Overview

• Carsten Linnemann proposes limiting new Beamte appointments to roles with a special duty of loyalty such as police, fire and other security services, tax officials and customs.
• He says the federal government should begin the change on its own turf, noting that most lifetime appointments are currently made by the Länder.
• Linnemann questions the need for widespread lifetime status in federal ministries and ties the stance to a plan to cut ministerial headcount by 8 percent by 2029.
• He acknowledges that potential budget savings from narrowing Beamtenstatus have not been calculated.
• Official data show about 1.7 million Beamte in mid‑2024, roughly a third of public‑sector staff, with teachers the largest single group.