Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is a member of Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet.
As Defense Minister, she succeeded Ursula von der Leyen.
With a handsome salary.
She is the Defense Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, AKK for short.
The CDU politician succeeded her colleague Ursula von der Leyen, who was elected as the new EU Commission President on July 16.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is the new Defense Minister: A lot of responsibility, a lot of salary?
As Minister of Defense, she is in
command of the German Armed Forces
(IBuK).
A lot is demanded of it - after all, it should, among other things, promote the modernization of the Bundeswehr.
In addition, in the event of a crisis, it has to make decisions quickly and acquire new specialists.
After all, the savings over many years not only result in a shortage of weapons, devices and equipment, but also a shortage of capable young people.
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Many tasks that Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will have to cope with in the future - but will she get a full salary for them?
Like all ministers, the politician is
remunerated in accordance with the Federal Ministers Act
.
Your salary is therefore based on the salaries of the federal civil servants.
This states that the
ministers receive 1.33 times the salary level B11
.
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That's how much AKK earns as defense minister - and as CDU chairwoman
This gives AKK around
19,400 euros a month
for its job
(around 232,800 euros gross per year)
.
But that's not all: after all, the 56-year-old is still the CDU boss.
The job is an honorary position - but Kramp-Karrenbauer receives money for the chairmanship, as she does not have a mandate in the Bundestag for which she is paid.
As the Süddeutsche Zeitung reported, AKK should earn more money than CDU General Secretary Paul Zimiak.
This should
receive a
monthly salary of around 8,000 to 9,000 euros
.
However, the exact amount is not known.
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