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Berlin – Tomorrow Chancellor Friedrich Merz (70, CDU) wants to announce the basic principles of the cabinet reshuffle, which was announced on ZDF on Sunday. It is unclear how large the castling will end up being. But BILD has learned from several sources in CDU circles: Health Minister Nina Warken (47, CDU) will be the first woman to head the office. She follows Torsten Frey (52 years old, CDU).
He is due to become successor on Wednesday Jens Spahn (46 years old, CDU) as leader of the parliamentary group in the Bundestag. And who follows? Wake up I Ministry of Health? According to BILD: General Secretary of the CDU Karsten Linnemann (48).
And who then should head the headquarters of the CDU party? Until last night, two members of the Bundestag took part in the draw: Federal Treasurer Franziska Hoppermann (44 years old) and Katarina dos Santos-Vinz (32 years old) – she is a member of both the Women’s Union and the “Young Group” of the parliamentary group. It is unclear whether further ministers will be replaced.
The transfer of State Secretary for Digital Philipp Amthor (33) to the office (probably as a federal/state representative) is considered decided.
Soon to become minister: CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann (48 years old)
Already yesterday afternoon it was clear: Alexander Dobrindt (56 years old, CSU) will remain Minister of the Interior. At times he was discussed as the head of the chancellery. The leader of the CSU regional group, Alexander Hoffmann (51), made it clear in an interview with BILD: “He is the best minister in the cabinet. He is delivering the policy changes we promised. And that’s why it makes sense to keep him as Minister of the Interior.”