Landtag of Lower Saxony
Landtag of Lower Saxony Niedersächsischer Landtag | |
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Government (81)
Opposition (65) | |
Elections | |
Last election | 9 October 2022 |
Meeting place | |
Leineschloss, Hanover | |
Website | |
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The Lower Saxon Landtag (Niedersächsischer Landtag) or the Parliament of Lower Saxony is the state
Minister-President Stephan Weil (SPD).[1]
Landtag building
The Landtag is situated in the Leineschloss, a former residence of the kings of Hanover. After its destruction in World War II it was rebuilt from 1957 to 1962. Thus, from 1947 to 1962, the parliament of Lower Saxony convened in the old town hall (Stadthalle Hannover).
Current composition
After the elections of 9 October 2022 the composition of the Lower Saxony Landtag is as follows:
Party | Seats | (Percent) |
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Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 57 | 33.4% |
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
47 | 28.1% |
Alliance 90/The Greens (Die Grünen) | 24 | 14.5% |
Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 18 | 11.0% |
Elections are conducted using a
proportional representation system
, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats in the Landtag.
Currently, the Social Democratic Party and the Greens have a government with 81 out of 146 seats (55.5%).
Presidents of the Landtag
So far, the presidents of the Landtag of Lower Saxony have been:
- 1946–1955 Karl Olfers, Social Democratic Party (SPD)
- 1955–1957 Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1957–1959 CDU
- 1959–1963 Karl Olfers, SPD
- 1963–1967 Richard Lehners, SPD
- 1967–1974 Wilhelm Baumgarten, SPD
- 1974–1982 CDU
- 1982–1985 CDU
- 1985–1990 CDU
- 1990–1998 Horst Milde, SPD
- 1998–2003 Rolf Wernstedt, SPD
- 2003–2008 CDU
- 2008–2013 CDU
- 2013–2017 CDU
- 2017–2022 Gabriele Andretta, SPD
- 2022 Hanna Naber, SPD
See also
- 1998 Lower Saxony state election
- 2003 Lower Saxony state election
- 2008 Lower Saxony state election
- 2013 Lower Saxony state election
- 2017 Lower Saxony state election
- 2022 Lower Saxony state election
References
- ^ Bundesrat. Lower Saxony Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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