Germany's next finance minister, 'bridge-builder' Lars Klingbeil

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 07:40:57 +0000

Germany's incoming finance minister Lars Klingbeil is a self-styled political "bridge-builder" whose calm and personable demeanour belies his sharp political instincts.Klingbeil -- who studied political science, sociology and history, not finance -- will wield a spending "bazooka" worth hundreds of billions of euros to rebuild Germany's military and infrastructure, agreed by the outgoing parliament.