In 2011, Florian Hassler could have entered the Bundestag as a successor for the Greens. But the then 34-year-old decided against it. Many others would have preferred to start a career as a member of parliament on their own account instead of continuing in the second tier of politics. Hassler, however, felt obligated to the Prime Minister of Baden-Württemberg, Winfried Kretschmann. He had offered him to become his office manager. Hassler has stayed true to his line. In 2017, Kretschmann made him head of the policy department at Villa Reitzenstein, responsible for planning and European policies.