Hubert Aiwanger, the leader of the Freie Wähler party, has died. Susann Enders, the General Secretary of Freie Wähler Bayern, confirmed his death on Wednesday evening.
According to the newspaper “Bild”, the Bavarian Minister of Economy was reportedly found lifeless at the Hotel Neuer Fritz in Berlin. “Bild” further reported that this detail had been confirmed both by the Bavarian State Government and the Berlin police. Footage from the evening showed several police cars and multiple Bavarian government limousines outside the hotel.
Aiwanger was 55 years old. He had been the chairman of the Freie Wähler in Bavaria since 2006. His political career advanced significantly when he led the party into the Bavarian State Parliament in 2008, where he subsequently gained a mandate in the Niederbayern electoral district. From 2008 to 2018, he served as the chairman of the parliamentary group in the Bavarian State Parliament. In 2010, he was elected national chairman. Beginning in 2018, he served as the Deputy Bavarian Minister President and the State Minister for Economic Affairs.
