German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a Cabinet reshuffle on Friday morning.
Carsten Linnemann, who until now served as general secretary of Merz's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU), will replace Nina Warken as health minister.
Meanwhile, Warken will become the chancellor's new chief of staff following a recent vacancy. She becomes the first woman to hold that job.
"The personnel changes follow a clear line," Merz said. "We want a government that works with great vigor and pleasure and also represents the personal diversity of our society and politics. We are a reform government and want to continue showing that."
Philipp Amthor was also present at the press conference as Merz's new state minister responsible for managing the federal government's relations with Germany's 16 states.
