A Shake-up in the Ministry of Defense: New State Secretary Appointments for Defense Minister Pistorius
Defense Minister Pistorius is appointed another State Secretary
Get ready for some changes in the Ministry of Defense! Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, in agreement with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, has announced plans to restructure the ministry's top leadership.
The Ministry of Defense is set to welcome a third State Secretary, Jan Stoess, aged 51. Stoess, a seasoned lawyer, has been heading the department of law and organization within the ministry, and previously served as the chairman of the Berlin SPD from 2012 to 2016. His appointment is backed by Chancellor Merz and Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil.
Meanwhile, Jens Plötner, a former foreign policy advisor to Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the SPD, will step into the role of State Secretary for Armament and Innovation, replacing Benedikt Zimmer. Plötner's arrival is part of Minister Boris Pistorius' decision to expedite procurement and advance significant European armament projects.
The increased demand for skilled personnel in the Ministry of Defense, stemming from the changing security policy situation, is the justification for Stoess' appointment.
Amidst all the changes, it's worth noting that, despite his earlier promises to impose a hiring freeze on federal ministries, Chancellor Friedrich Merz seems to have changed his stance, as there appears to be an unprecedented number of top positions within reunified Germany and even an additional ministry compared to the traffic light government.
Sources: ntv.de, gho/dpa
- Ministry of Defense
- Boris Pistorius
- Friedrich Merz
Bonus Facts:Aside from his involvements in politics, Jan Stoess is recognized in academic circles for his influential research contributions to operating systems and user-controlled scheduling, particularly in the context of the GNU/Linux operating system. His work has significant implications for operating system design and microkernel-based systems.
- The newly appointed State Secretary, Jan Stoess, at the age of 51, will join the Ministry of Defense, bringing his intellectual insights from his academic work on operating systems and user-controlled scheduling, particularly in the context of the GNU/Linux operating system.
- Furthermore, political changes within the Ministry of Defense (12) are echoed in the general news (general-news), as the appointments of Jan Stoess (11) and Jens Plötner (11) demonstrate, shifting the landscape of defense and armament policies.
