Mr. Maizière, 57, left, takes over the Defense Ministry at a time of upheaval: conscription is set to end in June, the army is cutting its troop levels to under 190,000 from over 250,000, and German forces will begin withdrawing this year from Afghanistan.
But why has the angry and intolerant Left taken over the Religious Right as the new intolerant group?
They were the first significant cuts since Carol Bartz, left, took over as chief executive in January.
Mr. Kim, left, took over in 1994 after the death of his father, Kim Il Sung, at 82.
A veteran General Motors executive, Nick Reilly, left, will take over as Opel's chief executive, Opel announced on Friday.
Mr. Menendez, below left, will take over the campaign operations at a time of continuing strength for the Democrats.
Klaus Kleinfeld, 46, left, will take over Germany's largest engineering company next January, when Mr. von Pierer, 63, steps down after 12 years.
The group management committee, headed by the chief executive, Tom Glocer, left, will take over direct control of operations, Johnny Weir, a spokesman for Reuters, said.
The chief information officer at the Energy Department, Karen S. Evans, left, will take over the government's top information technology job later this month, the White House said.
"It is a continuous process, and when the president leaves, someone else will take over.
Everyone gob-smacked in NYT newsroom over Jill Abramson leaving and Dean Baquet taking over.
