Alexander Schweitzer (born 17 September 1973) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affrairs in the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz since October 2026. He is also one of his party's deputy leaders under its chairman Lars Klingbeil.
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Political career
Career in state politics
From 2021 to 2024, Schweitzer served as State Minister for Labor in the government of Minister-President Malu Dreyer of Rhineland-Palatinate. On 10 July 2024, he formed the Schweitzer cabinet and served as the 9th minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate until 2026.
In the negotiations to form a Grand Coalition under the leadership of Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats (CDU together with the Bavarian CSU) and the SPD following the 2025 German elections, Schweitzer led the SPD delegation in the working group on economic affairs, industry and tourism; his counterparts from the other parties were Jens Spahn and Hansjörg Durz.