The South Schleswig Voters' Association is a regionalist political party in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. The party represents the Danish and Frisian minorities of the state.
Heide Simonis was a German author and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). She was minister of finance in Schleswig-Holstein from 1988 until 1993,when she became minister-president of Schleswig-Holstein. She was the first woman to serve as head of a state government in German history and the only woman to do so in the 20th century,serving until 2005. As of September 2023,she is also the longest serving former female minister-president of a german state.
The 2005 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 20 February 2005 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Heide Simonis was defeated. After a failed attempt to invest a minority SPD–Green government supported by the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW),the SPD agreed to join a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). CDU leader Peter Harry Carstensen was subsequently elected Minister-President.
Peter Harry Carstensen is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 2005 to 2012 he was Minister President of the state of Schleswig-Holstein,serving as President of the Bundesrat in 2005/06.
The Schleswig-Holstein Landtag is the state parliament of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It convenes in the state's capital Kiel and currently consists of 69 members of five parties. The current majority consists of coalition of the Christian Democratic Union and the Greens,supporting the cabinet of Minister President Daniel Günther.
Ralf Stegner is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as a member of the German Bundestag for the constituency of Pinneberg since the 2021 elections.
The 2009 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 27 September 2009 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. It was held on the same day as the 2009 federal election and the 2009 Brandenburg state election.
The 2012 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 6 May 2012 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union and Free Democratic Party (FDP) was defeated. Though the CDU remained the largest party,the Social Democratic Party (SPD) negotiated a coalition with The Greens and the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW). This was dubbed the "Danish traffic light" or "Namibia coalition". SPD leader Torsten Albig was subsequently elected Minister-President by the Landtag.
Torsten Albig is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany. From 2012 until 2017 he served as the 13th Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein.
The 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 7 May 2017 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent government was led by Minister-President Torsten Albig,and consisted of the Social Democratic Party (SPD),The Greens,and the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW). The government lost its majority in the election.
Ulf Kämpfer is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) who has been serving as the Lord Mayor of Kiel since March 2014.
Daniel Günther is a German politician who is a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). Since 28 June 2017,he has served as the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein. From 1 November 2018 to 31 October 2019,he served as President of the Bundesrat,being succeeded by Dietmar Woidke.
Monika Heinold is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens and current Schleswig-Holstein Deputy Minister-President and Minister of Finance.
Luise Amtsberg is a German politician of Alliance 90/The Greens who has been a member of the German Bundestag since the federal election in 2013. She contested the constituency of Kiel in 2013 and 2017.
Aminata Touré is a German politician of Alliance '90/The Greens,the German green party,who has been serving as Minister of Social Affairs,Youth,Family,Senior Citizens,Integration and Equality of the State of Schleswig-Holstein since 29 June 2022. She was elected on 29 June 2017,at the age of 25,to the State Parliament of Schleswig-Holstein and served as the parliament's vice-president until 2022.
Heinrich "Heiner" Garg is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
The 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 8 May 2022 to elect the 20th Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),The Greens,and the Free Democratic Party (FDP),led by Minister-President Daniel Günther.
In Germany's federal electoral system,a single party or parliamentary group rarely wins an absolute majority of seats in the Bundestag,and thus coalition governments,rather than single-party governments,are the usually expected outcome of a German election. As German political parties are often associated with particular colors,coalitions are frequently given nicknames based on the colors included. Prominent political parties in Germany are the CDU/CSU (black),the SPD (red),the Greens (green),the Left,the AfD (blue),and the FDP (yellow).
The first Günther cabinet was the state government of Schleswig-Holstein from between 2017 and 2022,sworn in after Daniel Günther was elected as Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein by the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. It was the 26th Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein.
The Second Günther cabinet is the current state government of Schleswig-Holstein,sworn in on 29 June 2022 after Daniel Günther was elected as Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein by the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the 27th Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein.
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