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Bärbel Bas

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German politician, former President of the Bundestag

Key facts

Chancellor
Friedrich Merz
Preceded by
Hubertus Heil
Deputy
Petra Köpping , Serpil Midyatli , Achim Post , Anke Rehlinger , Alexander Schweitzer
General secretary
Tim Klüssendorf
Succeeded by
Julia Klöckner
Leader
Rolf Mützenich
Born
( 1968-05-03 ) 3 May 1968 (age 58) , Duisburg , West Germany
Party
SPD (since 1988)
Spouse
Siegfried Ambrosius ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2015 ; died 2020 ) ​

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Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Germany
Place of birth
Duisburg
Languages spoken
German
Native language
German
Official website
www.baerbelbas.de
Image
Empfang für Bundestagspräsidentin Bärbel Bas im Kölner Rathaus-5456.jpg
Number of children
0
Work location
Berlin
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name in native language
Bärbel Bas
Commons category
Bärbel Bas
social media followers
85
date of birth
1968-05-03
biography at the Bundestag of Germany URL
www.bundestag.de/abgeordnete/biografien/B/bas_baerbel-857120
candidacy in election
2013 German federal election
catalog code
11004006
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Encyclopedic overview

Bärbel Bas ( German: [ˈbɛʁbl̩ ˈbaːs]; born 3 May 1968) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since 2025. Also since 2025, she has been serving as one of two co-leaders of her party, alongside Lars Klingbeil.

Bas has been a member of the German Bundestag since the federal election in 2009. She served as the 14th president of the Bundestag from 2021 to 2025. She also served as the deputy chairwoman of the SPD parliamentary group under the leadership of chairman Rolf Mützenich from 2019 to 2021.

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