Jens Spahn
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 | 16 May 1980
(aged 45) Ahaus, West Germany |
| 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
- ↑ "Merz will CDU-Chef werden: „Wir brauchen in der Union Aufbruch und Erneuerung“" (in de). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. . http://www.faz.net/1.5864784. Retrieved 30 October 2018.