become Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Vice-Chancellor. On the same day his swearing-in ceremony was held in the German Bundestag. With the German care home sector facing an acute labor shortage, Bahr proposed relaxing rules for bringing in foreign care workers. In 2012, Bahr was selected a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. With the commencement of the Cabinet Merkel III on 17 December 2013 Bahr retired from the federal government. Career in the private sector From February to mid-2014, Bahr served as a health care reform advisor for the think tank Center for American Progress. In addition, he worked as a guest lecturer on health economics at the University of Michigan. On 29 September 2014, it was announced that Bahr would join the executive board of Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-AG (APKV), a health insurance provide owned by Allianz. Following the approval of the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), he has been serving on the company's executive board since 2017. Other activities Corporate boards ERGO Group, Member of the Advisory Board (−2009) Non-profit organizations UNITE – Parliamentary Network to End HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Other Infectious Diseases, Member (since 2021) DUK Versorgungswerk e.V., Member of the Advisory Board (−2009) German Cancer Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees Jugend gegen AIDS, Member of the Advisory Board Controversy In 2010, Bahr caused controversy when he—amid a dispute over the proposals of Philipp Rösler to introduce a health premium—accused the coalition partner CSU of behaving like "wild boar" and "only destructive". Personal life In 2008, Bahr married lawyer Judy Witten in Hamburg. The couple has three children. In 2019, he was diagnosed with cancer. References 1976 births Living people People from Rhein-Lahn-Kreis University of Münster alumni Members of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia Health ministers of Germany Federal government ministers of Germany Members of the Bundestag 2009–2013 Members of the Bundestag 2005–2009 Members of the Bundestag 2002–2005 Members of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party (Germany)