New German Cabinet Under Scholz Sworn In At Parliament

The new German cabinet under Chancellor Olaf Scholz was sworn into office on Wednesday in the Bundestag lower house of parliament. Advertisement The ministers … Continue reading New German Cabinet Under Scholz Sworn In At Parliament

By Emmanuel Egobiambu

Updated December 8, 2021

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz takes the oath from President of the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) Baerbel Bas during a session at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin on December 8, 2021 to swear in the country’s next Chancellor. Members of the parliament elected Olaf Scholz, ushering in a new political era with the centre-left in charge. Together with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats, Scholz’s SPD managed in a far shorter time than expected to forge a coalition that aspires to make Germany greener and fairer. John MACDOUGALL / AFP

The new German cabinet under Chancellor Olaf Scholz was sworn into office on Wednesday in the Bundestag lower house of parliament.

The ministers from the new centre-left-led coalition of Social Democrats, ecologist Greens and liberal Free Democrats comprise Germany’s first gender-balanced cabinet, with eight women and eight men.

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