Second Schwesig cabinet

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Second Cabinet of Manuela Schwesig
Schwesig II
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11th Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
15 November 2021 –
2017-06-25 Manuela Schwesig SPD Bundesparteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-16.jpg
Manuela Schwesig at the SPD federal conference in June 2017
Date formed15 November 2021
People and organisations
Minister-President Manuela Schwesig
Deputy Minister-President Simone Oldenburg
No. of ministers8
Member parties Social Democratic Party
The Left
Status in legislature Coalition government
43 / 79
Opposition parties Alternative for Germany
Christian Democratic Union
Alliance 90/The Greens
Free Democratic Party
History
Election(s) 2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
Legislature term(s)8th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Predecessor First Schwesig cabinet

The Second Schwesig cabinet is the incumbent state government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sworn in on 15 November 2021 after Manuela Schwesig was elected as Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by the members of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is the 11th Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Contents

It was formed after the 2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left (LINKE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises eight ministers. Six are members of the SPD and two are members of The Left.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Manuela Schwesig of the SPD, who took office in July 2017.

The election took place on 26 September 2021, and resulted in a significant swing to the SPD, while the CDU and the opposition AfD and The Left suffered losses. The Greens and FDP both re-entered the Landtag with 6%.

Overall, the incumbent coalition was returned with an increased majority. Minister-President Schwesig indicated that she planned to talk to all parties except the AfD; exploratory talks the CDU and The Left were held on 1 October. [1] On 13 October, Schwesig announced that the SPD had voted unanimously to seek coalition negotiations with The Left. [2] Discussions began the following week. [3] The parties finalised their coalition agreement on 5 November [4] and presented it three days later. [5] It was approved by both parties and formally signed on 13 November. [6]

Schwesig was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 15 November, winning 41 votes out of 79 cast. [7]

Composition

PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officeState secretaries
Minister-President
State Chancellery		 2017-06-25 Manuela Schwesig SPD Bundesparteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-16.jpg Manuela Schwesig
born (1974-05-23) 23 May 1974 (age 49)		 SPD 15 November 2021Incumbent
  • Patrick Dahlemann (Head of the State Chancellery)
  • Heiko Miraß (Western Pomerania and Eastern Mecklenburg)
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Education and Daycare Centres		 2020 LINKE Oldenburg, Simone OK9968.jpg Simone Oldenburg
born (1969-03-22) 22 March 1969 (age 54)		 LINKE 15 November 2021Incumbent
  • Tom Michael Scheidung
Minister for Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Reinhard Meyer.jpg Reinhard Meyer
born (1959-09-05) 5 September 1959 (age 64)		 SPD 15 November 2021Incumbent
  • Jochen Schulte
  • Ines Jesse
Minister for Interior, Construction and Digitalisation 18-05-2017-Christian Pegel-JonasR.jpg Christian Pegel
born (1974-01-07) 7 January 1974 (age 49)		 SPD 15 November 2021Incumbent
  • Wolfgang Schmülling (Interior and Communities)
  • Ina-Maria Ulbrich (Digitalisation)
Minister for Social Affairs, Health and Sport Stefanie Drese
born (1976-12-09) 9 December 1976 (age 46)		 SPD 15 November 2021Incumbent
Minister for Science, Culture, and Federal and European Affairs Bettina Martin (48139119732) (cropped).jpg Bettina Martin
born (1966-03-19) 19 March 1966 (age 57)		 SPD 15 November 2021Incumbent
  • Susanne Bowen
  • Jutta Bieringer (Representative to the Federal Government)
Minister for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas and Environment Till Backhaus SPD.jpg Till Backhaus
born (1959-03-13) 13 March 1959 (age 64)		 SPD 15 November 2021Incumbent
  • Jürgen Buchwald
Minister for Finance Heiko Geue
born (1965-10-05) 5 October 1965 (age 57)		 SPD 15 November 2021Incumbent
  • Carola Voß
Minister for Justice, Equality and Consumer Protection 17-05-18-Jacqueline Bernhardt RR79524.jpg Jacqueline Bernhardt
born (1977-02-13) 13 February 1977 (age 46)		 LINKE 15 November 2021Incumbent
  • Friedrich Straetmanns

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