Politics of Schleswig-Holstein

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Politics of Schleswig-Holstein
DEU Schleswig-Holstein COA.svg
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Legislative branch
Legislature Schleswig-Holsteinischer Landtag
Speaker Kristina Herbst, CDU
Meeting place Kiel
Executive branch
Minister-President Daniel Günther
1. Deputy Minister-President Aminata Toure
Judicial branch
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesverfassungsgericht
President Christoph Brüning

The politics of Schleswig-Holstein takes place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Schleswig-Holstein. The state has a multi-party system.

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History

From 1919 to 1928, the largest parties in Schleswig-Holstein were the Social Democratic Party, German Democratic Party, Conservative Party and German Peoples Party. [1] [2] [3] From 1930 onwards, Schleswig-Holstein was a bastion of Nazi support. [1] In the 1930 Reicshtag elections, the Nazi Party received their highest vote share in Schleswig-Holstein with 27%. [1] In 1932, the Nazi Party won 51% of the vote in Schleswig-Holstein, the only district where Nazis received an absolute majority. [1] [4] The rural areas of Schleswig-Holstein were particularly likely to support the Nazis. [1] [2] [5]

Executive Branch

Minister-Presidents since 1949

Since the creation of the Federal Republic in 1945, the state's Minister-Presidents have been: [6]

PeriodMinister-PresidentParty
1945–1947 Theodor Steltzer (CDU)
1947–1949 Hermann Lüdemann (SPD)
1949–1950 Bruno Diekmann (SPD)
1950–1951Walter Bartram (CDU)
1951–1954 Friedrich-Wilhelm Lübke (CDU)
1954–1963 Kai-Uwe von Hassel (CDU)
1963–1971 Helmut Lemke (CDU)
1971–1982 Gerhard Stoltenberg [7] (CDU)
1982–1987 Uwe Barschel (CDU)
1987–1988 Henning Schwarz (CDU)
1988–1993 Björn Engholm (SPD)
1993–2005 Heide Simonis (SPD)
2005–2012 Peter Harry Carstensen (CDU)
2012– 2016 Torsten Albig (SPD)
2017– Daniel Günther (CDU)

Current Cabinet

PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officeState secretaries
Minister-President
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Daniel Günther
born (1973-07-24) 24 July 1973 (age 51)		 CDU 29 June 2022Incumbent
Deputy Minister-President 18-08-27-Aland-Aminata-Toure-RalfR- RRK7312.jpg Aminata Touré
born (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 32)		 GRÜNE 1 August 2024Incumbent
Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Johannes Albig
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Finance
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Monika Heinold
born (1958-12-30) 30 December 1958 (age 65)		 GRÜNE 29 June 20221 August 2024
  • Silke Torp
  • Oliver Rabe
Minister for Finance Silke Schneider
born (1967-09-02) 2 September 1967 (age 57)		 GRÜNE 1 August 2024Incumbent
  • Silke Torp
  • Oliver Rabe
Minister for Justice and Health Kerstin von der Decken
born (1968-11-22) 22 November 1968 (age 55)		 CDU 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Otto Carstens
  • Oliver Grundei
Minister for Education, Training, Science, Research and Culture
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Karin Prien
born (1965-06-26) 26 June 1965 (age 59)		 CDU 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Dorit Stenke
  • Guido Wendt
Minister for Interior, Communities, Housing and Sport
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Sabine Sütterlin-Waack
born (1958-02-15) 15 February 1958 (age 66)		 CDU 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Jörg Sibbel
  • Magdalena Finke
Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature Tobias Goldschmidt
born (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 43)		 GRÜNE 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Katja Günther
  • Joschka Knuth
Minister for Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism Claus Ruhe Madsen Nov 2021.jpg Claus Ruhe Madsen
born (1972-08-27) 27 August 1972 (age 52)		 CDU (Independent until May 2023, CDU nomination)29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Tobias von der Heide
  • Julia Carstens
Minister for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection Werner Schwarz
born (1960-04-10) 10 April 1960 (age 64)		 CDU 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Anne Benett-Sturies
Chief of the State Chancellery Dirk Schrödter
born (1978-10-17) 17 October 1978 (age 46)		 CDU 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Johannes Callsen
  • Sandra Gerken

Legislative Branch

The last elections were held on 8 May 2022. [8]

Election results by percentage of Votes since 1949

YearCDUGreenSPDFDPSSWAfDBHE
1947434,1-43,85,09,3-
1950519,8-27,57,15,5-23,4
1954632,2-33,27,53,5-14,0
1958744,4-35,95,42,8-6,9
196245,0-39,27,92,3-4,2
1967846,0-39,45,91,9--
197151,9-41,03,81,4--
197550,4-40,17,11,4--
197948,32,441,75,71,4--
198349,03,643,72,21,3--
198742,63,945,25,21,5--
198833,32,954,84,41,7--
1992933,85,046,25,61,9--
19961037,28,139,85,72,5--
200035,26,243,17,64,1--
200540,26,238,76,63,6--
200931,512,425,414,94,3--
201230,813,230,48,24,6--
2017 [9] 32,012,927,311,53,35,9-
2022 [8] 43,418,316,06,45,74,4-

Election results by distribution of seats since 1947

Distribution of Seats in the 20th Schleswig-Holstein Landtag 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election - composition chart.svg
Distribution of Seats in the 20th Schleswig-Holstein Landtag
YearTotal CDU Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen SPD FDP SSW AfD BHE
19477021-436-
19506916-1984-15
19546925-255--10
19586933-2632-5
19626934-2951--
19677334-3041--
19717340-32-1--
19757337-3051--
19797337-3141--
19837439-34-1--
19877433-3641--
19887427-46-1--
19928932-4551--
1996753063342--
2000893354173--
2005693042942--
200995341225144--
201269102263--
2017 [9] 73251021935-
2022 [10] 6934141254--

Constituencies in the Landtag

Judicial Branch

The Schleswig-Holstein Landesverfassungsgericht was formed in 2008. [11] Until then, Schleswig-Holstein was the last German state without a constitutional court. [11]

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References

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  6. ↑ admin. "Schleswig-Holstein - Ministerpräsidenten seit 1946". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  7. ↑ see List of Honorary Citizens of Schleswig-Holstein
  8. 1 2 "Landtagswahl Schleswig-Holstein 2022". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  9. 1 2 "Informationen zur Wahl des 19. Schleswig-Holsteinischen Landtags - Statistikamt Nord". www.statistik-nord.de. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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  11. 1 2 "Schlie: Schleswig-Holstein ohne Verfassungsgericht nicht mehr vorstellbar". www.landtag.ltsh.de. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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