Pistorius to remain defence minister in new German coalition

5/5/2025 19:18

Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) confirmed on Monday that Boris Pistorius would remain defence minister as they announced their picks for the party's

new coalition with the conservatives that is due to be sworn in this week.



Pistorius, Germany's most popular politician, is the only SPD minister who will keep his job in the new coalition after the SPD scored its worst ever result in the Feb. 23 national election.



The SPD had already said last week its co-leader Lars Klingbeil, 47, would take on the important finance ministry, while it nominated former Bundestag president Baerbel Bas, 57, on Monday to be labour minister.



The coalition is due to be sworn in on Tuesday with Friedrich Merz as new chancellor after his conservatives topped February's elections.