Second Senate of Peter Tschentscher Senate Tschentscher II | |
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30th Senate of Hamburg | |
10 June 2020 – | |
Date formed | 10 June 2020 |
People and organisations | |
First Mayor | Peter Tschentscher |
Second Mayor | Katharina Fegebank |
No. of ministers | 11 |
Member parties | Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens |
Status in legislature | Coalition government 87 / 123 |
Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union The Left Alternative for Germany Free Democratic Party |
History | |
Election | 2020 Hamburg state election |
Legislature term | 22nd Hamburg Parliament |
Predecessor | First Tschentscher senate |
The second Tschentscher senate is the current state government of Hamburg, sworn in on 10 June 2020 after Peter Tschentscher was elected as first mayor by the members of the Hamburg Parliament. It is the 30th Senate of Hamburg.
It was formed after the 2020 Hamburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the first mayor, the senate comprises 11 ministers, called Senators. Six are members of the SPD, four are members of the Greens, and one is an independent politician.
The previous denate was a coalition government of the SPD and Greens led by First Mayor Peter Tschentscher.
The election took place on 23 February 2020, and resulted in losses for the SPD, while the Greens doubled their vote share and improved from third to second place. The opposition CDU recorded its worst ever result at 11%, while the Left remained steady on 9%. The AfD slipped to 5% and the FDP narrowly fell below the 5% electoral threshold, retaining only a single seat from a direct constituency.
First Mayor Tchentscher described discussions with the Greens as their "first priority", but said he was open to other possibilities; the Greens called for a renewal of the incumbent government. Post-election, the SPD held exploratory talks with both the Greens and CDU. [1]
On 10 March, the SPD voted to begin coalition negotiations with the Greens. [2] Discussions were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and postponed until resuming on 23 April. [3] The two parties presented their coalition agreement on 2 June. [4] It was approved by both the SPD and Greens congresses on 6 June. [5]
Peter Tschentscher was elected as First Mayor by the Parliament on 10 June, winning 87 votes out of 123 cast. [6]
Portfolio | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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President of the Senate and first mayor Senate Chancellery | Peter Tschentscher born 20 January 1966 | SPD | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Second mayor Office for Science, Research, Equality and Boroughs | Katharina Fegebank born 27 February 1977 | GRÜNE | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Office for Justice and Consumer Protection | Anna Gallina born 22 June 1983 | GRÜNE | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Office for Education and Vocational Training | Ties Rabe born 14 November 1960 | SPD | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Office for Culture and Media | Carsten Brosda born 3 October 1974 | SPD | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Office for Labour, Health, Social Affairs, Family and Integration | Melanie Leonhard born 14 July 1977 | SPD | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Office for Economics and Innovation | Michael Westhagemann born 9 August 1957 | Ind. | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Office for Urban Development and Housing | Dorothee Stapelfeldt born 12 August 1956 | SPD | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Office for Environment, Climate, Energy and Agricultural Economics | Jens Kerstan born 18 February 1966 | GRÜNE | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Office for Transport and the Mobility Turnaround | Anjes Tjarks born 12 March 1981 | GRÜNE | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Office for Interior and Sport | Andy Grote born 14 June 1968 | SPD | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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Office for Finance | Andreas Dressel born 6 January 1975 | SPD | 10 June 2020 | Incumbent |
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