Kai Wegner with his partner Kathleen Kantar Photo: Ralf Gunther
From Hildburg Bruns
She trembled with Wegner’s Spandau companions in the spectators’ gallery: Kathleen Kantar (42), his partner.
Lena (6) and Justus (2), their two children, were looked after by their grandmother during the day. The daughter had noticed something funny that morning because suddenly there were a lot of people in uniform standing in front of the house in Kladow.
The little one said, “Mom – girls can be police officers too, right? Why aren’t there any girls here?”
Mom found that tough. After all: Franziska Giffey’s bodyguard (44, SPD) also included a bodyguard. In the evening, Papa Kai brought two Lego town halls as a surprise – gifts from his predecessor.
Berlin’s new first lady had of course dressed up for the big day: they bought the jacket dress and the new blue suit for their Kai together at Boss weeks ago – the name is now the program.
Berlin’s new First Lady: Kathleen Kantar Photo: Ralf Gunther
However, with delays. When the voting took several hours and rounds, she went to eat a currywurst in between.
In addition to her job as spokeswoman for the Spandau CDU parliamentary group, Kantar also wants to be a First Lady. “But there are no concrete considerations yet,” she said to the BZ