19th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin | |||
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Overview | |||
Legislative body | Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin | ||
Jurisdiction | Berlin | ||
Meeting place | Preußischer Landtag building, Berlin | ||
Term | 16 March 2023 – | ||
Election | 12 February 2023 | ||
Members | 159 | ||
President | Cornelia Seibeld (CDU) |
This is a list of members who are sitting in the 19th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin, the state parliament of Berlin, from 2023 to 2026. These members were elected in the 12 February 2023 state election. This was the second election to the 19th Abgeordnetenhaus, after the original November 2021 election was voided due to irregularities. [1] The new membership sat for the first time on 16 March 2023. [2]
The Abgeordnetenhaus has 159 members, 29 seats larger than its minimum size of 130. It comprises 52 members of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), 34 members each of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE), 22 members of The Left (LINKE), and 17 members of the Alternative for Germany (AfD). [3]
The President of the Abgeordnetenhaus is Cornelia Seibeld (CDU). [4] The Vice Presidents are Dennis Buchner (SPD) and Bahar Haghanipour (GRÜNE). [5]
President | Party | Ballot | Term | ||
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President | Cornelia Seibeld | CDU | 117 / 157 | 16 Mar. 2023 – present | |
Vice President | Dennis Buchner | SPD | 127 / 157 | 16 Mar. 2023 – present | |
Bahar Haghanipour | GRÜNE | 122 / 157 | 16 Mar. 2023 – present | ||
Source: Abgeordnetenhaus |
Group | Members | Chairperson(s) | ||||
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At election | Current | |||||
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 52 / 159 | 52 / 159 | Kai Wegner | 16 Mar. 2023 – present | ||
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 34 / 159 | 34 / 159 | Raed Saleh | 16 Mar. 2023 – present | ||
Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) | 34 / 159 | 34 / 159 | Werner Graf Bettina Jarasch | 16 Mar. 2023 – present | ||
The Left (LINKE) | 22 / 159 | 22 / 159 | Anne Helm Carsten Schatz | 16 Mar. 2023 – present | ||
Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 17 / 159 | 17 / 159 | Kristin Brinker | 16 Mar. 2023 – present | ||
Source: Abgeordnetenhaus |
Image | Name | Birth year | Party | Constituency | Vote % | List # | Date of departure | Notes | Ref. | |
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Fabian Fischer | 1986 | SPD | Neukölln list | 2nd | 8 March 2023 | Declined his mandate Replaced by Marcel Hopp | [165] |
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