Third Woidke cabinet
Third Cabinet of Dietmar Woidke Woidke III | |
|---|---|
 9th Cabinet of Brandenburg | |
| 20 November 2019 – | |
 Dietmar Woidke at the SPD federal party conference in March 2017 | |
| Date formed | 20 November 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Dietmar Woidke |
| Deputy Minister-President | Michael Stübgen Ursula Nonnemacher |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party Christian Democratic Union Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government 50 / 88 |
| Opposition parties | Alternative for Germany The Left BVB/Free Voters |
| History | |
| Election | 2019 Brandenburg state election |
| Legislature term | 7th Landtag of Brandenburg |
| Predecessor | Second Woidke cabinet |
The Third Woidke cabinet is the current state government of Brandenburg, sworn in on 20 November 2019 after Dietmar Woidke was elected as 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
[edit]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
[edit]| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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| Minister-President | 
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Dietmar Woidke born 22 October 1961 |
SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | ||
| First Deputy Minister-President Minister for Interior and Communities |
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Michael Stübgen born 17 October 1959 |
CDU | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Second Deputy Minister-President Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Integration and Consumer Protection |
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Ursula Nonnemacher born 29 June 1957 |
GRÜNE | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Justice | 
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Susanne Hoffmann born 2 February 1960 |
CDU | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Finance and Europe | Katrin Lange born 24 December 1971 |
SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Infrastructure and State Planning | Guido Beermann born 4 December 1965 |
CDU | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Economics, Labour and Energy | 
|
Jörg Steinbach born 28 May 1956 |
SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | 
|
Britta Ernst born 23 February 1961 |
SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection | 
|
Axel Vogel born 3 June 1956 |
GRÜNE | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Science, Research and Culture | Manja Schüle born 4 August 1976 |
SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
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| Head of the State Chancellery | Kathrin Schneider born 30 September 1962 |
SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | |||
External links
[edit]- "Overview of the State Government of Brandenburg – 7th Legislative Period". State Government of Brandenburg (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ "Who governs? These coalitions are likely in Saxony and Brandenburg". Handelsblatt (in German). 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Brandenburg is heading towards the Kenya coalition". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 19 September 2019.
- ^ "Kenya coalition is set in Brandenburg". Die Zeit (in German). 24 October 2019.
- ^ "The Kenya coalition agreement in Brandenburg at a glance". Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten (in German). 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Brandenburg's Social Democrats agree to Kenya coalition agreement". Die Zeit (in German). 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Kenya in Brandenburg: CDU votes clearly for coalition with red-green". RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (in German). 16 November 2019.
- ^ "Greens vote for Kenya coalition". Der Spiegel (in German). 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Woidke re-elected Minister-President of Brandenburg". Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 20 November 2019.