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 Monika Heinold
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.

Contents

Executive Branch

Minister-Presidents since 1949

Since the creation of the Federal Republic in 1945, the state's Minister-Presidents have been: [1]

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 [2] (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
Daniel Gunther (2017).jpg
Daniel Günther
born (1973-07-24) 24 July 1973 (age 49)		 CDU 29 June 2022Incumbent
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Finance
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Monika Heinold
born (1958-12-30) 30 December 1958 (age 64)		 GRÜNE 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Silke Torp
  • Oliver Rabe
Minister for Justice and Health Kerstin von der Decken
born (1968-11-22) 22 November 1968 (age 54)		 CDU 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Otto Carstens
  • Oliver Grundei
Minister for Education, Training, Science, Research and Culture Karin Prien
born (1965-06-26) 26 June 1965 (age 57)		 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 65)		 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 41)		 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 50)		 Ind. (CDU nomination)29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Tobias von der Heide
  • Julia Carstens
Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality Aminata Toure (Juli 2021, Kiel).jpg Aminata Touré
born (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 30)		 GRÜNE 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Johannes Albig
Minister for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer ProtectionWerner Schwarz
born (1960-04-10) 10 April 1960 (age 62)		 CDU 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Anne Benett-Sturies
Chief of the State ChancelleryDirk Schrödter
born (1978-10-17) 17 October 1978 (age 44)		 CDU 29 June 2022Incumbent
  • Johannes Callsen
  • Sandra Gerken

Legislative Branch

The last elections were held on 8 May 2022. [3]

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 [4] 32,012,927,311,53,35,9-
2022 [3] 43,418,316,06,45,74,4-

Election results by distribution of seats since 1949

Distribution of Seats in the 20 Schleswig-Holstein Landtag 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election - composition chart.svg
Distribution of Seats in the 20 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 [4] 73251021935-
2022 [5] 6934141254--

Judicial Branch

The Schleswig-Holstein Landesverfassungsgericht was formed in 2008. [6] Until then, Schleswig-Holstein was the last German state without a constitutional court. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ admin. "Schleswig-Holstein - Ministerpräsidenten seit 1946". Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  2. ↑ see List of Honorary Citizens of Schleswig-Holstein
  3. 1 2 "Landtagswahl Schleswig-Holstein 2022". tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  4. 1 2 "Informationen zur Wahl des 19. Schleswig-Holsteinischen Landtags - Statistikamt Nord". www.statistik-nord.de. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  5. ↑ "CDU gewinnt deutlich, Grüne auf Platz zwei". www.landtag.ltsh.de. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
  6. 1 2 "Schlie: Schleswig-Holstein ohne Verfassungsgericht nicht mehr vorstellbar". www.landtag.ltsh.de. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
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