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Merz Reshuffles German Cabinet, Names New Health Minister
(MENAFN) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a Cabinet reshuffle Friday, tapping Christian Democratic Union Secretary General Carsten Linnemann as health minister and signaling further personnel changes are on the way.
Linnemann will step into the role currently held by Nina Warken, who is moving to become minister for special affairs and head of the Chancellery.
Speaking in the Chancellery garden, Merz said additional Cabinet shake-ups would be unveiled after the summer break. "There will be further changes in the federal cabinet. I will inform you of these in due course," the CDU leader said.
He indicated the remaining decisions would take "a few more days, and perhaps even longer, not least in light of the summer break," adding that he intends to make them "without time pressure, with due care, and through the necessary discussions."
German media outlets have reported that Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder is also expected to be pushed out. A German media outlet, citing multiple senior CDU sources, reported that Merz plans to replace Schnieder but that his preferred pick for the role, CDU lawmaker Fritz Güntzler, withdrew at the last minute.
Merz did not clarify whether his comments about further changes extended to Schnieder, and neither the chancellor nor his office responded to the reports. He took no questions after announcing the appointments. The outlet reported that both Schnieder and Güntzler were initially unreachable for comment.
According to outlet, additional changes could also be in store within the Chancellery itself, including the possible removal of Minister of State for Sports Christiane Schenderlein.
Linnemann will step into the role currently held by Nina Warken, who is moving to become minister for special affairs and head of the Chancellery.
Speaking in the Chancellery garden, Merz said additional Cabinet shake-ups would be unveiled after the summer break. "There will be further changes in the federal cabinet. I will inform you of these in due course," the CDU leader said.
He indicated the remaining decisions would take "a few more days, and perhaps even longer, not least in light of the summer break," adding that he intends to make them "without time pressure, with due care, and through the necessary discussions."
German media outlets have reported that Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder is also expected to be pushed out. A German media outlet, citing multiple senior CDU sources, reported that Merz plans to replace Schnieder but that his preferred pick for the role, CDU lawmaker Fritz Güntzler, withdrew at the last minute.
Merz did not clarify whether his comments about further changes extended to Schnieder, and neither the chancellor nor his office responded to the reports. He took no questions after announcing the appointments. The outlet reported that both Schnieder and Güntzler were initially unreachable for comment.
According to outlet, additional changes could also be in store within the Chancellery itself, including the possible removal of Minister of State for Sports Christiane Schenderlein.
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