Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach is back in firm hands. The SPD politician confirmed to “Bild am Sonntag” that he was in a relationship with the journalist Elisabeth Niejahr. She is managing director of the “Strengthening Democracy” department at the Hertie School in Berlin. “I’m glad that Elisabeth Niejahr is in my life,” the 60-year-old told the newspaper.
He told the magazine “Bunte” in 2021: “I actually don’t want to stay single for the rest of my life.” Fortunately, he lacks a loving wife.
Lauterbach and Niejahr have known each other for a long time, according to their own statements, since 2005. They sat together on talk shows, among other things, and met each other professionally from time to time. Lauterbach was also a guest on her podcast “Profession: Politics”. This now seems to be the third great love for Lauterbach. He already has five children with two women, the doctor Angela Spelsberg and the journalist Ulrike Winkelmann, and Niejahr also has a child.
