Overview

• Katherina Reiche’s Economy Ministry led styling outlays at €19,264.76, including €8,324.11 in travel that covered taking a make-up artist on her inaugural trip to Washington.
• The Chancellery logged €12,501.30 for make-up, cosmetics and hair services, placing it second in the styling tally.
• Across all ministries, official spending totaled €58,738.41 for visagists and hairdressers and €172,608.83 for photographers in the reported period.
• Photography costs varied sharply, with the Finance Ministry highest at €33,721.80, while Interior, Foreign and Health each exceeded €18,000.
• Several portfolios reported minimal styling expenses, including Research at €357 and Environment at €618.80, with Justice reporting none; by contrast, the Federal Press Office recorded €12,352.20, and the figures are institutional outlays rather than personal bills, set against the 2022 Baerbock benchmark of €136,552.50.