德国总理默茨于7月24日宣布改组联邦政府，对内阁及执政党重要职务进行调整[1]。现任卫生部长尼娜·瓦尔肯将出任联邦总理府部长，现任基民盟秘书长卡斯滕·林内曼接任卫生部长[1]。此外，现任数字化和国家现代化部国务秘书菲利普·阿姆托尔进入总理府，担任负责联邦与各州合作事务的国务部长[1]。
默茨还提名现任总理府部长托尔斯滕·弗赖担任联盟党联邦议院党团新任主席[1]。这次改组由联盟党联邦议院党团原主席延斯·施潘因个人行为争议而辞职引发，进而导致多个重要岗位需要调整[1]。默茨表示，希望打造"以最大干劲和热情开展实质性工作的政府，体现德国社会和政治领域的多样性"[1]。联邦政府将作出进一步调整，相关决定需数天甚至更长时间敲定[1]。
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a restructuring of the federal government on July 24, reshuffling several key cabinet and ruling party positions.[1] The reorganization was triggered by the resignation of Jens Spahn, the former parliamentary group leader of the Union faction in the Bundestag, due to personal conduct controversies.[1]
As part of the reshuffle, current Health Minister Nina Wälken will assume the role of Federal Chancellor's Office Minister.[1] Carsten Linnemann, currently General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union, will take over as Health Minister.[1] Additionally, Philipp Amthor, presently State Secretary for Digitalization and National Modernization, will move to the Chancellor's Office to serve as State Secretary overseeing federal and state cooperation.[1] Torsten Frei, the current Federal Chancellor's Office Minister, has been nominated as the new parliamentary group leader of the Union faction.[1]
Merz indicated that further adjustments to the federal government structure would be made, though decisions on these changes could take several days or longer to finalize.[1] The Chancellor stated his aim to build a government that operates "with maximum vigor and enthusiasm to undertake substantive work," reflecting the diversity present in German society and politics.[1]