Third Woidke cabinet

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Third Cabinet of Dietmar Woidke
Woidke III
Minister-President
Dietmar Woidke
Deputy Minister-PresidentMichael Stübgen
Ursula Nonnemacher
No. of ministers10
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party
Christian Democratic Union
Alliance 90/The Greens
Status in legislatureCoalition government
50 / 88
Opposition partiesAlternative for Germany
The Left
BVB/Free Voters
History
Election(s)2019 Brandenburg state election
Legislature term(s)7th Landtag of Brandenburg
PredecessorSecond Woidke cabinet

The Third Woidke cabinet is the current state government of

Minister-President of Brandenburg by the members of the Landtag of Brandenburg
. It is the 9th Cabinet of Brandenburg.

It was formed after the 2019 Brandenburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises ten ministers. Five are members of the SPD, three are members of the CDU, and two are members of the Greens.

Formation

See also: 2019 Brandenburg state election

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and The Left led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke of the SPD.

The election took place on 1 September 2019, and resulted in significant losses for both governing parties. The opposition CDU also suffered losses, while the AfD became the second largest party and the BVB/FW narrowly passed the 5% threshold.

Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. Two new coalitions were considered: a

red-red-green coalition of the SPD, Left, and Greens, and a Kenya coalition of the SPD, CDU, and Greens. Of these, the former was considered more likely as it would represent a less radical departure from the outgoing government. Likewise, the Left and Greens shared a greater policy overlap with the SPD compared to the CDU. On the other hand, the Kenya coalition would have a safer majority of 50 seats compared to 45 for the red-red-green coalition, which held only a one-seat majority.[1]

On 19 September, Minister-President Woidke announced that the SPD would seek coalition negotiations with the CDU and Greens.[2] Discussions began on 23 September, and the three parties presented their coalition agreement on 24 October.[3][4] It was subsequently approved by the SPD party congress with 113 votes in favour, no votes against and one abstention on 15 November.[5] The CDU carried out an advisory survey of party members, who voted 85.7% in support. The agreement was subsequently approved by the party congress on 16 November.[6] The Greens held a membership ballot to review the pact, the results of which were announced on 18 November; with a turnout of 59%, it received 90.8% approval.[7]

Woidke was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 20 November, winning 47 votes out of 87 cast.[8]

Composition

Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President
 Dietmar Woidke
born (1961-10-22) 22 October 1961 (age 62) 		SPD 20 November 2019 Incumbent
First Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Interior and Communities 		Michael Stübgen
born (1959-10-17) 17 October 1959 (age 64) 		CDU 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Markus Grünewald (Communities)
  • Uwe Schüler (Interior)
Second Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Integration and Consumer Protection 		Ursula Nonnemacher
born (1957-06-29) 29 June 1957 (age 66) 		GRÜNE 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Anna Heyer-Stuffer
  • Michael Ranft
Minister for Justice Susanne Hoffmann
born (1960-02-02) 2 February 1960 (age 64) 		CDU 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Christiane Leiwesmeyer
Minister for Finance and Europe Katrin Lange
born (1971-12-24) 24 December 1971 (age 52) 		SPD 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Frank Stolper (Finance)
  • Jobst-Hinrich Ubbelohde (Europe)
Minister for Infrastructure and State Planning Guido Beermann
born (1965-12-04) 4 December 1965 (age 58) 		CDU 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Rainer Genilke
Minister for Economics, Labour and Energy Jörg Steinbach
born (1956-05-28) 28 May 1956 (age 67) 		SPD 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Hendrik Fischer
Minister for Education, Youth and Sport Britta Ernst
born (1961-02-23) 23 February 1961 (age 63) 		SPD 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Steffen Freiberg
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection Axel Vogel
born (1956-06-03) 3 June 1956 (age 67) 		GRÜNE 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Anja Boudon
Minister for Science, Research and Culture Manja Schüle
born (1976-08-04) 4 August 1976 (age 47) 		SPD 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Tobias Dünow
Head of the State Chancellery Kathrin Schneider
born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 61) 		SPD 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Benjamin Grimm
  • Jutta Jahns-Böhm

External links

  • "Overview of the State Government of Brandenburg – 7th Legislative Period". State Government of Brandenburg (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2022.

References

  1. ^ "Who governs? These coalitions are likely in Saxony and Brandenburg". Handelsblatt (in German). 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Brandenburg is heading towards the Kenya coalition". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Kenya coalition is set in Brandenburg". Die Zeit (in German). 24 October 2019.
  4. ^ "The Kenya coalition agreement in Brandenburg at a glance". Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten (in German). 24 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Brandenburg's Social Democrats agree to Kenya coalition agreement". Die Zeit (in German). 15 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Kenya in Brandenburg: CDU votes clearly for coalition with red-green". RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (in German). 16 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Greens vote for Kenya coalition". Der Spiegel (in German). 18 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Woidke re-elected Minister-President of Brandenburg". Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 20 November 2019.
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