Chancellor Angela Merkel named an ambitious young conservative Sunday as health minister in Germany's new government, signaling a desire to integrate critics as she embarks on her fourth term. Merkel had pledged to put fresh faces in her Cabinet after reaching a coalition deal this month with the center-left Social Democrats. A party congress is being held Monday to sign off on the coalition agreement, which will still need approval from the Social Democrats' members to take effect. Her most prominent appointment was naming Jens Spahn, 37, as health minister. She said that demanded "painful changes," including the departure of outgoing Health Minister Hermann Groehe, a longtime loyalist.

Source: ABC News February 25, 2018 11:03 UTC