Saxony-Anhalt is a state of Germany,bordering the states of Brandenburg,Saxony,Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of 20,451.7 square kilometres (7,896.4 sq mi) and has a population of 2.17 million inhabitants,making it the 8th-largest state in Germany by area and the 11th-largest by population. Its capital is Magdeburg and its largest city is Halle (Saale).
Dr. Werner Münch is a German politician (CDU). After the reunification of Germany he moved to Saxony-Anhalt where he became the first Financial Minister of this state since refounding of same after the reunification under the 1st Minister-President Gerd Gies. After Gies had to resign already in 1991 Münch was elected as 2nd Minister-President of Saxony Anhalt from 4 July 1991 to 28 November 1993,when he resigned after criticism over alleged overpayments. He was succeeded by Christoph Bergner.
Wolfgang Böhmer is a German politician (CDU) and was the 5th Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt from 16 May 2002 to 19 April 2011. He served as President of the Bundesrat in 2002/03. He formerly worked as a medical doctor.
The 2002 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 21 April 2002 to elect the members of the 4th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent Social Democratic Party (SPD) minority government led by Minister-President Reinhard Höppner was defeated. The SPD fell to third place,while the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) moved into first. The CDU subsequently formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP),and CDU leader Wolfgang Böhmer was elected Minister-President.
Christoph Bergner is a German politician and member of the conservative CDU. Bergner was the 3rd Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt from 1993 until 1994.
Reiner Haseloff is a German politician who serves as the Minister President of Saxony-Anhalt. On 9 October 2020,he was elected President of the Bundesrat. His one-year term started on 1 November 2020.
Sven Schulze is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as State Minister for Economic Affairs in the government of Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt Reiner Haseloff since 2021. He was previously a Member of the European Parliament from 2014 to 2021.
The 2016 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 13 March 2016 to elect the members of the 7th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. The incumbent grand coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Reiner Haseloff lost its majority. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) debuted at 24.3%,with every other parliamentary party recording losses,particularly the SPD and The Left.
Manfred Behrens is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a Member of the German Bundestag for Saxony-Anhalt from 2009 until 2021.
Heike Brehmer is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as member of the Bundestag and former district counselor of the district of Aschersleben-Staßfurt.
Holger Stahlknecht is a German lawyer and politician of the CDU who was the State Minister of Internal Affairs in the government of Minister-President Reiner Haseloff of Saxony-Anhalt from 2011 until 2020.
Roy Kühne is a German physiotherapist and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Lower Saxony from 2013 to 2021.
Andreas Lämmel is a German politician. Born in Falkenstein,Saxony,he represents the CDU. Andreas Lämmel has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony since 2005.
Sepp Müller is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2017.
Torsten Schweiger is a German politician. Born in Gräfenhainichen,Saxony-Anhalt,he represents the CDU. Torsten Schweiger served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt from 2017 to 2021.
Dieter Stier is a German politician. Born in Weißenfels,Saxony-Anhalt,he represents the CDU. Dieter Stier has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt since 2009.
Kees de Vries is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Saxony-Anhalt from 2013 until 2021.
The 1990 Saxony-Anhalt state election was held on 14 October 1990 to elect the members of the first Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. It was the first election held in Saxony-Anhalt since the reunification of Germany,which took place on 3 October. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Gerd Gies emerged as the largest party with 39.0%,followed by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 26.0%. The CDU formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP),and Gies became Saxony-Anhalt's first post-reunification Minister-President.
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.
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.
