Bärbel Bas resigns as Minister for Labour and SPD leader; archive photos

Oct 12, 2026

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Bärbel Bas at the press conference on the results of the state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at the Willy Brandt House in Berlin. Bärbel Bas at the press conference on the results of the state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at the Willy Brandt House in Berlin. Snapshot photography by F. Boillot
Bärbel Bas and Manuela Schwesig at the press conference on the results of the state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at the Willy Brandt House in Berlin Bärbel Bas and Manuela Schwesig at the press conference on the results of the state elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at the Willy Brandt House in Berlin; snapshot photography by F.
Cabinet meeting, Federal Government, Kickoff, Cabinet meeting, Federal Government, Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance, Vice Chancellor, Alexander Dobrindt, Federal Minister of the Interior, Bärbel Bas, Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Berlin, Berlin, GER
Berlin, Germany, September 22, 2026 German Bundestag SPD Caucus Meeting Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Bärbel Bas, SPD Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_135974
SPD Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag, Berlin, Germany, September 22, 2026 Bärbel Bas (SPD) in the SPD Parliamentary Group’s meeting room in the Bundestag
Pictured, from left: Bärbel Bas, GER, Berlin, SPD press conference following the elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (MV), in the atrium of the Willy Brandt House, Wilhelmstraße 141, 10963 Berlin, September 21, 2026, Copyright: HMBxMedia UwexKoch
Baerbel Bas (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, photographed during a press conference in response to the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the Berlin House of Representatives election, September 21, 2026. While Die Linke won the electio Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
Baerbel Bas (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, photographed during a press conference in response to the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the Berlin House of Representatives election, September 21, 2026. While Die Linke won the electio Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx
German Bundestag, 94th Plenary Session, Budget Debate on Labor and Social Affairs: Baerbel Bas, Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, at the lectern delivering her speech on the budget of her Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs during the 94th session of the German Bundestag in Berlin, September 11, 2026, Berlin, Germany
Bundestag: Baerbel Bas (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, at the German Bundestag on September 11, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag
Berlin, Germany, September 8, 2026 German Bundestag 91st Session of the Bundestag Budget Week Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Bärbel Bas (SPD), and Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil (SPD) Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_133297
Press Statement, Office of the Federal Chancellor, Coalition Committee Press Briefing on the Coalition Committee s Deliberations, Berlin, Federal Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance, Vice Chancellor, Bärbel Bas, Markus Söder, CDU, CSU, SPD, Party Leaders Berlin Berlin GER
Berlin, Federal Government Cabinet Meeting Federal Government Cabinet Meeting on June 24, 2026, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin Pictured
in the picture from l Caren Miosga, Bärbel Bas SPD , Party Chairwoman, Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs GER, Berlin, Studio, guest of Caren Miosga, Polittalk, TV, format, recording, Live, Das Erste, from Adlershof at Studio 20, topic Is the SPD ready for major reforms, Ms. Bas , 07 06 2026, Copyright: HMBxMedia UwexKoch
Berlin, Germany, 19 05 2026 Station Digital Fair Re publica 2026 Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Bärbel Bas SPD Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_119428
Inclusion conference, SPD, Bundestag parliamentary group Berlin, Inclusion conference, SPD, Bundestag parliamentary group, Paul Löbe Haus, Bärbel Bas, Federal Minister, Chairwoman Berlin GER
Bärbel Bas at the DGB EUR, Germany, Berlin, 12 05 2026 Bärbel Bas SPD , Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs visits the 23 DGB Federal Congress and gives a speech
31 01 2026 Bärbel Bas at the Hannover Region Delegates Assembly The Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs at the Hannover Region Delegates Assembly for the SPD candidacy for the regional presidency at the Expowal in Hannover ,
Press statement on the results of the coalition committee Press statement on the results of the coalition committee with the party chairman of the CSU, Dr Markus Söder MdL, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU , Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs and party chairman of the SPD, Bärbel Bas and Lars Klingbeil SPD , Federal M
In the picture, from left Baerbel Bas, GER, Berlin, Topic SPD debates democracy in digital spaces with experts, December 5, 2025 Copyright: HMBxMedia UwexKoch
Baerbel Bas SPD , Federal Minister for Labor and Social Affairs, pictured before the start of the 20 cabinet meeting in the Federal ChancelleryBerlin, 22 10 2025 Berlin Germany Copyright: xAmreixSchulzx
Press statement, SPD, Party Chairwoman, Bärbel Bas Press statement, Welfare State Commission, SPD, Party Chairwoman, Bärbel Bas, Willy Brandt Haus, Berlin Berlin Berlin GER

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Cabinet meeting, Federal Government, Kickoff, Cabinet meeting, Federal Government, Lars Klingbeil, Federal Minister of Finance, Vice Chancellor, Alexander Dobrindt, Federal Minister of the Interior, Bärbel Bas, Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Berlin, Berlin, GER

Berlin, Germany, September 22, 2026 German Bundestag SPD Caucus Meeting Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Bärbel Bas, SPD Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_135974

SPD Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag, Berlin, Germany, September 22, 2026 Bärbel Bas (SPD) in the SPD Parliamentary Group’s meeting room in the Bundestag

Pictured, from left: Bärbel Bas, GER, Berlin, SPD press conference following the elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (MV), in the atrium of the Willy Brandt House, Wilhelmstraße 141, 10963 Berlin, September 21, 2026, Copyright: HMBxMedia UwexKoch

Bundestag: Baerbel Bas (SPD), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, at the German Bundestag on September 11, 2026, in Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Bundestag

Berlin, Germany, September 8, 2026 German Bundestag 91st Session of the Bundestag Budget Week Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU), Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Bärbel Bas (SPD), and Federal Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil (SPD) Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_133297

Berlin, Federal Government Cabinet Meeting Federal Government Cabinet Meeting on June 24, 2026, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin Pictured

Berlin, Germany, 19 05 2026 Station Digital Fair Re publica 2026 Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Bärbel Bas SPD Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_119428

Inclusion conference, SPD, Bundestag parliamentary group Berlin, Inclusion conference, SPD, Bundestag parliamentary group, Paul Löbe Haus, Bärbel Bas, Federal Minister, Chairwoman Berlin GER

Bärbel Bas at the DGB EUR, Germany, Berlin, 12 05 2026 Bärbel Bas SPD , Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs visits the 23 DGB Federal Congress and gives a speech

31 01 2026 Bärbel Bas at the Hannover Region Delegates Assembly The Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs at the Hannover Region Delegates Assembly for the SPD candidacy for the regional presidency at the Expowal in Hannover ,

In the picture, from left Baerbel Bas, GER, Berlin, Topic SPD debates democracy in digital spaces with experts, December 5, 2025 Copyright: HMBxMedia UwexKoch

Baerbel Bas SPD , Federal Minister for Labor and Social Affairs, pictured before the start of the 20 cabinet meeting in the Federal ChancelleryBerlin, 22 10 2025 Berlin Germany Copyright: xAmreixSchulzx

Press statement, SPD, Party Chairwoman, Bärbel Bas Press statement, Welfare State Commission, SPD, Party Chairwoman, Bärbel Bas, Willy Brandt Haus, Berlin Berlin Berlin GER