Alexander Schweitzer (politician)
German politician (born 1973)
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Alexander Schweitzer (born 17 September 1973) is a German politician of the SPD. From 2021 to 10 July 2024, he served as Rhineland-Palatinate State Minister for Labor.[1] On 10 July 2024, he formed the Schweitzer cabinet and currently serves as the 9th minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate.
DeputyKatharina Binz
Preceded byMalu Dreyer
PresidentMalu Dreyer
Preceded bySabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler
Alexander Schweitzer | |
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 Schweitzer in 2025 | |
| Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2024 | |
| Deputy | Katharina Binz |
| Preceded by | Malu Dreyer |
| Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitization of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| In office 18 May 2021 – 10 July 2024 | |
| President | Malu Dreyer |
| Preceded by | Sabine Bätzing-Lichtenthäler |
| Succeeded by | Dörte Schall |
| Member of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| Assumed office 26 March 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alexander Roger Schweitzer 17 September 1973 |
| Party | SPD (since 1989) |
| Children | 3 |
| University of Mainz | |
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, Schweitzer led the SPD delegation in the working group on economic affairs, industry and tourism; his counterparts from the other parties were Jens Spahn and Hansjörg Durz.[2]
