Politics · Germany · 8 hrs ago
Bavaria holds state ceremony to say farewell to Hubert Aiwanger
Bavaria held a state ceremony for Hubert Aiwanger in Munich.
More than 1,100 mourners gathered at the Frauenkirche, the city’s cathedral.
The ceremony was a public farewell to Aiwanger.
Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder attended, along with state parliament president Ilse Aigner.
The gathering brought together political leaders and other mourners.
No further plans were stated.
Bavaria held a state funeral for Hubert Aiwanger at Munich’s Frauenkirche, ten days after his sudden death.
More than 1,100 mourners attended, while hundreds more watched the service from the church square because the church could not admit them.
Those present included Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder, state parliament President Ilse Aigner, Aiwanger’s partner Tanja Schweiger, his sons and other family members.
Söder praised Aiwanger’s political work and said people across Bavaria were mourning him.
Aiwanger had served as Bavaria’s economics minister and deputy minister-president.
- Who
- Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria’s former economics minister and deputy minister-president, was mourned by more than 1,100 guests.
- What
- Bavaria held a state funeral to say farewell to Aiwanger.
- When
- Ten days after his sudden death. The ceremony was reported on 14 November 2026.
- Where
- Frauenkirche in Munich, with additional mourners watching from the church square.
- Why
- Aiwanger had died suddenly. The sources do not state the cause of death.
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Hubert Aiwanger died suddenly, according to t-online.
More than 1,100 mourners attended the state funeral at Munich’s Frauenkirche.
Hundreds of additional guests watched the service from the church square because the church could not accommodate them.
- Attendance
- More than 1,100 mourners inside the Frauenkirche
- Additional mourners
- Hundreds watched from the church square
- Venue
- Frauenkirche, Munich
- Markus Söder
- Bavarian minister-president
- Ilse Aigner
- Bavarian state parliament president
- Aiwanger’s age
- 55
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What people are saying
His death affects us all across party lines, across social boundaries. All Bavaria is mourning.
It is still a terrible shock. The news has not sunk in at all.
He was, in the purest sense, a servant of the people, a faithful servant of the people.
Aiwanger’s death struck like a shock across all party lines.