Federal Government: Katherina Reiche becomes Minister of Economic Affairs, Ceconomy CEO Wildberger becomes Digital Minister

Merz also wants to bring three state ministers into the Chancellery: Michael Meister (Federal-State Cooperation), Christiane Schenderlein (Sports and Volunteering) and publisher Wolfram Weimer (Culture and Media).

This morning, CSU leader Markus Söder also plans to present the names of the three CSU ministers in Munich. The SPD plans to announce its cabinet members only after the members' vote is announced and before May 5. Merz is then expected to be elected chancellor by the Bundestag on May 6.

It is striking that, for example, the strong CDU regional association in Lower Saxony, unlike Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Schleswig-Holstein, was not considered for the top-tier positions. However, the chairwoman of the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (MIT), Gitta Connemann , is to become Parliamentary State Secretary and Commissioner for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in the Ministry of Economic Affairs. Stefan Rouenhoff , member of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia, will become Parliamentary State Secretary in the future Ministry for the Rich. Christian Hirte, who comes from Thuringia, is to work as Parliamentary State Secretary in the Ministry of Transport. Mareike Wulf, member of the Bundestag for Lower Saxony, and Michael Brand, member of the parliament for Hesse, are to take over the positions of Parliamentary State Secretaries in the future Federal Ministry for Education, Family, Senior Citizens, Women, and Youth.