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 formed20 November 2019
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentDietmar 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
Election2019 Brandenburg state election
Legislature term7th Landtag of Brandenburg
PredecessorSecond 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

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 63)
SPD 20 November 2019 Incumbent
First Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Interior and Communities
Michael Stübgen
born (1959-10-17) 17 October 1959 (age 65)
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 [de]
born (1957-06-29) 29 June 1957 (age 67)
GRÜNE 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Anna Heyer-Stuffer
  • Michael Ranft
Minister for Justice Susanne Hoffmann [de]
born (1960-02-02) 2 February 1960 (age 64)
CDU 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Christiane Leiwesmeyer
Minister for Finance and Europe Katrin Lange [de]
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 [de]
born (1965-12-04) 4 December 1965 (age 58)
CDU 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Rainer Genilke
Minister for Economics, Labour and Energy Jörg Steinbach [de]
born (1956-05-28) 28 May 1956 (age 68)
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 [de]
born (1956-06-03) 3 June 1956 (age 68)
GRÜNE 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Anja Boudon
Minister for Science, Research and Culture Manja Schüle [de]
born (1976-08-04) 4 August 1976 (age 48)
SPD 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • Tobias Dünow
Head of the State Chancellery Kathrin Schneider [de]
born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 62)
SPD 20 November 2019 Incumbent
  • "Overview of the State Government of Brandenburg – 7th Legislative Period". State Government of Brandenburg (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2022.

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