Jens Spahn
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 Ahaus, West Germany |
| Political party | Christian Democratic Union |
| Spouse(s) | Daniel Funke |
| Alma mater | University of Hagen |
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).
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 | change source]
- ↑ "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.
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