Cabinet of Germany Totally Explained

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The Cabinet of Germany (German: Bundeskabinett, Bundesregierung) is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany. It consists of the Chancellor and the cabinet ministers.
   The details of the cabinet's organization are set down in articles 62 to 69 of the Basic Law. Article 64 Paragraph 2 states that the Chancellor and the ministers have to be sworn in when taking office.
   The Chancellor is responsible for guiding the cabinet; the Chancellor decides what direction their policies will take and bears the responsibility. The cabinet ministers have the freedom to carry out their duties independently but must follow the Chancellor's directive. This is known as the Ressortprinzip or principle of departmentalization. The Chancellor decides the scope of each minister's duties.
   If two ministers disagree on a particular point, the cabinet resolves the conflict by majority vote (Kollegialprinzip or principle of deference).
   The Chancellor directs the government's administrative affairs. Details are laid down in the government's Geschäftsordnung (rules for internal procedure) which states, for example, that the cabinet has quorum if at least half of the ministers including the chair are present.

Present German Cabinet

ť See also Cabinet Merkel

The current federal cabinet (in office since November 22, 2005), consists of the following Ministers:

Office	Incumbent	Since	Party
Federal Chancellor	Dr. Angela Merkel	2005	CDU
Federal Foreign Minister and Vice-Chancellor	Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier	2005	SPD
Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety	Sigmar Gabriel	2005	SPD
Federal Minister of Economics and Technology	Michael Glos	2005	CSU
Federal Minister of Defence	Dr. Franz Josef Jung	2005	CDU
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth	Dr. Ursula von der Leyen	2005	CDU
Federal Minister for Special Tasks and Head of the Chancellery	Dr. Thomas de Maizière	2005	CDU
Federal Minister of the Interior	Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble	2005	CDU
Federal Minister of Education and Research	Dr. Annette Schavan	2005	CDU
Federal Minister of Health	Ulla Schmidt	2001	SPD
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection	Horst Seehofer	2005	CSU
Federal Minister of Finance	Peer Steinbrück	2005	SPD
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Olaf Scholz	2007	SPD
Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs	Wolfgang Tiefensee	2005	SPD
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development	Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul	1998	SPD
Federal Minister of Justice	Brigitte Zypries	2002	SPD

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