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Baerbock is sworn in as federal foreign minister

On 8 December 2021 Baerbock took the Auswärtiges Amt in the traffic-light cabinet. In the causal graph this event strengthens Democratic Resilience, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

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On 8 December 2021 Baerbock took the Auswärtiges Amt in the traffic-light cabinet. Swearing-in is a completed constitutional act.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Annalena Baerbock

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.75 · verified

    The president appointed her. The chancellor assigned the portfolio. The Bundestag still funds it.

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactBaerbock is sworn in as federal foreign minister
    2. strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
    3. strengthensIndicators (3)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.25 · Effect from 8 December 2021 · verified

    A completed cabinet investiture records ordinary rotation, including a first Green woman in the post.

    • Having a say in government

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.17 (weight 0.25 × strength 0.7)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Clean elections index

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.11 (weight 0.25 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.53 score from 0 to 1 · 0.34 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      125 readings, 1900–2024: rose from 0.17 score from 0 to 1 to 0.53 score from 0 to 1.

      Above normal = better

    • WJP Rule of Law Index (global)

      via Democratic Resilience

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.11 (weight 0.25 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      0.55 index score (0-1) · 0.26 below the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      Above normal = better

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.Reuters — Scholz cabinet sworn inReuters · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Federal Government — Nord Stream 2 halt 2022Bundesregierung · High credibility · verified

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorAnnalena Baerbock
  2. contributed toFactBaerbock is sworn in as federal foreign minister
  3. strengthensDriverDemocratic Resilience
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Baerbock is sworn in as federal foreign minister. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/de-baerbock-sworn-2021

https://factrail.ai/facts/de-baerbock-sworn-2021

Accessed 16 October 2026.

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