Germany appoints new energy minister, but takes climate out of the portfolio

Published 12:50 on April 28, 2025  /  Last updated at 12:50 on April 28, 2025  / /  EMEA

A former centre-right politician who has spent the last five years heading up Germany’s largest regional energy company is set to succeed the Greens' Robert Habeck as head of the government’s energy portfolio — but without the climate file, which is moving to the environment ministry.
A former centre-right politician who has spent the last five years heading up Germany’s largest regional energy company is set to succeed the Greens' Robert Habeck as head of the government’s energy portfolio — but without the climate file, which is moving to the environment ministry.


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