Merz names Nina Warken chancellery chief in Cabinet reshuffle
News Politics Merz names Nina Warken chancellery chief in Cabinet reshuffle Health Minister Warken will be the first woman to hold the powerful chancellory post. The move follows the resignation of Jens Spahn, the parliamentary group leader of Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and the proposed appointment of chancellery chief Thorsten Frei as Spahn’s successor. Health Minister Nina Warken is set to replace Frei as new chancellery chief, making her the first woman to hold the powerful post.
- ▪News Politics Merz names Nina Warken chancellery chief in Cabinet reshuffle Health Minister Warken will be the first woman to hold the powerful chancellory post.
- ▪The move follows the resignation of Jens Spahn, the parliamentary group leader of Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and the proposed appointment of chancellery chief Thorsten Frei as Spahn’s successor.
- ▪Health Minister Nina Warken is set to replace Frei as new chancellery chief, making her the first woman to hold the powerful post.
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News Politics Merz names Nina Warken chancellery chief in Cabinet reshuffle Health Minister Warken will be the first woman to hold the powerful chancellory post. Copy Link Copied Share via email Share on X Share on WhatsApp Share on LinkedIn Friedrich Merz gives a press statement on personnel changes in his cabinet, along with Philipp Amthor, Nina Warken, and Carsten Linnemann. | Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images July 24, 2026 10:26 am CET By Nette Nöstlinger and Ferdinand Knapp BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday unveiled the first stage of his Cabinet reshuffle aimed at making his coalition more effective and boosting its approval ratings.
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