| Cabinet Name: | First Cabinet of Boris Rhein |
| Cabinet Number: | 23rd |
| Cabinet Type: | Cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | Hesse |
| Flag: | Coat of arms of Hesse.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Incumbent: | 31 May 2022 – 18 January 2024 |
| Date Formed: | 31 May 2022 |
| Date Dissolved: | 18 January 2024 |
| Government Head Title: | Minister-President |
| Government Head: | Boris Rhein |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Deputy Minister-President |
| Deputy Government Head: | Tarek Al-Wazir |
| Members Number: | 11 |
| Political Parties: | Christian Democratic Union Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Legislature Status: | Coalition government |
| Opposition Parties: | Social Democratic Party Alternative for Germany Free Democratic Party The Left |
| Election: | None |
| Legislature Term: | 20th Landtag of Hesse |
| Predecessor: | Third Bouffier cabinet |
| Successor: | Second Rhein cabinet |
The first Rhein cabinet was the state government of Hesse from 31 May 2022, after Boris Rhein was elected as Minister-President of Hesse by the members of the Landtag of Hesse, until 18 January 2024. It was the 23rd Cabinet of Hesse, and was succeeded by the second Rhein cabinet.
It was formed after the resignation of Minister-President Volker Bouffier, and was a continuation of the coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) formed after the 2018 Hessian state election. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised eleven ministers. Seven were members of the CDU and four were members of the Greens.
The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU and the Greens led by Minister-President Volker Bouffier of the CDU. In February 2022, Bouffier announced his resignation and intention to leave office at the end of May.[1] He nominated Boris Rhein, President of the Landtag and former minister in Bouffier's second cabinet, as his successor. Shortly after, Rhein was unanimously confirmed by a CDU party conference.[2]
Rhein was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 31 May 2022, winning 74 votes out of 137 cast.[3]
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President | Boris Rhein | bgcolor= | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing | Tarek Al-Wazir | bgcolor= | GRÜNE | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Head of the State Chancellery | Axel Wintermeyer | bgcolor= | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister for Federal Affairs and Europe | Lucia Puttrich | bgcolor= | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister for Interior and Sport | Peter Beuth | bgcolor= | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister for Finance | Michael Boddenberg | bgcolor= | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister for Justice | Roman Poseck | bgcolor= | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister for Education | Ralph Alexander Lorz | bgcolor= | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister for Science and Art | Angela Dorn-Rancke | bgcolor= | GRÜNE | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister for Social Affairs and Integration | Kai Klose | bgcolor= | GRÜNE | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister for Environment, Climate Protection, Agricultural Economics and Consumer Protection | Priska Hinz | bgcolor= | GRÜNE | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||
| Minister for Digital Strategy and Development | Kristina Sinemus | bgcolor= | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | ||||