Merz reshuffles cabinet – Transport Minister Schnieder must go
Federal Chancellor Merz will also fill the transport ministry post anew, according to information from the ARD capital studio. Minister Schnieder must leave his position. CDU politician Fritz Güntzler is set to succeed him.
As part of the cabinet reshuffle, Federal Transport Minister and CDU politician Patrick Schnieder must also vacate his post. According to information from the ARD capital studio, finance politician Fritz Güntzler is being discussed as his successor. There has been no official confirmation of this yet.
Schnieder's successor will also have one primary focus: the crisis at Deutsche Bahn.
Güntzler has been a member of the German Bundestag since 2013.
Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz intends to provide information about the cabinet reshuffle shortly. According to media reports, Federal Health Minister Nina Warken (CDU) is set to become the new head of the Chancellery. CDU Secretary General Carsten Linnemann would then move to the top of the Health Ministry.
As early as Wednesday, Chancellery Chief Thorsten Frei (CDU) had been nominated for the role of parliamentary leader of the Union caucus. He succeeds Jens Spahn (CDU), who resigned on Saturday following allegations connected to his use of a surrogate mother in the United States for the birth of his son.
Further information to follow shortly.
