Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth facts for kids
| Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend | |
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| Formed | 1953 as the „Federal Ministry for Family Questions“ |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
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| Website | www.bmfsfj.de/ |
The Federal Ministry of Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (German: Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend) (BMFSFJ) is a ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Although the headquarters are in Berlin, more people work in the Bonn office.
Different ministries, for example Labour and Social Affairs, can affect families, the elderly, women and youth. The BMFSFJ watches what these ministries do and provides specialised help.
History
1953
- Created as the Federal Ministry for Family Questions (German: Bundesministerium für Familienfragen).
1957
- renamed the Federal Ministry Family and Youth Questions (German: Bundesministerium für Familien- und Jugendfragen)
1963
- renamed Federal Ministry of Family and Youth (German: Bundesministerium für Familie und Jugend)
1969
- took over the Federal Ministry of Health (German: Bundesministeriums für Gesundheit) to become the Federal Ministry of Youth, Family and Health (German: Bundesministerium für Jugend, Familie und Gesundheit)
1986
- renamed the Federal Ministry of Youth, Family, Women and Health, (German: Bundesministerium für Jugend, Familie, Frauen und Gesundheit).
1991
- Divided up into the
1994
- Rejoined to make the present Federal Ministry of Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, German: Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend.
Federal Ministers
Federal Minister for Family Questions (1953 to 1957), Family and Youth Questions (1957-1963) or Family and Youth (1963 to 1969)
- 1953-1962: Franz-Josef Wuermeling (CDU)
- 1962-1968: Bruno Heck (CDU)
- 1968-1969: Aenne Brauksiepe (CDU)
Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health (1969 to 1986), Youth, Family, Women and Health (1986–1991)
- 1969-1972: Käte Strobel (SPD)
- 1972-1976: Katharina Focke (SPD)
- 1976-1982: Antje Huber (SPD)
- 1982-1982: Anke Fuchs (SPD)
- 1982-1985: Heiner Geißler (CDU)
- 1985-1988: Rita Süssmuth (CDU)
- 1988-1991: Ursula Lehr (CDU)
Federal Minister for Women and Youth 1991 to 1994
- 1991-1994: Angela Merkel (CDU)
Federal Minister for Family and Senior Citizens 1991 to 1994
- 1991-1994: Hannelore Rönsch (CDU)
Federal Minister for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth since 1994
- 1994-1998: Claudia Nolte (CDU)
- 1998-2002: Christine Bergmann (SPD)
- 2002-2005: Renate Schmidt (SPD)
- 2005-2009: Ursula von der Leyen (CDU)
- 2009-2013: Kristina Köhler (CDU)
- 2013-2017: Manuela Schwesig (SPD)
- since 2017: Katarina Barley (SPD)
