There will also be a Commissioner for Eastern Germany in the future federal government, but no longer in the Chancellery. The position is to be located in the Ministry of Finance, as stated in the coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and SPD. The office will continue to be held by the SPD.
The position is currently held by Carsten Schneider (SPD) from Thuringia as Minister of State in the Chancellery. However, Schneider recently made it clear that he will probably give up the position. Leipzig Green Party politician Paula Piechotta criticized the new line-up. This means that the East is "no longer a top priority", she complained.
