Personnel shuffle: Merz makes another appointment at the Chancellery

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz continues his extensive personnel reshuffling by appointing Christina Ramb as the new head of a key department within the Chancellery. Ramb, a legal expert, will now lead the Department for Social Affairs, Health, Labor, Environment, and Social Policy.

Her predecessor, Gesa Miehe-Nordmeyer, who has served for nearly eight years, will transition to temporary retirement on September 1st. Chancellor Merz expressed gratitude for Miehe-Nordmeyer's service, acknowledging her contributions, particularly as a negotiator at G7 and G20 summits.

Christina Ramb brings significant experience to her new role. For the past six years, she has been part of the main executive board of the Federation of German Employers' Associations (BDA). Prior to that, she held the position of Head of the Labor Department at the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry of Health from 2018 to 2020.

The Chancellery has seven departmental heads below the political level who serve as expert advisors to the Chancellor. Merz initiated this series of appointments approximately two weeks ago, following the resignation of Jens Spahn as the leader of the CDU parliamentary group. This move signals a strategic realignment within the government's administrative structure.

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Merz thanked the senior civil servant for her commitment and praised her work as a negotiator at G7 and G20 summits.