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Armin Willingmann

Armin Willingmann

Armin Willingmann, born 13 January 1963, is a German legal scholar and Social Democrat (SPD) politician.

Born
1963 (63 years), Dinslaken
Party
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Office
Member of the Bundesrat of Germany 2016–
Education
University of Rostock, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Political position

Centre-left · Where sources place the party (Social Democratic Party of Germany)
Ideology: social democracy

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A former law professor and rector of Harz University of Applied Sciences, he has been Saxony-Anhalt's Deputy Minister-President and minister for research, energy, climate protection and the environment since 2021. He is named in the 2026 race for Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt.

Career

Willingmann was a law professor and rector at Harz University of Applied Sciences before entering politics full-time. From 2016 to 2021 he was Saxony-Anhalt's minister for economic affairs, research and digitisation. Since 2021 he has been Deputy Minister-President and minister for research, energy, climate protection and the environment, and he represents the state in the Bundesrat. In the 2026 state election the SPD won 8 of 83 seats.

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Ministerpräsident of Sachsen-Anhalt?

OutcomeLeft – RightAgeProbability
Ulrich SiegmundFar right3579%
Sven Schulze4%
Sepp MüllerCentre-right373%
Claudia WittigLeft1%
Lydia HüskensCentre-right621%
Eva von AngernLeft49<1%
Armin WillingmannCentre-left63<1%
Thomas SchulzeLeft<1%
Susan Sziborra-SeidlitzCentre-left49<1%
André SchröderCentre-right57<1%
Tamara ZieschangCentre-right56<1%
Franziska Weidinger<1%

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