He acknowledged that the army's task was enormous and
promised to work closely and in a spirit of trust with the military. Social
Democratic Party (SPD) leader Lars Klingbeil said Pistorius was the right man
for the position of defence minister in difficult times.
62-year-old Boris Pistorius, who has been Mayor of Osnabruck
for seven years and has served as Minister of the Interior and Sports of Lower
Saxony state since 2013, took his oath of office in parliament in Berlin.
