Politics
Robert Crumbach was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) for 41 years. He is active in the Ver.di union and campaigned against the closure of labour courts. [6] In 2014,as a candidate of the SPD in the election for district administrator in the district of Stade. [2] he lost with 30.2 percent to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) candidate Michael Roesberg [ de ] (55.62 percent). [7]
Crumbach left the SPD in 2024 and joined the newly founded Sahra Wagenknecht alliance. He was elected state chairman of the BSW Brandenburg [ de ] on 28 April 2024 in Schwedt and on May 25,2024,he was named the top candidate for the 2024 Brandenburg state election. [8] The BSW performed strongly in the election and Crumbach was elected to the Landtag of Brandenburg via the state list. [9] On 25 September 2024,he was unanimously elected parliamentary group leader by the BSW parliamentary group. [10] Due to his appointment as minister,he was succeeded as parliamentary group leader by Niels-Olaf Lüders [ de ].
On 11 December 2024,Crumbach was appointed Deputy Minister-President and Minister of Finance and Europe of Brandenburg [ de ] in the fourth Woidke cabinet. [11]
On 5 January 2026,in the wake of a coalition dispute between the SPD and BSW,Crumbach announced he was leaving the BSW at a news conference. He called the BSW unfit for the responsibilities of governing. Minister-President Dietmar Woidke has not made a decision whether to retain him as finance minister,though Crumbach stated his wish to do so. Crumbach has formally requested to rejoin the SPD parliamentary group,but is not rejoining the party as a member. [12]
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