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14 March 2018, Germany, Berlin: The members of the new Cabinet of Germany took their seats on the government bench. Front L-R: Ursula von der Leyen of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), German Defence Minister, Katarina Barley of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), German Minister of Justice, Peter Altmaier (CDU), German Minister of Economics and Energy, Heiko Maas (SPD), German Foreign Minister, Horst Seehofer of the Christian Social Union (CSU), German Minister of the Interior, Homeland and Building, Olaf Scholz (SPD), German Minister of Finance, German Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU); Second row L-R: Anja Karliczek (CDU), German Minister for Education and Research, Svenja Schulze (SPD), German Minister for the Environment, Andreas Scheuer (CSU), German Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Jens Spahn (SPD), German Minister of Health, Franziska Giffey (SPD), German Minister of Family Affairs, Julia Kloeckner (CDU), German Minister Food and Agriculture, Hubertus Heil (SPD), German Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and Helge Braun (CDU), Chancellery Chief of Staff, as well as Gerd Mueller (CSU), German Minister of Development in the third row. Photo: Kay Nietfeld/dpa | usage worldwide (KEYSTONE/DPA/Kay Nietfeld)