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On April 28, 2025, Friedrich Merz will present the list of ministers of the new CDU-led federal government, including important items.
On April 28, 2025, Friedrich Merz will present the list of ministers of the new CDU-led federal government, including important items. (Symbolbild/NAGW)

Berlin, Deutschland - CDU boss Friedrich Merz presented the list of designated ministers for the new federal government on Monday. In a first measure for the upcoming coalition government, Merz announced that he will be elected Chancellor on May 6th. This was also confirmed in the press release of mdr

The CDU will send four ministers and three ministers to the cabinet. The new government has already concluded a coalition agreement, the signing of which is planned for May 5. The CDU will be approved at a party congress, while the SPD will announce its ministers after a membership vote, such as Merkur reported.

The new ministers

The new cabinet members include:

  • Nina Warken - Minister of Health, follows Karl Lauterbach.
  • Katherina Reiche - Minister of Economic Affairs, first head of the department from East Germany.
  • Johann David WadePhul - Foreign Minister.
  • Patrick Schnieder - Minister of Transport.
  • Karsten Wildberger - Minister of Digital and State Modernization.
  • Karin Prien- Education and Family Minister.
  • Thorsten Frei - Federal Minister for Special Tasks and Chief of the Federal Chancellery.
  • Wolfram Weimer - Minister of State for Culture and Media.
  • Christiane Schenderlein - Minister of State for Sport and Volunteering.
  • Michael Meister-Minister of State for Bund-Länder cooperation.
  • Serap Güler and Gunther Krichbaum - Minister of State in the Federal Ministry of the Foreign Affairs.

It should be emphasized that Karsten Wildberger, CEO of Ceconomy AG, will take over the new Ministry of Digital and State Moderation. Patrick Schnieder, an experienced member of the Bundestag, will lead the Ministry of Transport after he previously worked as a parliamentary managing director of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. Katherina Reiche, former environmental and transport state secretary, takes over the business department. Johann WadePhul, an external and security expert from Schleswig-Holstein, will be responsible for the Foreign Ministry.

political challenges and outlook

In recent statements, Carsten Linnemann, General Secretary of the CDU, emphasized the challenges that the new government faces, especially with regard to irregular migration. He spoke out for a change in this topic and also explained why he no longer wanted to become a minister. Linnemann also addressed his return from vacation and his passion for skat, which he would like to share with Merz, how the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported.

The upcoming weeks will be crucial for the constituent phase of the new government, since important decisions and the final selection of minister are pending.

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