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GermanyGermanyActive member

Hildegard BENTELE

EPPEuropean People's Party
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

8

Currently active

4

Total departed

4

Departed share

50.0%

4 of 8

Also draws on 10 shared assistants (7 currently, 3 former) — pooled staff are employed by a grouping of Members and are excluded from the figures above.

Office over time

8 own staff since we started watching

One bar per person, from the day we first saw them to the day they left — or until today. A faded left edge means they were already in place on 28/10/2024; a faded right edge means they left at an unknown date before 03/03/2026.

Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26Gregor Gustaf NÄGELIKATHARINA CHIARA KEPPLERRUTH MARIA MARTHA SOPHIA …Angela BÖSENArne Christian SCHMIDTFelix SCHÖNEBECKBSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)Dr. Broll, Schmidt, Kaufm…
Accredited assistantsLocal assistantsPaying agentsin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
Gregor Gustaf NÄGELIAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
KATHARINA CHIARA KEPPLERAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/202401/06/2026
RUTH MARIA MARTHA SOPHIA RAHMANNAccredited assistants03/07/2025in post
Angela BÖSENAccredited assistants01/06/2026in post
Arne Christian SCHMIDTLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Felix SCHÖNEBECKLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/202402/10/2026
BSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)Paying agentstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
Dr. Broll, Schmidt, Kaufmann & PartnerPaying agents02/11/2025left before Mar 2026

Departed share comparison

Share of observed own staff who have since left (since 28 Oct 2024).

This Member50.0%
EP average30.2%
Germany33.4%
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)29.6%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Accredited assistants31400
Local assistants11200
Paying agents02200
Accredited assistants (grouping)00047
Local assistants (grouping)00022
Paying agents (grouping)00011

Active assistants · 11

NameCategorySince
Gregor Gustaf NÄGELIAccredited assistants28/10/2024
RUTH MARIA MARTHA SOPHIA RAHMANNAccredited assistants03/07/2025
Angela BÖSENAccredited assistants01/06/2026
Julie Katharina FELDERAccredited assistants (grouping)26/08/2025
Nikolas Christian GENÄHRAccredited assistants (grouping)01/03/2026
ANNIKA MARIE BREITERAccredited assistants (grouping)16/03/2026
SIMON RICHARD LAMPEAccredited assistants (grouping)05/05/2026
Arne Christian SCHMIDTLocal assistants28/10/2024
Stephan BRASSLocal assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Michael LANDLocal assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Dr. Broll, Schmitt, Kaufmann & PartnerPaying agents (grouping)01/03/2026

Office size

Own staff in post per month. Dashed before 03/03/2026: reconstructed from arrivals only. The dashed horizontal line is the median office in the Parliament (5).

Own staff of Hildegard BENTELE per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-114yes
2024-124yes
2025-014yes
2025-024yes
2025-034yes
2025-044yes
2025-054yes
2025-064yes
2025-075yes
2025-085yes
2025-095yes
2025-105yes
2025-115yes
2025-125yes
2026-015yes
2026-025yes
2026-035no
2026-045no
2026-055no
2026-065no
2026-075no
2026-085no
2026-095no
2026-104no

How long staff stayed

Tenure of staff whose departure is dated. Contracts that ended before 03/03/2026 have no known length and are not shown.

06 mo12 mo18 mo24 moEP median

2 dated departures · office median 22 mo · Parliament median 16 mo

Tenure of departed staff, months
KATHARINA CHIARA KEPPLER20
Felix SCHÖNEBECK24

Former assistants · 7

NameCategoryFromToDuration
Felix SCHÖNEBECKLocal assistants28/10/202402/10/20262y
KATHARINA CHIARA KEPPLERAccredited assistants28/10/202401/06/20261y 8m
Felix Karl REIFENBERGAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/202402/04/20261y 6m
Ludger Johannes BRUCKWILDERAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Carmen PÖLSLERAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
BSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)Paying agents28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Dr. Broll, Schmidt, Kaufmann & PartnerPaying agents02/11/2025left before Mar 2026—

Our record of the register begins 28/10/2024. "Tracked since" marks a person who was already in place on that day — their actual start date is earlier and is not published to us. Read about the data →