Boris Pistorius was sworn in as Germany's new Defence Minister on Thursday (19 January).
Members of the Bundestag applauded Pistorius, who follows in the footsteps of former Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht, who resigned from her post last week. Like Lambrecht and Chancellor Olaf Scholz, he belongs to the Social Democrats.
Before his appointment, he was the interior minister of the state of Lower Saxony.
Pistorius will meet as defense minister with his US counterpart Lloyd Austin on Thursday (19 January).
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