Ursula von der Leyen has been appointed as Germany's new defence minister as part of Chancellor Angela Merkel's new cabinet, which came into effect on 17 December. The move forms part of the coalition government created, following federal elections in September, between Merkel's Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats. Change in the political leadership of the German Ministry of Defence has come as a surprise, with Thomas de Maiziere having been expected to retain the defence brief in Merkel's third cabinet. Instead, De Maiziere will return to his previous role as interior ministor, with Von der Leyen becoming the first female defence minister in German history.
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机译：乌尔苏拉·冯·德·莱恩（Ursula von der Leyen）被任命为德国新国防部长，是总理安格拉·默克尔（Angela Merkel）新内阁的一部分，新内阁于12月17日生效。此举是默克尔的基督教民主党和社会民主党之间在9月举行联邦选举后成立的联合政府的一部分。令人惊讶的是，德国国防部的政治领导权发生了变化，托马斯·德·麦济耶尔（Thomas de Maiziere）有望将国防简介保留在默克尔的第三任内阁中。取而代之的是，德·迈济埃（De Maiziere）将恢复他以前担任内政部长的角色，冯·德莱恩（Von der Leyen）成为德国历史上第一位女国防部长。
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