sciences (Bachelor) WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (MSc) |
| Occupation | politician |
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Verena Ute Hubertz (German: [veˈʁeːna ˈhuːbɛʁts];[1] born 26 November 1987) is a German entrepreneur and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025.[2][3]
Hubertz was first elected as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Rhineland-Palatinate in 2021.[4]
Early life and education
Hubertz was born in Trier in 1987 as the daughter of a locksmith and a parish expert worker. She grew up in Konz and Lampaden.[5] After graduating from high school, she studied business administration at Trier University of Applied Sciences (Bachelor) and at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar (MSc). She gained her first professional experience at the Lebenshilfe-Werke Trier, Vodafone, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Commerzbank.[4]
Business career
After successfully completing her studies, she went to Berlin to work with a fellow student to found the startup Kitchen Stories, a video-based cooking platform with over 20 million users and 60 employees.[6] In 2017, BSH became the majority owner of Kitchen Stories.[7] At the end of 2020, she gave up her position as managing director to run for the Bundestag in her home constituency.[6]
Political career
Hubertz became a member of the Bundestag in the 2021 German federal election. She won the direct mandate in the constituency of Trier with a 5.3% lead over incumbent Andreas Steier.[8] She has since been serving as one her parliamentary group's deputy chairs, under the leadership of chairman Rolf Mützenich.[9][10]
In the federal election on 23 February 2025, Verena Hubertz narrowly lost to Dominik Sienkiewicz, the CDU's direct candidate in the Trier constituency, with 0.5% fewer first votes. However, thanks to her security on the state list, Hubertz retained her Bundestag mandate.[11] However, as a result of the 2023 electoral reform, Sienkiewicz was not elected to the Bundestag due to a lack of second vote coverage.[12]
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, Hubertz was part of the SPD delegation in the working group on economic affairs, industry and tourism, led by Jens Spahn, Hansjörg Durz and Alexander Schweitzer.[13] After the election she joined the Merz cabinet as Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building.[14]
Other activities
Corporate boards
Non-profit organizations
- Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2022)[16]
- German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW), Member of the Political Advisory Board (since 2022)[17]
References
- ^ "Verena Hubertz - neue Wege in die Politik! Für Trier & Trier-Saarburg in den Bundestag". YouTube. Verena Hubertz. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Verena Hubertz". Website of the Federal Government | Bundesregierung. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "SPD stellt Minister vor: Bärbel Bas soll Arbeitsministerin werden, Stefanie Hubig übernimmt Justiz". Der Spiegel (in German). 5 May 2025. ISSN 2195-1349. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Deutscher Bundestag - Abgeordnete". Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Über mich und meine wichtigsten Stationen". Verena Hubertz (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Verena Hubertz – SPD Trier" (in German). Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Voß, Oliver (22 November 2017). "Bosch-Tochter kauft Berliner Koch-App". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Results Trier - The Federal Returning Officer". www.bundeswahlleiter.de. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ Pressemitteilung: Wahl des Geschäftsführenden Vorstandes SPD Parliamentary Group, press release of 9 December 2021.
- ^ Seydewitz, Rolf (9 December 2021). "Konzer Genossin macht im Bundestag Karriere: Verena Hubertz soll SPD-Fraktionsvize werden". Trierischer Volksfreund.
- ^ Aktuell, S. W. R. (24 February 2025). "Bundestagswahl 2025: So hat die Region Trier gewählt". SWR Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Aktuell, S. W. R. (24 February 2025). "Abgeordnete aus RLP: Drei CDU-Wahlkreisgewinner erhalten kein Direktmandat". SWR Aktuell (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Eckart Lohse, Mona Jaeger and Matthias Wyssuwa (13 March 2025), Koalitionsverhandlungen: Jetzt ist die Zeit der Unterhändler Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
- ^ BauNetz (5 May 2025). "Junges Gesicht für die Baupolitik - Verena Hubertz wird neue Bundesbauministerin". BauNetz (in German). Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ Board of Supervisory Directors and its Committees KfW.
- ^ Political Advisory Board Business Forum of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
- ^ Political Advisory Board German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW).
External links
- Official website (in German)
- Bundestag biography (in German)