# Baerbock leaves the foreign office as Merz takes the chancellery

Date: 2025

On 6 May 2025 the traffic-light foreign ministry ended with the change of government. Leaving is a completed personnel act, not a UN election.

## People

- Annalena Baerbock: https://factrail.ai/people/annalena-baerbock

## Drivers

- Democratic Resilience: https://factrail.ai/drivers/democratic-resilience

## Sources

- https://www.bundesregierung.de/
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-merz-elected-chancellor-2025-05-06/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-baerbock-leave-aa-2025