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Sibbel withdraws: Minister of the Interior gets new State Secretary
Keel. Shortly before the start of the summer holidays, there will be a change at the top of the Ministry of the Interior. State Secretary Jörg Sibbel had to resign from his job for weeks. For health reasons, he is now retiring at his own request. Sibbel was mayor of Osterrönfeld from 2002 and then mayor of Eckernförde from 2006 before moving to the home of Interior Minister Sabine Sütterlin-Waack (CDU) at the start of the new legislature in 2022.
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They wished them all the best on Tuesday, especially in terms of their health: “With his specialist knowledge, his experience, his dedication and his personal character, Jörg Sibbel has built bridges and has always been a reliable point of contact for all those involved.” covered the topics of construction and housing, civil protection and regulations, local and state planning.
Hogrefe is a good companion of Daniel Günther
His successor will also be a close companion of Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU): Frederik Hogrefe from Kiel, born in 1985 and a doctorate in law, most recently head of a staff position at the State Chancellery. He was previously political coordinator at the Ministry of Justice. He is believed to have good connections within the CDU, both in the state and especially in the state capital: under his birth name Frederik Heinz, he was previously head of the Junge Union.
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After his appointment on August 1, Hogrefe will be responsible for the areas of construction and housing, municipal and state planning. The department of civil protection and regulatory law is changing to the second secretary of state in the house, Magdalena Finke (37). Her focus is also on the state police.
“I have known Frederik Hogrefe for many years and am convinced that with his experience, his engaging manner and his specialist knowledge he will seamlessly build on the good and successful work of Jörg Sibbel,” said Sütterlin-Waack. Hogrefe is the perfect person for the position of State Secretary for the Interior.
Andreas Breitner, head of the North German Housing Corporation, said in an initial reaction: “Times are difficult for social housing,” he said. “But there are solutions to overcome the problems, such as a modern, streamlined building code and the building standard E. E for simple.”
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