Goverment spokesman
State Secretary Ulrich Wilhelm is government spokesman as well as head of the Press and Information Office. He answers directly to Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Deputy goverment spokesman
Christoph Steegmans is deputy government spokesman. Like Ulrich Wilhelm, his job is to inform the public about government activities.
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Deputy government spokesman
Sabine Heimbach is deputy government spokesman. Like Ulrich Wilhelm, her job is to inform the public about government activities.
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History and tasks
The Press and Information Office is an information hub that serves the needs of the general public, the media, and the government. The internet plays an important role in this context.
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Right to information
"Each and every citizen has a right to information!" The Federal Constitutional Court underscored the importance of government public relations work in a ruling handed down on March 2, 1977. [more]