By almost 80%, to 1.5 million euros, increased in 2022 the wages of hairdressers, make-up artists and photographers working for federal ministries. Last year, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs allocated 137,000 euros just for the minister’s make-up, Analena Burbok.

According to the Taxpayers’ Association, in 2021 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs allocated only 7,900 for the same purpose, with minister Heiko Maas, while 178,000 euros were allocated for the minister’s photographer in 2022, compared to 115,000 euros in 2018 and 127,000 euros in 2019. in second place is the chancellery, which spent 39,900 in 2022 on hairdressers and make-up artists, followed by the Ministry of Economy with Robert Habeck, with 11,500 euros, the Ministry of the Interior with Nancy Feser with 7,400 euros, an amount eight times higher than in 2021, when Horst Seehofer was minister. Finance Minister Christian Lindner spent 650 euros in 2022 on beauty services. A reduction in the relevant costs is recorded only in the Ministry of Labour, where the Hubertus Heil, in the same position from 2018, spent 4,800 euros in 2022 compared to 7,130 euros in 2021. Former Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht spent 11,500 euros in 2022 on these services. In 2020, however, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had spent 33,600 euros respectively.

Foreign Minister Analena Burbock employs “star” make-up artist Claude Fromen, who is paid 7,500 euros per month for her services. The additional amount concerns travel expenses, as she accompanies the minister on her visits abroad. “Foreign Minister Analena Burbock – as is the case for other leading representatives of Germany – is accompanied by a make-up artist in the obligations that require an appearance on television or a photographic lens,” the ministry said in a related question from Focus magazine.