News Digest Item
25 Jan 2017

“Gabriel to be replaced by deputy Zypries as German economy minister”

Reuters

Social Democrat (SPD) and former federal Minister of Justice Brigitte Zypries was chosen by her party’s leadership to replace Sigmar Gabriel as economy and energy minister, writes Reuters. Zypries is currently Parliamentary State Secretary in Gabriel’s ministry, responsible for digital policy, foreign trade, start-ups and industrial policy. Gabriel had announced that he would not run for Chancellor in this year’s federal election and become Germany’s foreign minister, opening up his current office for Zypries.

Read the article in English here.

For background read the CLEW article German energy minister to change office, takes stock of policies.

The Clean Energy Wire will publish an article on this topic later today.

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