Second Woidke cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:Second Cabinet of Dietmar Woidke
Cabinet Number:8th
Cabinet Type:Cabinet
Jurisdiction:Brandenburg
Flag:Brandenburg Wappen.svg
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Incumbent:5 November 2014 – 19 November 2019
Date Formed:5 November 2014
Date Dissolved:19 November 2019
Government Head Title:Minister-President
Government Head:Dietmar Woidke
Deputy Government Head Title:Deputy Minister-President
Deputy Government Head:Christian Görke
Members Number:9
Political Parties:Social Democratic Party
The Left
Legislature Status:Coalition government
Opposition Parties:Christian Democratic Union
Alternative for Germany
Alliance 90/The Greens
BVB/Free Voters
Election:2014 Brandenburg state election
Legislature Term:6th Landtag of Brandenburg
Predecessor:First Woidke cabinet
Successor:Third Woidke cabinet

The Second Woidke cabinet was the state government of Brandenburg between 2014 and 2019, sworn in on 5 November 2014 after Dietmar Woidke was elected as Minister-President of Brandenburg by the members of the Landtag of Brandenburg. It was the 8th Cabinet of Brandenburg.

It was formed after the 2014 Brandenburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised nine ministers. Six were members of the SPD and three were members of The Left.

The second Woidke cabinet was succeeded by the third Woidke cabinet on 20 November 2019.

Formation

See also: 2014 Brandenburg state election. The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and The Left led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke of the SPD, who took office in August 2013.

The election took place on 14 September 2014, and resulted in a slight decline for the SPD significant losses for The Left. The opposition CDU rose from third to second place on a modest swing, while the AfD debuted at 12%. The Greens remained steady on 6%, and the FDP fell to 1.5%, losing all their seats. The BVB/FW won a direct constituency in Teltow-Fläming, which enabled them to bypass the 5% electoral threshold and win three seats with 2.7% of votes.

Overall, the incumbent coalition retained a significantly reduced majority of 47 seats out of 88, a margin of three seats. The SPD held exploratory talks with both the CDU and The Left before beginning negotiations to renew their coalition with the latter.[1] The two parties presented their 70-page coalition agreement on 10 October.[2] Compared to the previous cabinet, the SPD gained an additional cabinet position for a total of seven (including the Minister-President), while The Left lost one for a total of three.[3]

Woidke was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 5 November, winning 47 votes out of 88 cast.[4]

Composition

The composition of the cabinet at the time of its dissolution was as follows:

PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officeState secretaries
Minister-President
State Chancellery
Dietmar Woidke
bgcolor=SPD5 November 201419 November 2019
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Finance
Christian Görke
bgcolor=LINKE5 November 201419 November 2019
Minister for Interior and CommunitiesKarl-Heinz Schröter
bgcolor=SPD5 November 201419 November 2019
Minister for Justice, Europe and Consumer ProtectionHelmuth Markov
bgcolor=LINKE5 November 201422 April 2016
Stefan Ludwig
bgcolor=LINKE28 April 201619 November 2019
Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and FamilyDiana Golze
bgcolor=LINKE5 November 201428 August 2018

bgcolor=LINKE19 September 201819 November 2019
Minister for Economics and EnergyAlbrecht Gerber
bgcolor=SPD5 November 201419 September 2018
Jörg Steinbach
bgcolor=SPD19 September 201819 November 2019
Minister for Education, Youth and SportGünter Baaske
bgcolor=SPD5 November 201428 September 2017
Britta Ernst
bgcolor=SPD28 September 201719 November 2019
Minister for Rural Development, Environment and AgricultureJörg Vogelsänger
bgcolor=SPD5 November 201419 November 2019
Minister for Infrastructure and State PlanningKathrin Schneider
bgcolor=SPD5 November 201419 November 2019
Minister for Science, Research and CultureSabine Kunst
bgcolor=SPD5 November 20148 March 2016
Martina Münch
bgcolor=SPD9 March 201619 November 2019

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Government formation in Brandenburg: red-red negotiations are progressing. 27 September 2014. de. n-tv.
  2. Web site: Coalition agreement between the SPD and The Left: what the red-red plans to do in Brandenburg. 10 October 2014. de. Tagesspiegel.
  3. Web site: Red-red coalition in Brandenburg: Government with "a Sarrazin". 3 November 2014. de. Die Tageszeitung.
  4. Web site: Brandenburg head of government re-elected: Woidke also supports experts on the BER supervisory board. 6 November 2014. de. Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg.