Cabinet Weil III
Third Cabinet of Stephan Weil Weil III | |
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![]() 30th Cabinet of Lower Saxony | |
8 November 2022 – | |
![]() Stephan Weil in December 2020 | |
Date formed | 8 November 2022 |
People and organisations | |
Minister-President | Stephan Weil |
Deputy Minister-President | Julia Hamburg |
No. of ministers | 10 |
Member parties | Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens |
Status in legislature | Coalition government 81 / 146 |
Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union Alternative for Germany |
History | |
Election | 2022 Lower Saxony state election |
Legislature term | 19th Landtag of Lower Saxony |
Predecessor | Second Weil cabinet |
The third Weil cabinet is the current state government of Lower Saxony, sworn in on 8 November 2022 after Stephan Weil was elected as Minister-President of Lower Saxony by the members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony. It is the 30th Cabinet of Lower Saxony.
It was formed after the 2022 Lower Saxony state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises ten ministers. Six are members of the SPD and four are members of the Greens.
Formation
The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Stephan Weil of the SPD.
The election took place on 9 October 2022, and resulted in losses for both governing parties. The SPD remained the largest party and increased its lead over the CDU. The opposition Greens increased their vote share to a record 14.5%, while the AfD also improved to 11%.
Overall, the incumbent coalition retained its majority. Minister-President Weil ruled out continuing the grand coalition and voiced his preference for a coalition with the Greens. Four days after the election on 13 October, the SPD and Greens agreed to preliminary discussions, with the goal of finalising government negotiations by 3 November.[1] Formal coalition talks began on schedule on 26 October[2] and concluded successfully just a few days later on 31 October.[3] The coalition pact was approved by both parties[4] and signed on 7 November.[5]
Weil was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 8 November 2022, winning 82 votes out of 145 cast.[6]
Composition
Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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Minister-President | ![]() | Stephan Weil born (1958-12-15) 15 December 1958 (age 65) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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Deputy Minister-President Minister for Education | ![]() | Julia Hamburg born (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 (age 38) | GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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Minister for Interior and Sport | ![]() | Boris Pistorius born (1960-03-14) 14 March 1960 (age 64) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | 18 January 2023 |
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![]() | Daniela Behrens [de] born (1968-05-12) 12 May 1968 (age 56) | SPD | 25 January 2023 | Incumbent | |||
Minister for Economy, Housing, Transport and Digitalisation | ![]() | Olaf Lies born (1967-05-08) 8 May 1967 (age 57) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection | ![]() | Christian Meyer born (1975-07-23) 23 July 1975 (age 49) | GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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Minister for Finance | ![]() | Gerald Heere [de] born (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979 (age 45) | GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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Minister for Justice | Kathrin Wahlmann [de] born (1977-08-04) 4 August 1977 (age 47) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection | ![]() | Miriam Staudte born (1975-11-04) 4 November 1975 (age 48) | GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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Minister for Science and Culture | ![]() | Falko Mohrs born (1984-07-23) 23 July 1984 (age 40) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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Minister for Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Equality | ![]() | Daniela Behrens [de] born (1968-05-12) 12 May 1968 (age 56) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | 25 January 2023 |
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![]() | Andreas Philippi born (1965-07-04) 4 July 1965 (age 59) | SPD | 25 January 2023 | Incumbent | |||
Minister for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development | Wiebke Osigus [de] born (1981-06-27) 27 June 1981 (age 43) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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External links
- "The Lower Saxon State Government". Niedersachsen.de (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
References
- ^ "SPD and Greens aim for coalition negotiations". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Lower Saxony: SPD and Greens begin coalition talks". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Negotiations ended: Lower Saxony: Red-Green agree on coalition". ZDF (in German). 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Greens agree to coalition with SPD". Focus (in German). 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Government stands: SPD and Greens sign coalition agreement". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Stephan Weil re-elected as Minister-President". Die Zeit (in German). 8 November 2022.
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