First Cabinet of Bodo Ramelow Cabinet Ramelow I | |
---|---|
![]() 8th Cabinet of Thuringia | |
2014–2020 | |
![]() Bodo Ramelow in June 2016 | |
Date formed | 5 December 2014 |
Date dissolved | 5 February 2020 |
People and organisations | |
Minister-President | Bodo Ramelow |
Deputy Minister-President | Heike Taubert Anja Siegesmund |
No. of ministers | 9 |
Member parties | The Left Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens |
Status in legislature | Coalition government 46 / 91 |
Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union Alternative for Germany |
History | |
Election(s) | 2014 Thuringian state election |
Legislature term(s) | 6th Landtag of Thuringia |
Predecessor | Lieberknecht cabinet |
Successor | Thomas Kemmerich [lower-alpha 1] Second Ramelow cabinet |
The first Ramelow cabinet was the state government of Thuringia between 2014 and 2020, sworn in on 5 December 2014 after Bodo Ramelow was elected as Minister-President by the members of the Landtag of Thuringia. It was the 7th Cabinet of Thuringia.
It was formed after the 2014 Thuringian state election by The Left (LINKE), the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised nine ministers. Four were members of The Left, three were members of the SPD, and two were members of the Greens.
The first Ramelow cabinet left office on 5 February 2020 after Thomas Kemmerich was elected Minister-President.
The previous cabinet was a coalition government CDU and SPD led by Minister-President Christine Lieberknecht.
The state election took place on 14 September, and resulted in small gains for the CDU and a substantial decline for the SPD. The Left and Greens remained steady on 28% and 6% respectively, while the AfD debuted at 11%. Overall, the incumbent coalition retained a slim majority of one seat.
The SPD's losses prompted the party to consider changing course and defecting from the outgoing government. A left-wing coalition of The Left, SPD, and Greens also held a one-seat majority. [1] After holding exploratory talks with the other parties, they SPD carried out a postal ballot of their membership to gauge support for a coalition with The Left and Greens. The results were announced on 4 November, with 69.9% voting in favour. Turnout among the party's 4,300 members was 77.5%. [2] The three parties thus entered into negotiations. They presented their coalition agreement on 19 November. [3]
Bodo Ramelow was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 6 December after two rounds of voting. In the first ballot, he received 45 votes in favour to 44 against, one short of the required majority. In the second ballot, he was elected with 46 votes in favour to 43 against. In both rounds, there was one abstention and one invalid vote. [4]
Minister-President election | ||||
Ballot → | 4 March 2020 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Required majority → | 46 out of 91 ![]() | 46 out of 91![]() | ||
Bodo Ramelow | 45 / 91 | 46 / 91 | ||
Against | 44 / 91 | 43 / 91 | ||
Abstentions | 1 / 91 | 1 / 91 |
The composition of the cabinet at the time of its dissolution was as follows:
Portfolio | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minister-President | ![]() | Bodo Ramelow born 19 February 1956 | LINKE | 5 December 2014 | 5 February 2020 | ||
First Deputy Minister-President Minister for Finance | ![]() | Heike Taubert born 14 November 1958 | SPD | 5 December 2014 | 5 February 2020 |
| |
Second Deputy Minister-President Minister for Environment, Energy, and Nature Protection | ![]() | Anja Siegesmund born 16 January 1977 | GRÜNE | 5 December 2014 | 5 February 2020 |
| |
Minister for Culture, Federal and European Affairs and Chief of the State Chancellery | ![]() | Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff born 17 February 1976 | LINKE | 5 December 2014 | 5 February 2020 |
| |
Minister for Infrastructure and Agriculture (acting) | 26 November 2019 | 5 February 2020 |
| ||||
Minister for Interior and Communities | ![]() | Holger Poppenhäger born 3 April 1957 | SPD | 5 December 2014 | 30 August 2017 |
| |
![]() | Georg Maier born 25 April 1967 | SPD | 30 August 2017 | 5 February 2020 |
| ||
Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | | Birgit Klaubert born 28 September 1954 | LINKE | 5 December 2014 | 17 August 2017 |
| |
![]() | Helmut Holter born 22 May 1953 | LINKE | 17 August 2017 | 5 February 2020 |
| ||
Minister for Migration, Justice and Consumer Protection | ![]() | Dieter Lauinger born 5 December 1962 | GRÜNE | 5 December 2014 | 5 February 2020 |
| |
Minister for Economics, Science and Digital Society | ![]() | Wolfgang Tiefensee born 4 January 1955 | SPD | 5 December 2014 | 5 February 2020 |
| |
Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family | ![]() | Heike Werner born 30 May 1969 | LINKE | 5 December 2014 | 5 February 2020 |
| |
Minister for Infrastructure and Agriculture | ![]() | Birgit Keller born 28 January 1959 | LINKE | 5 December 2014 | 26 November 2019 |
|
Bodo Ramelow is a German politician who has served since 4 March 2020 as Minister-President of Thuringia, an office he previously held from 2014 to 5 February 2020. He is the first head of a German state government to serve non-consecutive terms in office since Eberhard Diepgen, who served twice as Governing Mayor of Berlin. A member of The Left, he previously chaired the party's group in the Landtag of Thuringia. On 8 October 2021, he was elected to a one-year term as President of the Bundesrat. His from 1 November 2021 until 31 October 2022.
