Cabinet Weil III

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Third Cabinet of Stephan Weil
Weil III
Coat of arms of Lower Saxony.svg
30th Cabinet of Lower Saxony
8 November 2022 –
Portrait Stephan Weil Dezember 2020.jpg
Stephan Weil in December 2020
Date formed8 November 2022
People and organisations
Minister-President Stephan Weil
Deputy Minister-President Julia Hamburg
No. of ministers10
Member parties Social Democratic Party
Alliance 90/The Greens
Status in legislature Coalition government
81 / 146
Opposition parties Christian Democratic Union
Alternative for Germany
History
Election(s) 2022 Lower Saxony state election
Legislature term(s)19th Landtag of Lower Saxony
Predecessor Second Weil cabinet

The third Weil cabinet is the current state government of Lower Saxony, sworn in on 8 November 2022 after Stephan Weil was elected as Minister-President of Lower Saxony by the members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony. It is the 30th Cabinet of Lower Saxony.

Contents

It was formed after the 2022 Lower Saxony state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises ten ministers. Six are members of the SPD and four are members of the Greens.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Stephan Weil of the SPD.

The election took place on 9 October 2022, and resulted in losses for both governing parties. The SPD remained the largest party and increased its lead over the CDU. The opposition Greens increased their vote share to a record 14.5%, while the AfD also improved to 11%.

Overall, the incumbent coalition retained its majority. Minister-President Weil ruled out continuing the grand coalition and voiced his preference for a coalition with the Greens. Four days after the election on 13 October, the SPD and Greens agreed to preliminary discussions, with the goal of finalising government negotiations by 3 November. [1] Formal coalition talks began on schedule on 26 October [2] and concluded successfully just a few days later on 31 October. [3] The coalition pact was approved by both parties [4] and signed on 7 November. [5]

Weil was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 8 November 2022, winning 82 votes out of 145 cast. [6]

Composition

PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officeState secretaries
Minister-President Weil, Stephan.jpg Stephan Weil
born (1958-12-15) 15 December 1958 (age 64)		 SPD 8 November 2022Incumbent
  • Jörg Mielke (Head of the State Chancellery)
  • Anke Pörksen (Speaker for the State Government)
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Education		 Hamburg, Julia Willie.jpg Julia Hamburg
born (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 (age 36)		 GRÜNE 8 November 2022Incumbent
  • Marco Hartrich
  • Andrea Hoops
Minister for Interior and Sport Profilbild Boris Pistorius.jpg Boris Pistorius
born (1960-03-14) 14 March 1960 (age 63)		 SPD 8 November 202218 January 2023
  • Stephan Manke
Behrens Daniela 042 icv2.tif Daniela Behrens  [ de ]
born (1968-05-12) 12 May 1968 (age 55)		 SPD 25 January 2023Incumbent
Minister for Economy, Housing, Transport and Digitalisation Lies Olaf (2012).jpg Olaf Lies
born (1967-05-08) 8 May 1967 (age 56)		 SPD 8 November 2022Incumbent
  • Frank Doods
Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection Meyer, Christian.jpg Christian Meyer
born (1975-07-23) 23 July 1975 (age 47)		 GRÜNE 8 November 2022Incumbent
  • Anka Dobslaw
Minister for Finance GeraldHeere.jpg Gerald Heere  [ de ]
born (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979 (age 44)		 GRÜNE 8 November 2022Incumbent
Minister for Justice Kathrin Wahlmann  [ de ]
born (1977-08-04) 4 August 1977 (age 45)		 SPD 8 November 2022Incumbent
  • Thomas Smollich
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Staudte, Miriam.jpg Miriam Staudte
born (1975-11-04) 4 November 1975 (age 47)		 GRÜNE 8 November 2022Incumbent
  • Michael Marahrens
Minister for Science and Culture Falko Mohrs (2021) cropped.jpg Falko Mohrs
born (1984-07-23) 23 July 1984 (age 38)		 SPD 8 November 2022Incumbent
  • Joachim Schachtner
Minister for Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Equality Behrens Daniela 042 icv2.tif Daniela Behrens  [ de ]
born (1968-05-12) 12 May 1968 (age 55)		 SPD 8 November 202225 January 2023
  • Christine Arbogast
Dr. Andreas Philippi (2021).jpg Andreas Philippi
born (1965-07-04) 4 July 1965 (age 57)		 SPD 25 January 2023Incumbent
Minister for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development Wiebke Osigus  [ de ]
born (1981-06-27) 27 June 1981 (age 41)		 SPD 8 November 2022Incumbent
  • Matthias Wunderling-Weilbier


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