Jens Spahn
German politician
Jens Spahn (born 16 May 1980) is a German politician. He was the Federal Minister of Health from 2018 to 2021. He is a member of the lower house of the federal parliament, the Bundestag as a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).
Jens Spahn | |
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Minister of Health | |
In office 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021 | |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Preceded by | Hermann Gröhe |
Succeeded by | Karl Lauterbach |
Parliamentary Secretary of State for Finance | |
In office 3 July 2015 – 14 March 2018 | |
Chancellor | Angela Merkel |
Minister | Wolfgang Schäuble Peter Altmaier (acting) |
Preceded by | Steffen Kampeter |
Succeeded by | Christine Lambrecht |
Member of the Bundestag for Steinfurt I and Borken I | |
Assumed office 22 September 2002 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Personal details | |
Born | Ahaus, West Germany | 16 May 1980
Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
Spouse(s) | Daniel Funke |
Alma mater | University of Hagen |
In October 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her retirement for the CDU party leadership. Spahn announced his intention to stand for election as her successor in December 2018.[1]
References
change- ↑ "Merz will CDU-Chef werden: „Wir brauchen in der Union Aufbruch und Erneuerung"". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 30 October 2018.