Cabinet Merkel II
The Merkel Cabinet II is the current government of Germany since October 28, 2009, during the 17th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Christian Democrat Angela Merkel (the first female chancellor in German history), it is supported by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). It follows the Merkel Cabinet I.
Composition
The current federal cabinet consists of the following Ministers:
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Party |
In office |
| Chancellor |
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Angela Merkel |
CDU |
November 22, 2005 – present |
| Vice-Chancellor |
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Guido Westerwelle |
FDP |
October 28, 2009 – May 18, 2011 |
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Philipp Rösler |
May 18, 2011 - present |
| Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs |
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Guido Westerwelle |
FDP |
October 28, 2009 – present |
| Federal Minister of the Interior |
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Thomas de Maizière |
CDU |
October 28, 2009 – March 3, 2011 |
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Hans-Peter Friedrich |
CSU |
March 3, 2011 - present |
| Federal Minister of Justice |
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Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger |
FDP |
October 28, 2009 – present |
| Federal Minister of Finance |
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Wolfgang Schäuble |
CDU |
October 28, 2009 – present |
| Federal Minister of Economics and Technology |
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Rainer Brüderle |
FDP |
October 28, 2009 – May 12, 2011 |
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Philipp Rösler |
May 12, 2011 - present |
| Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs |
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Franz Josef Jung |
CDU |
October 28, 2009 – November 27, 2009 |
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Ursula von der Leyen |
November 30, 2009 – present |
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection |
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Ilse Aigner |
CSU |
October 31, 2008 – present |
| Federal Minister of Defence |
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Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg |
CSU |
October 28, 2009 – March 3, 2011 |
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Thomas de Maizière |
CDU |
March 3, 2011 - present |
| Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth |
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Ursula von der Leyen |
CDU |
November 22, 2005 – November 30, 2009 |
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Kristina Schröder |
November 30, 2009 – present |
| Federal Minister of Health |
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Philipp Rösler |
FDP |
October 28, 2009 – May 12, 2011 |
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Daniel Bahr |
May 12, 2011 - present |
| Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs |
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Peter Ramsauer |
CSU |
October 28, 2009 – present |
| Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety |
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Norbert Röttgen |
CDU |
October 28, 2009 – present |
| Federal Minister of Education and Research |
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Annette Schavan |
CDU |
November 22, 2005 – present |
| Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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Dirk Niebel |
FDP |
October 28, 2009 – present |
Federal Minister for Special Tasks,
Head of the Chancellery |
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Ronald Pofalla |
CDU |
October 28, 2009 – present |
Religion
At the Cabinet's inception, Protestants and Catholics were equally represented, each with 7 ministers.[1] Two ministers have not stated their religious beliefs. However, when the Cabinet was sworn in, Chancellor Merkel and all the ministers used the optional formula "so help me God".[2] Minister of the Interior Thomas de Maizière is a member of the presidium of the Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag, a Protestant organisation. Minister of Education Annette Schavan is a member of the Central Committee of German Catholics. Minister of Economics and Technology Philipp Rösler is also an active member of Catholic organisations.
See also
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