Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
The Federal Ministry of Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (German: Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend) (BMFSFJ) is a ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Although the headquarters are in Berlin, more people work in the Bonn office.
Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | |
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Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend | |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1953 as the „Federal Ministry for Family Questions“ |
Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
Headquarters | Berlin |
Minister responsible | Lisa Paus, Bundesministerin für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend |
Website | |
www.bmfsfj.de/ |
Different ministries, for example Labour and Social Affairs, can affect families, the elderly, women and youth. The BMFSFJ watches what these ministries do and provides specialised help.
History
1953
- Created as the Federal Ministry for Family Questions (German: Bundesministerium für Familienfragen).
1957
- renamed the Federal Ministry Family and Youth Questions (German: Bundesministerium für Familien- und Jugendfragen)
1963
- renamed Federal Ministry of Family and Youth (German: Bundesministerium für Familie und Jugend)
1969
- took over the Federal Ministry of Health (German: Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit) to become the Federal Ministry of Youth, Family and Health (German: Bundesministerium für Jugend, Familie und Gesundheit)
1986
- renamed the Federal Ministry of Youth, Family, Women and Health, (German: Bundesministerium für Jugend, Familie, Frauen und Gesundheit).
1991
- Divided up into the
1994
- Rejoined to make the present Federal Ministry of Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, German: Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend.
Federal Ministers
Federal Minister for Family Questions (1953 to 1957), Family and Youth Questions (1957-1963) or Family and Youth (1963 to 1969)
- 1953-1962: Franz-Josef Wuermeling (CDU)
- 1962-1968: Bruno Heck (CDU)
- 1968-1969: Aenne Brauksiepe (CDU)
Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health (1969 to 1986), Youth, Family, Women and Health (1986–1991)
- 1969-1972: Käte Strobel (SPD)
- 1972-1976: Katharina Focke (SPD)
- 1976-1982: Antje Huber (SPD)
- 1982-1982: Anke Fuchs (SPD)
- 1982-1985: Heiner Geißler (CDU)
- 1985-1988: Rita Süssmuth (CDU)
- 1988-1991: Ursula Lehr (CDU)
Federal Minister for Women and Youth 1991 to 1994
- 1991-1994: Angela Merkel (CDU)
Federal Minister for Family and Senior Citizens 1991 to 1994
- 1991-1994: Hannelore Rönsch (CDU)
Federal Minister for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth since 1994
- 1994-1998: Claudia Nolte (CDU)
- 1998-2002: Christine Bergmann (SPD)
- 2002-2005: Renate Schmidt (SPD)
- 2005-2009: Ursula von der Leyen (CDU)
- 2009-2013: Kristina Köhler (CDU)
- 2013-2017: Manuela Schwesig (SPD)
- 2017-2018: Katarina Barley (SPD)
- 2018-2021: Franziska Giffey (SPD)
- 2021: Christine Lambrecht (SPD)
- 2021-2022: Anne Spiegel (Grüne)
- since 2022: Lisa Paus (Grüne)
Federal Ministry Of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women And Youth Media
Lisa Paus, incumbent minister