Second Tschentscher senate explained

Cabinet Name:Second Senate of Peter Tschentscher
Cabinet Number:30th
Cabinet Type:Senate
Jurisdiction:Hamburg
Flag:Wappen der Hamburgischen Bürgerschaft.svg
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Incumbent:10 June 2020 –
Date Formed:10 June 2020
Government Head Title:First Mayor
Government Head:Peter Tschentscher
Deputy Government Head Title:Second Mayor
Deputy Government Head:Katharina Fegebank
Members Number:11
Political Parties:Social Democratic Party
Alliance 90/The Greens
Legislature Status:Coalition government
Opposition Parties:Christian Democratic Union
The Left
Alternative for Germany
Free Democratic Party
Election:2020 Hamburg state election
Legislature Term:22nd Hamburg Parliament
Predecessor:First Tschentscher senate

The second Tschentscher senate is the current state government of Hamburg, sworn in on 10 June 2020 after Peter Tschentscher was elected as first mayor by the members of the Hamburg Parliament. It is the 30th Senate of Hamburg.

It was formed after the 2020 Hamburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the first mayor, the senate comprises 11 ministers, called Senators. Six are members of the SPD, four are members of the Greens, and one is an independent politician.

Formation

See also: 2020 Hamburg state election. The previous denate was a coalition government of the SPD and Greens led by First Mayor Peter Tschentscher.

The election took place on 23 February 2020, and resulted in losses for the SPD, while the Greens doubled their vote share and improved from third to second place. The opposition CDU recorded its worst ever result at 11%, while the Left remained steady on 9%. The AfD slipped to 5% and the FDP narrowly fell below the 5% electoral threshold, retaining only a single seat from a direct constituency.

First Mayor Tchentscher described discussions with the Greens as their "first priority", but said he was open to other possibilities; the Greens called for a renewal of the incumbent government. Post-election, the SPD held exploratory talks with both the Greens and CDU.[1]

On 10 March, the SPD voted to begin coalition negotiations with the Greens.[2] Discussions were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and postponed until resuming on 23 April.[3] The two parties presented their coalition agreement on 2 June.[4] It was approved by both the SPD and Greens congresses on 6 June.[5]

Peter Tschentscher was elected as First Mayor by the Parliament on 10 June, winning 87 votes out of 123 cast.[6]

Composition

PortfolioSenatorPartyTook officeLeft officeState secretaries
President of the Senate and first mayor
Senate Chancellery
Peter Tschentscher
bgcolor=SPD10 June 2020Incumbent
Second mayor
Office for Science, Research, Equality and Boroughs
Katharina Fegebank
bgcolor=GRÜNE10 June 2020Incumbent
Office for Justice and Consumer ProtectionAnna Gallina
bgcolor=GRÜNE10 June 2020Incumbent
Office for Education and Vocational TrainingTies Rabe
bgcolor=SPD10 June 2020Incumbent
Office for Culture and MediaCarsten Brosda
bgcolor=SPD10 June 2020Incumbent
Office for Labour, Health, Social Affairs, Family and IntegrationMelanie Leonhard
bgcolor=SPD10 June 2020Incumbent
Office for Economics and InnovationMichael Westhagemann
bgcolor=Ind.10 June 2020Incumbent
Office for Urban Development and HousingDorothee Stapelfeldt
bgcolor=SPD10 June 2020Incumbent
Office for Environment, Climate, Energy and Agricultural EconomicsJens Kerstan
bgcolor=GRÜNE10 June 2020Incumbent
Office for Transport and the Mobility TurnaroundAnjes Tjarks
bgcolor=GRÜNE10 June 2020Incumbent
Office for Interior and SportAndy Grote
bgcolor=SPD10 June 2020Incumbent
Office for FinanceAndreas Dressel
bgcolor=SPD10 June 2020Incumbent

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tschentscher: Red-Green more important, but also talk to the CDU. 23 February 2020. de. N-tv.
  2. Web site: Hamburg SPD wants to negotiate a coalition with the Greens. 10 March 2020. de. Die Zeit.
  3. Web site: SPD and Greens are negotiating a new coalition. 23 April 2020. de. Süddeutsche Zeitung.
  4. Web site: Red-Green agree on coalition agreement. 4 June 2020. de. Radio Hamburg.
  5. Web site: After the election, the SPD and Greens decide to relaunch the coalition in Hamburg. 6 June 2020. de. Der Spiegel.
  6. Web site: Tschentscher re-elected First Mayor. 10 June 2020. de. Der Spiegel.