Third Kretschmann cabinet

The third Kretschmann cabinet is the current state government of Baden-Württemberg, sworn in on 12 May 2021 after Winfried Kretschmann was elected as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg by the members of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. It is the 25th Cabinet of Baden-Württemberg.

Third Cabinet of Winfried Kretschmann
Cabinet Kretschmann III

25th Cabinet of Baden-Württemberg
2021–
Date formed12 May 2021
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentWinfried Kretschmann
Deputy Minister-PresidentThomas Strobl
No. of ministers12
Member partiesAlliance 90/The Greens
Christian Democratic Union
Status in legislatureCoalition government
100 / 154
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party
Alternative for Germany
History
Election2021 Baden-Württemberg state election
Legislature term17th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
PredecessorSecond Kretschmann cabinet

It was formed after the 2021 Baden-Württemberg state election by Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises twelve ministers. Six are members of the Greens, five are members of the CDU, and one is an independent politician.

Formation

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The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the Greens and CDU led by Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann of the Greens.

The election took place on 14 March 2021, and resulted in an improvement for the Greens and losses for the CDU. The opposition SPD saw a small decline while the FDP improved, and the AfD took significant losses, falling from third to fifth place. Overall, the governing coalition was returned with an increased majority.

Minister-President Kretschmann invited all parties except the AfD to exploratory talks, beginning with the CDU. On 2 April, the Greens voted to enter negotiations to renew the coalition with the CDU.[1] The two parties presented their coalition pact on 1 May.[2]

Kretschmann was re-elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 12 May, winning 95 votes out of 152 cast.[3]

Composition

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Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President
State Chancellery
  Winfried Kretschmann
born (1948-05-17) 17 May 1948 (age 76)
GRÜNE 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Rudi Hoogvliet (Media, Representative to the Federal Government)
  • Florian Hassler (Representative to the European Union)
  • Florian Stegman (Head of the State Chancellery)
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Interior, Digitalisation and Communities
  Thomas Strobl
born (1960-03-17) 17 March 1960 (age 64)
CDU 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Wilfried Klenk
  • Julian Würtenberger
Minister for Finance   Danyal Bayaz
born (1983-10-15) 15 October 1983 (age 41)
GRÜNE 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Gisela Splett
Minister for Education, Youth and Sport   Theresa Schopper
born (1961-04-09) 9 April 1961 (age 63)
GRÜNE 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Sandra Boser
  • Volker Schebesta
Minister for Science, Research and Arts   Theresia Bauer
born (1965-04-06) 6 April 1965 (age 59)
GRÜNE 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Petra Olschowski
Minister for Environment, Climate and Energy Industry   Thekla Walker
born (1969-03-28) 28 March 1969 (age 55)
GRÜNE 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Andre Baumann
Minister for Economics, Labour and Tourism   Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut
born (1972-10-09) 9 October 1972 (age 52)
CDU 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Patrick Rapp
Minister for Social Affairs, Health and Integration   Manfred Lucha
born (1961-03-13) 13 March 1961 (age 63)
GRÜNE 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Ute Leidig
Minister for Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection Peter Hauk
born (1960-12-24) 24 December 1960 (age 63)
CDU 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Sabine Kurtz
Minister for Justice and Migration   Marion Gentges
born (1971-08-23) 23 August 1971 (age 53)
CDU 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Siegfried Lorek
Minister for Transport   Winfried Hermann
born (1952-07-19) 19 July 1952 (age 72)
GRÜNE 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Elke Zimmer
Minister for State Development and Housing   Nicole Razavi
born (1965-05-20) 20 May 1965 (age 59)
CDU 12 May 2021 Incumbent
  • Andrea Lindlohr
State Councillor for Civil Society and Civic Participation   Barbara Bosch
born (1958-09-05) 5 September 1958 (age 66)
Ind. 22 July 2021 Incumbent
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  • "Members of the State Government". Baden-Württemberg State Government (in German). Retrieved 6 March 2022.

References

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