Klara Geywitz (SPD) will be Deputy Chair of the Court of Auditors

New position for Klara Geywitz

Scholz’s close confidant will control Merz in the future

The Federal Audit Office has important work to do in the coming years. A minister from the traffic lights coalition will now lead the coalition.

Former Federal Construction Minister Klara Geywitz (SPD) will become the new Vice President of the Federal Audit Office. This was reported by the newspaper “Bild”, which published an official letter from State Finance Minister Dennis Rohde to the Bundestag budget committee. Committee members were asked to approve the personnel, he said.

“I would like to request that the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag respond to the personnel proposal being considered by the Federal Government to fill the position of Vice President of the Federal Audit Office,” the newspaper quoted the letter as saying. If the budget committee approves the personnel, Geywitz will replace Christian Ahrendt, who has been retired for a year. Geywitz, a confidant of former Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), then had the task of supervising the government of his successor Friedrich Merz (CDU) when it came to spending money.

This task will be more important than ever in the years to come. The black-red federal government wants to accrue new debt of 851 billion euros by 2029. The job of the Court of Auditors is to monitor the correct use of tax money. However, authorities can only provide recommendations and criticize undesirable developments. He had no right to give instructions. The Vice President’s term is limited to twelve years and re-election is not possible.