Germany German Christian Democrats announce ministerial line-up
The CDU's cabinet list for the future German government has been announced. In addition to the prospective Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democrats are sending four male and three female ministers to the cabinet table, as announced by the CDU in Berlin. Merz presented the names during a presidium meeting.
28.04.2025, 10:29
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Lateral entrants from the business world
Manager Karsten Wildberger is to become Digital Minister. The head of Ceconomy, the parent company of the electronics store chains Media Markt and Saturn, is to take over the newly created portfolio for digitalization and state modernization.
Energy manager and former CDU member of the Bundestag Katherina Reiche is to become Minister of Economic Affairs - the first head of the department to come from East Germany. The foreign ministry, which will return to the CDU after almost 60 years, will be headed by foreign affairs and security expert Johann Wadephul from Schleswig-Holstein.
Merz confidant as head of the Chancellery
Merz has brought a confidant into the government headquarters as Chancellery Minister, the former parliamentary group leader Thorsten Frei from Baden-Württemberg. CDU member of parliament Patrick Schnieder from Rhineland-Palatinate is to take over the transport portfolio.
CDU Member of Parliament Nina Warken from Baden-Württemberg is to become Minister of Health. Karin Prien, Minister of Education in Schleswig-Holstein, is to head the Department of Education and Family Affairs.
Publicist Wolfram Weimer is to become Minister of State for Culture in the Chancellery.
