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.
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 |
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
editThe 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 
|
Susanne Hoffmann born 2 February 1960 |
CDU | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent |
| |
| 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.