The Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (German: Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ faˈmiːli̯ə zeˈni̯oːʁən ˈfʁaʊ̯ən ʊnt ˈjuːɡn̩t] ⓘ), abbreviated BMFSFJ, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The ministry was represented by Anne Spiegel, the first woman minister of the Greens, who announced her resignment from office on 11 April 2022.
The original organization was first founded in 1953 as the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs (Bundesministerium für Familienfragen).
In 1969 after the incorporation of the Federal Ministry for Health (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit, created in 1961), it was changed to the Federal Ministry for Youth, Family and Health (Bundesministerium für Jugend, Familie und Gesundheit).
The activities of the Ministry were highlighted in media coverage in 2007 when the contents of one of the leaflets it distributed was claimed to encourage sexual massage between parents and their children.