Jens Spahn

Jens Spahn (born 16 May 1980) is a German politician. He was the Federal Minister of Health from 2018 to 2021. He is a member of the lower house of the federal parliament, the Bundestag as a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).

Jens Spahn
Minister of Health
In office 14 March 2018 – 8 December 2021
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Preceded by	Hermann Gröhe
Succeeded by	Karl Lauterbach
Parliamentary Secretary of State for Finance
In office 3 July 2015 – 14 March 2018
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Minister	Wolfgang Schäuble Peter Altmaier (acting)
Preceded by	Steffen Kampeter
Succeeded by	Christine Lambrecht
Member of the Bundestag for Steinfurt I and Borken I
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 September 2002
Preceded by	Constituency established
Personal details
Born	(1980-05-16) 16 May 1980 (age 45) Ahaus, West Germany
Political party	Christian Democratic Union
Spouse(s)	Daniel Funke
Alma mater	University of Hagen

In October 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her retirement for the CDU party leadership. Spahn announced his intention to stand for election as her successor in December 2018.^[1]