Federal Minister of Defence | |
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Bundesminister der Verteidigung | |
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since 19 January 2023 | |
Federal Ministry of Defence | |
Reports to | The Federal Chancellor |
Appointer | The President, upon advice of the Federal Chancellor |
Formation | 13 February 1919 |
First holder | Gustav Noske (Weimar Republic) Theodor Blank (Federal Republic of Germany) |
Website | bmvg.de |
The Federal Minister of Defence (German: Bundesminister der Verteidigung) is the head of the Federal Ministry of Defence and a member of the Federal Cabinet.
According to Article 65a of the German Constitution (German: Grundgesetz), the Federal Minister of Defence is commander-in-chief (German: Inhaber der Befehls- und Kommandogewalt) of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, in peacetime.[1] Conversely, when a state of defence is declared, the Federal Chancellor becomes commander-in-chief.[2] The highest-ranking military officer in the Bundeswehr is the Inspector General of the Bundeswehr (German: Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr).
The current Federal Minister of Defence is Boris Pistorius, since 19 January 2023.[3]
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