# Bavarian politician Hubert Aiwanger found dead in Berlin hotel

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bavarian-politician-hubert-aiwanger-found-dead-in-berlin-hotel/
- Published: 2026-11-04T21:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T21:36:12+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/bavarian-politician-hubert-aiwanger-found-dead-in-berlin-hotel/a-79859115?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Elections, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Hubert Aiwanger was found dead in a Berlin hotel, aged 55.
- He had cancelled a party event due to health reasons.
- The circumstances of his death remain unclear.

## Summary

Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria’s deputy premier, economy minister and Free Voters Party chairman, was found dead in a Berlin hotel on Wednesday. He was 55; the circumstances of his death have not been established.

German media reported that Aiwanger had felt unwell and cancelled a planned speech at the opening of his party’s Berlin office for health reasons. His body was found that evening at the Neuer Fritz Hotel in Berlin-Mitte, according to Bild.

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