Dörte Schall: Rhineland's new Minister of Social Affairs in the election campaign check!

Dörte Schall: Rhineland's new Minister of Social Affairs in the election campaign check!

On April 16, 2025, the political landscape in Rhineland-Palatinate is characterized by an important decision. Dörte Schall, the Rhineland-Palatinate Minister of Social Affairs and member of the SPD, will not compete in the upcoming state election. This announcement is surprising because Schall, which took over the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitization in July 2024, gained importance.

Dörte Schall, born on September 13, 1977 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, lived with her family in Bonn until the very end. According to the state election manager, however, she would have to move with her whole family to run for the election in Rhineland-Palatinate. Whether this has played a role in your decision remains open.

career and political career

The SPD politician comes from an active political family. In 1997 Schall graduated from the Geschwister-Scholl-Gymnasium in Ludwigshafen and studied law at the University of Trier from 1997 to 2005. Her political ambitions showed up early when she became President of the student parliament in 1999. After completing her studies, she completed a legal trainee and became union secretary of IG Bergbau, Chemistry, Energy.

From 2015 to 2024, Schall had a significant influence as head of the Department of Social Affairs, Youth and Health in Mönchengladbach. Her nomination to the Minister in Rhineland-Palatinate came as a stroke of luck after Alexander Schweitzer's resignation. It is also active in various organizations, including Arbeiterwohlfahrt and the German Lawyers' Association.

private and commitment

Schall is married to Jochen Reeh-Schall, the district mayor in the Bonn district. Together they have two children. Her political engagement began in 1996 with entry into the SPD, where she was initially active with the Jusos.

Schall also tried at the federal level, as its candidacy for the 2014 European election shows. Before that, from 2008 to 2015 she was deputy chairwoman of the SPD in Bonn and from 2018 to 2024 deputy chair of the SPD North Rhine-Westphalia.

With its withdrawal from the political arena Rhineland-Palatinate, an important voice will be missing in state politics. Future developments and the next steps in your career remain to be seen, while the SPD is looking for a suitable successor.

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