Federal Ministry for Health and Social Security (Germany)
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The Federal Ministry for Health and Social Security (in German
, Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Soziale Sicherung) was a ministry of the German
federal government
from 2002 to 2005.
It was headed by the Federal Minister for Health and Social Security
. Its portfolio was a combination of that of the former Federal Ministry of Health
and one part of the former Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
. The other part of the latter was added to the portfolio of the newly created Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour
. Under the grand coalition
headed by Angela Merkel
, the portfolio reshuffle was reversed, and the old Federal Ministries of Economics and technology
, of Labour and Social Affairs
and of Health
were created once again.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Soziale Sicherung) was a ministry of the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
federal government
Politics of Germany
The Federal Republic of Germany is a federal parliamentary republic, based on representative democracy. The Chancellor is the head of government, while the President of Germany is the head of state, which is a ceremonial role but with substantial reserve powers.Executive power is vested in the...
from 2002 to 2005.
It was headed by the Federal Minister for Health and Social Security
Federal Minister for Health and Social Security (Germany)
The Federal Minister for Health and Social Security was the German Federal Cabinet member responsible for the Federal Ministry for Health and Social Security until it was abolished by the new government in November 2005....
. Its portfolio was a combination of that of the former Federal Ministry of Health
Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Health, is a ministry of the German federal government...
and one part of the former Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany)
The Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs is a top-level federal agency of the Federal Republic of Germany headed by the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs as a member of the Cabinet of Germany...
. The other part of the latter was added to the portfolio of the newly created Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour
Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (Germany)
The Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour was a Ministry of German Federal Government between 2002 and 2005...
. Under the grand coalition
Grand coalition
A grand coalition is an arrangement in a multi-party parliamentary system in which the two largest political parties of opposing political ideologies unite in a coalition government...
headed by Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany . Merkel, elected to the Bundestag from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000, and chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary coalition from 2002 to 2005.From 2005 to 2009 she led a...
, the portfolio reshuffle was reversed, and the old Federal Ministries of Economics and technology
Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is a ministry of the German Federal Government since 1998...
, of Labour and Social Affairs
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany)
The Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs is a top-level federal agency of the Federal Republic of Germany headed by the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs as a member of the Cabinet of Germany...
and of Health
Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Health, is a ministry of the German federal government...
were created once again.