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(First row, L-R) German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, German Minister of Economics and Climate Protection Robert Habeck, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, German Finance Minister Christian Lindner, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Second row, L-R) German Minister of Food and Agriculture Cem Ozdemir, German Labour Minister Hubertus Heil, German Justice Minister Marco Buschmann, German Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht (Third row, L-R) German Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection Steffi Lemke, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach, German Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Anne Spiegel, German Minister for Transport and Digital Affairs Volker Wissing, German Minister of Education and Research Bettina Stark-Watzinger (fourth row, L-R) Sarah Ryglewski, state minister at the chancellery, German Minister for Construction and Housing Klara Geywitz, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Svenja Schulze, German Chief of Staff Wolfgang Schmidt (fifth row, L-R) Steffen Hebestreit, government spokesman, Reem Alabali-Radovan, state minister for integration, the Federal Governments Commissioner for Culture and the Media Claudia Roth pose for a group photo at the first meeting of the new cabinet at the Chancellery in Berlin on December 8, 2021. - Members of the parliament elected Olaf Scholz as the country's next Chancellor, ushering in a new political era with the centre-left in charge. Together with the Greens and the liberal Free Democrats, Scholz's SPD managed in a far shorter time than expected to forge a coalition that aspires to make Germany greener and fairer. (Photo by Ina Fassbender / POOL / AFP) (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)