Verena Hubertz is pregnant – and reacts to violent comments

Federal Minister of Construction Verena Hubertz is pregnant. The SPD politician expects her first child in January. “My partner and I are overjoyed,” wrote the 37-year-old in the short message service X. First he reported about pregnancy.

From December to the beginning of March, the minister wants to take a professional break. “I myself will pause during the time of maternity leave. My partner takes over the parental leave,” said Hubertz about her ministry.

Via now, Hubertz now describes the crude reactions they then reached. “The poor child” will probably not “notice so much of his mother”, she gets to read and whether she wants to drag her child to work to work “is asked ironically.

In addition to the reconciliation of children’s wars with their profession, some of them question their political skills. Even without a child she would get “nothing in order”, and she shows that you should only choose AfD.

Then examples of the bottom drawer follow. It is a “sh ***-woman” and simply “belongs to the stove”.

Minister Hubertz herself seems to want to deal with the reactions as constructively as possible. “These voices overlook something crucial: “Millions of women in Germany live exactly this balancing act every day. They are responsible in their families and in their profession and this with a strength that is seen far too rarely,” said Hubertz.

On an editorial request from the star To the minister,, To date, there has been no feedback on the scope and possible criminal relevance of the reactions.

The social democrat, born in the Rhineland-Palatinate Trier, was only sworn in as a minister in early May. In March, she would like to return to her government office in March: “The baby will be there, whether in the children’s room of the Bundestag or in the Ministry.”

The first federal minister who received a child during her term was the then family minister Kristina Schröder (CDU) in 2011. As a model for the compatibility of family and politics, Hubertz prefers to name two social democratic party colleagues: “Manuela Schwesig and Andrea Nahles did that too.” As Federal Minister of Family Affairs, Schwesig had received her second child. Nahles had become pregnant as a SPD general secretary during her time.

According to the ministry, talks are currently being held for the representation of Hubertz during maternity leave. However, some cases have already been clarified: “The minister can be represented by the parliamentary State Secretary of the house for participation in cabinet meetings or meetings of the Bundestag and the Federal Council.”