Joerg Kukies to become new German finance minister, reports broadcaster

Joerg Kukies, State Secretary of German's Ministry of Finance, speaks at the Sydney Energy Forum in Sydney, Australia, July 13, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Joerg Kukies, a top official in the German chancellery and deputy finance minister, will be the next German finance minister after Christian Lindner was fired, broadcaster Tagesschau reported on Thursday.

(Writing by Miranda Murray, Editing by Rachel More)