Leaders and Cabinet Members
Last Updated: 5/9/2025
Fed. Pres.
Frank-Walter STEINMEIER
Chancellor
Friedrich MERZ
Vice Chancellor
Lars KLINGBEIL
Min. of Defense
Boris PISTORIUS
Min. for Digital & State Modernization
Karsten WILDEBERGER
Min. of Economic Affairs & Energy
Katherina REICHE
Min. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Reem ALABALI-RADOVAN
Min. for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women, & Youth
Karin PRIEN
Min. for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Climate Protection, & Nuclear Safety
Carsten SCHNEIDER
Min. of Finance
Lars KLINGBEIL
Min. for Food, Agriculture, & Community
Alois RAINER
Min. of Foreign Affairs
Johann WADEPHUL
Min. of Health
Nina WARKEN
Min. for Housing, Urban Development, and Building
Verena HUBERTZ
Min. of Interior
Alexander DOBRINDT
Min. of Justice and Consumer Protection
Stefanie HUBIG
Min. of Labor & Social Affairs
Baerbel BAS
Head of the Fed. Chancellery & Min. for Special Affairs
Thorsten FREI
Min. for Research, Technology, & Space
Dorothee BAER
Min. for Transportation
Patrick SCHNIEDER
Pres., Bundesbank
Joachim NAGEL
Ambassador to the US
Andreas MICHAELIS
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York
Antje LEENDERTSE
