Stepdaughter's death caused grief, German minister resigned

Baerbel Bas, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs in Germany and Co-Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), stated in his statement on his social media account that he needed time to get over his grief after the death of his stepdaughter and that he wanted to spare enough time for himself in this process.

Stating that the public attacks against him from his coalition partner Christian Union (CDU/CSU) parties have increased, Bas noted that this made him even more difficult while he was going through a difficult period personally.

Bas stated that he could not find the strength to fulfill his government and party duties properly in the short term, and that he decided to resign from both positions.

Stating that he informed SPD Co-Chairman and Deputy Prime Minister Lars Klingbeil that he resigned from the party's co-chairmanship, Bas also announced that he asked Prime Minister Friedrich Merz to be dismissed from his post as Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.

Baerbel Bas (58), who did not give any information about the cause of her stepdaughter's death, lost her husband Siegfried Ambrosius, who had an infection after surgery, in 2020, when he was 79 years old. Despite the 27-year age difference between him and his wife, it is stated that the couple loves each other very much and has been together for 15 years, the last 5 of which have been married.

He came to office while his pain was fresh, he leaves with a new pain