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GermanyGermanyActive member

Niclas HERBST

EPPEuropean People's Party
Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands

Tracked since 28/10/2024

Total assistants

11

Currently active

7

Total departed

4

Departed share

36.4%

4 of 11

Also draws on 12 shared assistants (8 currently, 4 former) — pooled staff are employed by a grouping of Members and are excluded from the figures above.

Office over time

11 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 26ALINA BINUSPeter STEVENLaura KLINKERSaskia Alexandra ACKERMANNElke HIELSCHEROle PURSCHKEFynn Paul SCHULTHEISSHenrik LUEHRBSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)wetreu NTRGDr. Broll, Schmidt, Kaufm…
Accredited assistantsLocal assistantsPaying agentsin postdepartedfaded edge = start or end not known to the day
Office timeline
NameCategoryFromTo
ALINA BINUSAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Peter STEVENAccredited assistantstracked since 28/10/202402/04/2026
Laura KLINKERAccredited assistants16/01/2026in post
Saskia Alexandra ACKERMANNAccredited assistants02/04/2026in post
Elke HIELSCHERLocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024in post
Ole PURSCHKELocal assistantstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
Fynn Paul SCHULTHEISSLocal assistants17/11/2024in post
Henrik LUEHRLocal assistants02/07/2025in post
BSKP (ex HOFMANN & FRANZ)Paying agentstracked since 28/10/2024left before Mar 2026
wetreu NTRGPaying agentstracked since 28/10/2024in post
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 Member36.4%
EP average30.2%
Germany33.4%
Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats)29.6%

By category

CategoryOwn activeOwn departedOwn totalPool activePool total
Local assistants31400
Accredited assistants31400
Paying agents12300
Accredited assistants (grouping)00059
Local assistants (grouping)00022
Paying agents (grouping)00011

Active assistants · 15

NameCategorySince
ALINA BINUSAccredited assistants28/10/2024
Laura KLINKERAccredited assistants16/01/2026
Saskia Alexandra ACKERMANNAccredited assistants02/04/2026
Julie Katharina FELDERAccredited assistants (grouping)26/08/2025
Clémence Marie Rita HAASAccredited assistants (grouping)02/10/2025
Nikolas Christian GENÄHRAccredited assistants (grouping)01/03/2026
ANNIKA MARIE BREITERAccredited assistants (grouping)16/03/2026
SIMON RICHARD LAMPEAccredited assistants (grouping)05/05/2026
Elke HIELSCHERLocal assistants28/10/2024
Fynn Paul SCHULTHEISSLocal assistants17/11/2024
Henrik LUEHRLocal assistants02/07/2025
Stephan BRASSLocal assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
Michael LANDLocal assistants (grouping)28/10/2024
wetreu NTRGPaying agents28/10/2024
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 Niclas HERBST per month
MonthCountEstimated
2024-115yes
2024-125yes
2025-015yes
2025-025yes
2025-035yes
2025-045yes
2025-055yes
2025-065yes
2025-076yes
2025-086yes
2025-096yes
2025-106yes
2025-116yes
2025-126yes
2026-017yes
2026-027yes
2026-037no
2026-047no
2026-057no
2026-067no
2026-077no
2026-087no
2026-097no
2026-107no

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

1 dated departure · office median 18 mo · Parliament median 16 mo

Tenure of departed staff, months
Peter STEVEN18

Former assistants · 8

NameCategoryFromToDuration
Felix Karl REIFENBERGAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/202402/04/20261y 6m
Peter STEVENAccredited assistants28/10/202402/04/20261y 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—
Amalya TONAPETYANAccredited assistants (grouping)28/10/2024left before Mar 2026—
Ole PURSCHKELocal assistants28/10/2024left 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 →