Schweitzer cabinet

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Cabinet of Alexander Schweitzer
Kabinett Schweitzer
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26th Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate
10 July 2024 – present
2014-02-20 - Alexander Schweitzer - Landesregierung Rheinland-Pfalz - 2676.jpg
Alexander Schweitzer in 2014
Date formed10 July 2024
People and organisations
Minister-President Alexander Schweitzer
Deputy Minister-President Katharina Binz
No. of ministers9
Member parties Social Democratic Party
Alliance 90/The Greens
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature Coalition government
39 / 101
Opposition parties Christian Democratic Union
Alternative for Germany
Free Voters
History
Election 2021 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
Legislature term18th Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Predecessor Third Dreyer cabinet

The Schweitzer cabinet has been the government of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate since July 2024. On 10 July 2024, the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate elected Alexander Schweitzer as Minister-President, receiving three more votes than the coalition factions supporting him actually have; thus, he was also elected by opposition MPs in the secret ballot. Schweitzer's cabinet was then appointed and confirmed by the Landtag. The Schweitzer Cabinet replaced the third Dreyer cabinet. [1]

Contents

The cabinet was again formed by a traffic light coalition consisting of the three coalition partners; Social Democratic Party (SPD), Greens and Free Democratic Party (FDP).

Vote in the Landtag

Mainz, 10 July 2024 – total number of votes = 101 votes – absolute majority = 51 votes
BallotCandidateVotesnumber of votesshare

(votes cast)

supporters
1st round of voting Alexander Schweitzer (SPD)yes votes5756.4%SPD, Greens, FDP
no votes3938.6%
abstentions44.0%
Invalid votes00.0%
non-participation11.0%
Alexander Schweitzer was elected Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate.

State government

Schweitzer Cabinet
Office/departmentPhotoName [2] PartyPictureState secretariesParty
Ministerpräsident

Head of the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate  [ de ]

 2014-02-20 - Alexander Schweitzer - Landesregierung Rheinland-Pfalz - 2676.jpg Alexander Schweitzer SPD Fedor Ruhose  [ de ] - Head of the State Chancellery  [ de ] SPD
Heike Raab-7381.jpg Heike Raab -
Representative of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate in Berlin  [ de ], and for Europe, Media, Digitaland Sustainability
Minister for Family, Women, Culture and Integration  [ de ] Katharina Binz

Also Deputy Minister-President		 GRÜNE Jürgen Hardeck  [ de ]non-partisan
Janosch Littig  [ de ] GRÜNE
Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture  [ de ] 2016-11-17 - Daniela Schmitt - 0341.jpg Daniela Schmitt FDP
Gamio HOBO 090619-4.jpg
Andy Becht  [ de ] FDP
Petra Dick-Walther  [ de ]
Minister of Finance  [ de ] Doris Ahnen-7462.jpg Doris Ahnen SPD 2016-11-17 - Stephan Weinberg - 0500.jpg Stephan Weinberg  [ de ] SPD
Minister of Justice  [ de ] FDP Fraktion RLP Herbert Mertin 2.jpg Herbert Mertin FDP Matthias Frey  [ de ] FDP
Minister of the Interior and Sport  [ de ] 2015-12 Michael Ebling SPD Bundesparteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-6.jpg Michael Ebling SPD Daniel Stich  [ de ] SPD
Simone Schneider  [ de ]
Minister of Education  [ de ] 2016-11-17 - Stefanie Hubig - 0363.jpg Stefanie Hubig SPD 2016-11-17 - Bettina Bruck - 0330.jpg Bettina Brück  [ de ] SPD
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitization  [ de ] Dörte Schall  [ de ] SPD 2016-11-17 - Denis Alt - 0237.jpg Denis Alt  [ de ] SPD
Minister of Science and Health  [ de ] 2018-08-14 IHK-1452 (cropped) - Clemens Hoch.jpg Clemens Hoch  [ de ] SPD Nicole Steingaß  [ de ] SPD
Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility  [ de ] Katrin Eder Ministerin fur Klimaschutz Umwelt Energie und Mobilitat.jpg Katrin Eder GRÜNE Erwin Manz  [ de ] GRÜNE
Michael Hauer  [ de ]

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References

  1. ↑ Rheinland-Pfalz, Staatskanzlei (2024-07-10). "Alexander Schweitzer ist neuer Ministerpräsident, rührender Abschied von Malu Dreyer". www.rlp.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. ↑ "SPD-Politikerin Dörte Schall wird neue Arbeitsministerin in RLP". swr.de. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-07.
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