Philipp Nimmermann is to become Graichen’s successor as Secretary of State for Economic Affairs

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Graichen successor: Green politician Nimmermann should become Secretary of State for Economic Affairs

Philipp Nimmermann in November 2018

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After the turmoil surrounding his State Secretary Graichen’s network of relationships, Minister Habeck has found a successor for the important function in the management of the department – the financial expert Philipp Nimmermann.

After the announced separation from State Secretary Patrick Graichen, the Greens politician Philipp Nimmermann from the Hessian state government is to take over the post in the Federal Ministry of Economics. The German press agency found out on Monday in Berlin, first the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” reported about it.

The 57-year-old Nimmermann has been State Secretary in the Hessian Ministry of Economic Affairs since 2019 and was previously State Secretary for Finance in Schleswig-Holstein. Before entering politics, the doctor of economics held various positions at BHF Bank in Frankfurt.

The Greens chairwoman in the energy committee, Lisa Badum, said she was happy that Graichen’s successor had been arranged so quickly. It is good to have someone with a lot of administrative experience in the position.

Nepotism allegations against Patrick Graichen

Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) announced last Wednesday that Graichen had to vacate his post. The background is therefore the planned funding of a project by the BUND regional association in Berlin, on whose board Graichen’s sister is. Graichen is to be placed on temporary retirement. He had previously been criticized for his involvement in the selection of his best man for the chief post of the federal German Energy Agency.

In a statement, Habeck called Nimmermann an “experienced State Secretary with economic expertise, a great deal of administrative experience and a knowledge of political processes”. He has “proven several times that he can structure highly complex tasks stringently, create broadly supported solutions in a politically charged environment and, with his economic acumen and knowledge of political debates, can immediately find his way into the issues”.

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