Fourth Wowereit senate

Fourth Senate of Klaus Wowereit
Senate Wowereit IV
Fourth Senate of Klaus Wowereit; Senate Wowereit IV
; 25th Senate of Berlin
2011–2014
	Klaus Wowereit in February 2012
Date formed	24 November 2011
Date dissolved	10 December 2014
People and organisations
Governing Mayor	Klaus Wowereit
Deputy Mayor	Frank Henkel; Michael Müller
No. of ministers	8
Member parties	Social Democratic Party; Christian Democratic Union
Status in legislature	Grand coalition government; 86 / 149
Opposition parties	Alliance 90/The Greens; The Left; Pirate Party
History
Election	2011 Berlin state election
Legislature term	17th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
Predecessor	Third Wowereit senate
Successor	First Müller senate

The fourth Wowereit senate was the state government of Berlin between 2011 and 2014, sworn in on 24 November 2011 after Klaus Wowereit was elected as Governing Mayor by the members of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. It was the 25th Senate of Berlin.

It was formed after the 2011 Berlin state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Excluding the Governing Mayor, the senate comprised eight members, called Senators. Three were members of the SPD, four were members of the CDU, and one was an independent politician (nominated by the SPD).

After Wowereit's resignation as Governing Mayor, the fourth Wowereit senate was succeeded by the first Müller senate on 11 December 2014.

Formation

The previous Senate was a coalition government of the SPD and The Left led by Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit.

The election took place on 18 September 2011, and resulted in losses for both governing parties. The SPD remained in first place while The Left fell from third to fourth. The opposition CDU and Greens improved, and the Pirate Party debuted at 9%. As a result of their losses, the SPD and The Left fell short of a majority, bringing the coalition to an end.

The SPD initially began exploratory talks with the Greens; Wowereit later said that the Greens were their preferred coalition partner. However, the SPD withdrew from discussions on 5 October, citing irreconciliable disagreements over the proposed extension of the Bundesautobahn 100, which the SPD supported and the Greens opposed.^[1] They instead began negotiations with the CDU for a grand coalition. The parties presented their coalition pact on 16 November.^[2]

Wowereit was re-elected as Governing Mayor by the Abgeordnetenhaus on 24 November, winning 84 votes out of 148 cast.^[3] His Senate was sworn in on 1 December.

Composition

The composition of the Senate at the time of its dissolution was as follows:

Portfolio			Took office	Left office
Governing Mayor of Berlin Senate Chancellery	Klaus Wowereit born (1953-10-01)1 October 1953	SPD	24 November 2011	10 December 2014
Deputy Mayor Senator for Interior and Sport	Frank Henkel born (1963-11-16)16 November 1963	CDU	1 December 2011	10 December 2014
Deputy Mayor Senator for Urban Development and Environment	Michael Müller born (1964-12-09)9 December 1964	SPD	1 December 2011	10 December 2014
Senator for Economics, Technology and Research	Sybille von Obernitz born (1962-03-11)11 March 1962	Ind. (CDU nomination)	1 December 2011	11 September 2012
Senator for Economics, Technology and Research	Cornelia Yzer born (1961-07-28)28 July 1961	CDU	27 September 2012	10 December 2014
Senator for Education, Youth and Science	Sandra Scheeres born (1970-02-15)15 February 1970	SPD	1 December 2011	10 December 2014
Senator for Finance	Ulrich Nußbaum born (1957-04-10)10 April 1957	Ind. (SPD nomination)	1 December 2011	10 December 2014
Senator for Health and Social Affairs	Mario Czaja born (1975-09-21)21 September 1975	CDU	1 December 2011	10 December 2014
Senator for Labour, Integration and Women	Dilek Kolat born (1967-02-07)7 February 1967	SPD	1 December 2011	10 December 2014
Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection	Michael Braun born (1956-01-21)21 January 1956	CDU	1 December 2011	12 December 2011
Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection	Thomas Heilmann born (1964-07-16)16 July 1964	CDU	12 January 2012	10 December 2014

References

^ "Merkel's CDU could get unexpected boost in Berlin". Reuters. 6 October 2011.
^ "City of Berlin gets 'grand coalition' government". The Local. 16 November 2011.
^ "A clear majority elects Wowereit as mayor". Die Zeit (in German). 24 November 2011.

External links

"Wowereit Senate (2001-2014)". Berlin.de (in German). Retrieved 6 March 2022.

[1] "Merkel's CDU could get unexpected boost in Berlin". Reuters. 6 October 2011.

[2] "City of Berlin gets 'grand coalition' government". The Local. 16 November 2011.

[3] "A clear majority elects Wowereit as mayor". Die Zeit (in German). 24 November 2011.

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