Fourth Woidke cabinet

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Fourth Cabinet of Dietmar Woidke
Woidke IV
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10th Cabinet of Brandenburg
as of 11 December 2024
2017-03-19 Dietmar Woidke SPD Parteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-2.jpg
Dietmar Woidke at the 2017 SPD federal party conference
Date formed11 December 2024
People and organisations
Minister-President Dietmar Woidke (SPD
Deputy Robert Crumbach (BSW)
No. of ministers10
Member parties Social Democratic Party
Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance
Status in legislature Coalition government (46 out of 88 seats)




Opposition parties Alternative for Germany
Christian Democratic Union
History
Election 2024 Brandenburg state election
Legislature term8th Landtag of Brandenburg
Predecessor Third Woidke cabinet

The fourth Woidke cabinet is the current state government of Brandenburg formed on December 11, 2024. Incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) Minister President Dietmar Woidke leads the coalition of his party and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW). This government ushered in the BSW as governing partner in any government in Germany for the first time as a so-called "red–purple coalition", two days ahead of their entrance into the Voigt cabinet in Thuringia. [1]

Contents

Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises ten ministers. [2] Among them seven are members of the SPD, two are from the BSW and one without party affiliation nominated by BSW. [3]

Formation

While the SPD gained 7 seats at the 2024 Brandenburg state election, the previous government were no longer able to command a majority as its main governing partner in the third Woidke cabinet the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) lost three seats while the other partner, the Alliance 90/The Greens, failed to clear the 5% threshold and thus was completely shut out of the legislature. The composition of the Landtag is as follows (showing only parties with seats before or after the election):

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PartyLeaderListDirectTotal
Social Democratic Party Dietmar Woidke 131932
Alternative for Germany Hans-Christoph Berndt 52530
Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance Robert Crumbach 14014
Christian Democratic Union Jan Redmann 12012

With the Landtag consisting 88 seats, 45 votes were required to secure an absolute majority. The Landtag held two ballots on December 11, 2024, and confirmed its confidence in Minister President Woidke on the second ballot. Balloting for to confirm the Minister President were as follows:

CandidatePosition1st Ballot2nd Ballot
Dietmar Woidke (SPD)For4348.9%5056.8%
Against4045.5%3640.9%
Abstentions22.3%11.1%
Spoiled22.3%

The fourth Woidke cabinet was sworn in after Woidke received 50 out of 88 votes available on the second ballot.

Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterTerm of Office
StartEnd
Minister-President
State Chancellor		 2017-03-19 Dietmar Woidke SPD Parteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-1.jpg Dietmar Woidke August 28, 2013incumbent
Deputy Minister-President Silver - replace this image male.svg Robert Crumbach December 11, 2024incumbent
Finance and Europe
Interior and Communities Silver - replace this image female.svg Katrin Lange
(Minister for Finance and Europe in Woidke III)		December 11, 2024incumbent
Agriculture, Food, Environment and Consumer Protection Silver - replace this image female.svg Hanka Mittelstädt December 13, 2024(acting prior : Katrin Lange)incumbent
Education, Youth and Sports Silver - replace this image male.svg Steffen Freiberg April 17, 2023
Continued from Woidke III		incumbent
Science, Research and Culture Silver - replace this image female.svg Manja Schüle November 20, 2019
Continued from Woidke III		incumbent
Economic Affairs, Labor, Energy and Climate Protection Silver - replace this image male.svg Daniel Keller  [ de ]December 11, 2024incumbent
Justice and Digitalization Silver - replace this image male.svg Benjamin Grimm  [ de ]December 11, 2024incumbent
Health and Social Affairs Silver - replace this image female.svg Britta Müller  [ de ]
non-partisan (nominated by BSW)		December 11, 2024incumbent
Infrastructure and Regional Planning 2016-02-29-Detlef Tabbert-hart aber fair-4599.jpg Detlef Tabbert  [ de ]December 11, 2024incumbent
Responsible for the State Chancellery Kathrin Schneider bei Baumpflanzung Esskastanie Geisendorf (43438430562) (cropped).jpg Kathrin Schneider November 20, 2019
Continued from Woidke III		incumbent

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References

  1. ↑ "Die Rot-Lila-Personalien der neuen Landesregierung". www.rbb24.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  2. ↑ "BSW übernimmt in Brandenburg drei Ministerien - SPD sechs". www.rbb24.de (in German). 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  3. ↑ "Weg frei für Rot-Lila-Bündnis in Brandenburg". www.rbb24.de (in German). 2024-12-07. Retrieved 2025-01-02.

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