| Cabinet Name: | Cabinet of Armin Laschet |
| Cabinet Number: | 24th |
| Cabinet Type: | Cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Flag: | Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westfalia.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Incumbent: | 30 June 2017 – 27 October 2021 |
| Date Formed: | 30 June 2017 |
| Date Dissolved: | 27 October 2021 |
| Government Head Title: | Minister-President |
| Government Head: | Armin Laschet |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Deputy Minister-President |
| Deputy Government Head: | Joachim Stamp |
| Members Number: | 12 |
| Political Parties: | Christian Democratic Union Free Democratic Party |
| Legislature Status: | Coalition government |
| Opposition Parties: | Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens Alternative for Germany |
| Election: | 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election |
| Legislature Term: | 17th Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Predecessor: | Second Kraft Cabinet |
| Successor: | Wüst cabinet |
The Laschet cabinet was the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia between 2017 and 2021, sworn in on 30 June 2017 after Armin Laschet was elected as Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia by the members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was the 24th Cabinet of North Rhine-Westphalia.
It was formed after the 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised twelve ministers. Eight were members of the CDU, three were members of the FDP, and one was an independent politician.
After Laschet's resignation as Minister-President, the Laschet cabinet was succeeded by the Wüst cabinet on 28 October 2021.
See also: 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election. The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hannelore Kraft.
The election took place on 14 May 2017, and resulted in substantial losses for both governing parties. The opposition CDU and FDP both recorded gains, with the former becoming the largest party. The AfD debuted at 7%.
Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. The opposition coalition of the CDU and FDP won a slim majority of one seat. Also considered was a grand coalition of the CDU and SPD, but the SPD rejected this the day after the election.[1] CDU leader Armin Laschet initially announced plans to held exploratory talks with the SPD, FDP, and Greens, but only the FDP accepted the offer.
On 22 May, the CDU and FDP boards unanimously voted to begin negotiations for a coalition. Meetings began the following day.[2] They presented their coalition agreement in mid-June.[3] The FDP held an online membership ballot to review the pact, with 97% voting in favour on about 50% turnout.[4] The CDU congress unanimously approved the contract the next day, and it was formally signed on 26 June.[5]
Laschet was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 27 June, winning 100 votes out of 196 cast. His cabinet was sworn in on 30 June.[6]
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President State Chancellery | Armin Laschet | bgcolor= | CDU | 27 June 2017 | 26 October 2021 | ||||
| Acting Minister-President | Joachim Stamp | FDP | 26 October 2021 | 27 October 2021 | |||||
| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Children, Family, Refugees and Integration | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | |||||||
| Minister for Finance | Lutz Lienenkämper | bgcolor= | CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | ||||
| Minister for Interior | Herbert Reul | bgcolor= | CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | ||||
| Minister for Economics, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy | Andreas Pinkwart | bgcolor= | FDP | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | ||||
| Minister for Labour, Health and Social Affairs | Karl-Josef Laumann | bgcolor= | CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | ||||
| Minister for School and Education | Yvonne Gebauer | bgcolor= | FDP | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | ||||
| Minister for Homeland, Communities, Construction and Equality | Ina Scharrenbach | bgcolor= | CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | ||||
| Minister for Justice | Peter Biesenbach | bgcolor= | CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | ||||
| Minister for Transport | Hendrik Wüst | bgcolor= | CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | ||||
| Minister for Environment, Agriculture, and Nature and Consumer Protection | Christina Schulze Föcking | bgcolor= | CDU | 30 June 2017 | 15 May 2018 | ||||
| Ursula Heinen-Esser | bgcolor= | CDU | 24 May 2018 | 27 October 2021 | |||||
| Minister for Culture and Science | Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen | bgcolor= | Ind. | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | ||||
| Minister for Federal, European and International Affairs | Stephan Holthoff-Pförtner | bgcolor= | CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 | ||||