The Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth) is headed by Federal Minister Franziska Giffey. She is represented in matters of policy and before the Deutsche Bundestag (german parliament) by Parliamentary State Secretaries Caren Marks and Stefan Zierke. Permanent State Secretary Juliane Seifert is the highest-ranking civil servant in the Ministry and is responsible for all administrative ...