Politics · Germany · 2 hrs ago
Hubert Aiwanger found dead in Berlin hotel, reports say
Hubert Aiwanger was found dead in a Berlin hotel on Wednesday, according to German media reports.
He was 55 and led the Free Voters party, while serving as Bavaria’s deputy premier and economy minister.
He was in Berlin for the opening of his party’s capital office but reportedly missed the event because he was unwell and stayed at the hotel.
Aiwanger had led the Free Voters in Bavaria since 2006 and entered the state parliament in 2008.
His death affects Bavaria’s state government and the Free Voters, which he led.
The cause of death has not been reported, and no further details about what happens next were given.
Hubert Aiwanger, the leader of Germany’s Free Voters and Bavaria’s deputy premier and economy minister, was reported dead at 55.
He was found in a hotel in Berlin, according to reports citing sources in the Bavarian state government and Berlin police.
Aiwanger reportedly missed the opening of the Free Voters’ Berlin office on Wednesday because he was unwell.
The sources said he had stayed at a hotel in Berlin-Mitte.
The cause of death was not stated.
- Who
- Hubert Aiwanger, leader of the Free Voters and Bavaria’s deputy premier and economy minister.
- What
- He was found dead in a Berlin hotel, according to reports.
- When
- Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
- Where
- A hotel in Berlin-Mitte, Germany.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The Free Voters’ Berlin office opened; Aiwanger reportedly missed the event because he was unwell.
Aiwanger was found dead in a hotel in Berlin-Mitte, according to reports.
- Age
- 55
- Location
- Hotel in Berlin-Mitte
- Date
- Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- State roles
- Bavaria’s deputy premier and economy minister