Cabinet Weil I

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First Cabinet of Stephan Weil
Cabinet Weil I
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27th Cabinet of Lower Saxony
19 February 2013 – 22 November 2017
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Gerhard Schröder
Date formed19 February 2013
Date dissolved22 November 2017
(4 years, 9 months and 3 days)
People and organisations
Chancellor Angela Merkel
Minister President Stephan Weil
Deputy Minister President Stefan Wenzel
Member party Social Democratic Party
Alliance 90/The Greens
Opposition party Christian Democratic Union
Free Democratic Party
Opposition leader Christian Democratic Union
History
Election 2013 Lower Saxony state election
Legislature term17th Landtag of Lower Saxony
Predecessor Cabinet McAllister
Successor Cabinet Weil II

The Cabinet Weil I was the state government of the German state of Lower Saxony from 19 February 2013 until 22 November 2017. The Cabinet was headed by Minister President Stephan Weil and was formed by the Social Democratic Party and the Alliance '90/The Greens, after Weil's winning of the 2013 Lower Saxony state election. [1] On 19 February 2013, Weil was elected and sworn in as Minister President by the Landtag of Lower Saxony.

At the beginning of August 2017, the government lost its one-vote majority when Elke Twesten, a member of the Greens, left the parliamentary group. [2] On 7 August 2017, the represented in the state parliament agreed on October 15, 2017 as the election date for a new state elections. [3] The cabinet was succeeded by Weils's second cabinet.

Composition

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Minister President 19 February 201322 November 2017  SPD
Deputy Minister President &
Environment and Climate Protection		19 February 201322 November 2017  Greens
Minister of the Interior and Sports19 February 201322 November 2017  SPD
Minister of Finance19 February 201322 November 2017  SPD
Minister of Justice19 February 201322 November 2017  Greens
Minister of Social Affairs, Health, and Equalization19 February 201322 November 2017  SPD
Minister of Science and Culture19 February 201322 November 2017  Greens
Minister of Economics, Labour and Transport19 February 201322 November 2017  SPD
Minister of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development19 February 201322 November 2017  Greens

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References

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  2. ↑ Rot-Grün verliert Mehrheit im niedersächsischen Landtag. In: Zeit Online. 4. August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Niedersachsen wählt im Oktober neuen Landtag". NDR. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-08.
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