Bavaria Deputy Governor Hubert Aiwanger died in a Berlin hotel room
Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria’s deputy governor, economy minister and leader of the Free Voters party, was found dead at 55 in a Berlin hotel room Wednesday evening, the Associated Press reported. The circumstances remain unclear, and investigators said they were seeking to determine the cause and rule out foul play. Bavarian state premier Markus Söder said he was “deeply shocked.”
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The Associated Press, citing Berlin police and prosecutors, reported that Hubert Aiwanger died in a Berlin hotel room on Wednesday evening. He was Bavaria’s deputy governor and economy minister and led the Free Voters party. He was 55. The Berlin public prosecutor’s office said the circumstances of his death were unclear. Investigators said their goal was to determine the cause and circumstances of death and rule out possible foul play, Deutsche Welle reported. German news agency dpa reported that Aiwanger had planned to speak Wednesday afternoon at the opening of a Free Voters office in Berlin but canceled for health reasons. Bavarian state premier Markus Söder, Aiwanger’s deputy, said he was “deeply shocked” by the death, according to Deutsche Welle.
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- Deutsche Welle — Bavarian politician Hubert Aiwanger found dead in Berlin hotel - DW.com
- New York Post — Hubert Aiwanger, Bavaria’s scandal-ridden deputy leader, found dead in Berlin hotel room - New York Post
- Greenwich Time — The leader of a German conservative party is found dead at a Berlin hotel - Greenwich Time
Verifier’s note
The New York Post, DW, and Greenwich Time all report that Hubert Aiwanger was found dead in a Berlin hotel; DW also explicitly reports that investigators were seeking to determine the cause and rule out foul play. These reports concern the same event on November 4–5, 2026, and Greenwich Time’s article is AP copy rather than an independent report.