The 2014 Thuringian state election was held on 14 September 2014 to elect the members of the 6th Landtag of Thuringia. The government prior to the election was a grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Christine Lieberknecht. The government narrowly retained its majority. However, the SPD chose not to renew the coalition, instead pursuing an agreement to enter as a junior partner in a coalition with The Left and The Greens. After a vote of the SPD membership showed a majority in favour, the SPD went ahead with the agreement.
The Minister-President of Thuringia, officially the Minister-President of the Free State of Thuringia, is the head of government of the German state of Thuringia. The position was re-established in 1990 after German reunification. The former districts Erfurt, Suhl, Gera and some adjacent areas of the Halle were incorporated into the new and re-established federal state of Thuringia.
The 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 13 March 2016 to elect the members of the 15th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent government of The Greens and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann lost its majority.
The 2019 Brandenburg state election was held on 1 September 2019 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Brandenburg. It took place on the same day as the 2019 Saxony state election. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left, led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke.
The 2019 Thuringian state election was held on 27 October 2019 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Thuringia. The outgoing government was a coalition consisting of The Left, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and The Greens, led by Minister-President Bodo Ramelow.
Thomas Karl Leonard Kemmerich is a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as the Minister President of Thuringia from 5 February to 4 March 2020. With a tenure of only 28 days, he was both the shortest-serving Minister President of Thuringia and the shortest-serving head of a state government in the Federal Republic of Germany.
The next Thuringian state election will be held no later than between August and December 2024 to elect the 8th Landtag of Thuringia. The current government is a minority government consisting of The Left, the Social Democratic Party (SPD), and The Greens, led by Minister President Bodo Ramelow of The Left.
The 2020 Thuringian government crisis, also known as the Thuringia crisis, was triggered by the election of Thomas Kemmerich (FDP) as Thuringian Minister President with votes from the AfD, CDU and FDP on February 5, 2020. The election attracted considerable national and international attention because, for the first time in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany, a Minister President was elected with votes from a far-right populist party, in this case the AfD.
The 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 6 June 2021 to elect the 8th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The outgoing government was coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Social Democratic Party (SPD), and The Greens, led by Minister-President Reiner Haseloff.
Susanne Hennig-Wellsow is a German politician. She was federal co-chairwoman of The Left from 2021 to 2022 and has served as a member of the Bundestag for Thuringia since 2021. Previously, she was a member of the Landtag of Thuringia from 2004 to 2021, leader of the Thuringia branch of The Left since November 2013, and leader of the state parliamentary group since December 2014.
The 2022 North Rhine-Westphalia state election was held on 15 May 2022 to elect the 18th Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Hendrik Wüst.
The Second Kretschmer cabinet is the current state government of Saxony, sworn in on 20 December 2019 after Michael Kretschmer was elected as Minister-President of Saxony by the members of the Landtag of Saxony. It is the 10th Cabinet of Saxony.
The second Ramelow cabinet is the current state government of Thuringia, sworn in on 4 March 2020 after Bodo Ramelow was elected as Minister-President by the members of the Landtag of Thuringia. It is the 8th Cabinet of Thuringia.
The Third Woidke cabinet is the current state government of Brandenburg, sworn in on 20 November 2019 after Dietmar Woidke was elected as Minister-President of Brandenburg by the members of the Landtag of Brandenburg. It is the 9th Cabinet of Brandenburg.
The Second Weil cabinet is the current state government of Lower Saxony, sworn in on 22 November 2017 after Stephan Weil was elected as Minister-President of Lower Saxony by the members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony. It is the 29th Cabinet of Lower Saxony.
The Third Haseloff cabinet is the current state government of Saxony-Anhalt, sworn in on 16 September 2021 after Reiner Haseloff was elected as Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt by the members of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the 10th Cabinet of Saxony-Anhalt.
The second Kretschmann cabinet was the state government of Baden-Württemberg between 2016 and 2021, sworn in on 12 May 2021 after Winfried Kretschmann was elected as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg by the members of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. It was the 24th Cabinet of Baden-Württemberg.
The Second Bouffier cabinet was the state government of Hesse between 2014 and 2019, sworn in on 18 January 2014 after Volker Bouffier was elected as Minister-President of Hesse by the members of the Landtag of Hesse. It was the 21st Cabinet of Hesse.
The Laschet cabinet was the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia between 2017 and 2021, sworn in on 30 June 2017 after Armin Laschet was elected as Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia by the members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was the 24th Cabinet of North Rhine-Westphalia.