Second Tschentscher senate

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Second Senate of Peter Tschentscher
Senate Tschentscher II
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30th Senate of Hamburg
10 June 2020 –
2019-07-06 BeachVolleyball Weltmeisterschaft Hamburg 2019 StP 0538 LR10 by Stepro.jpg
Peter Tschentscher at the 2019 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Hamburg
Date formed10 June 2020
People and organisations
First Mayor Peter Tschentscher
Second Mayor Katharina Fegebank
No. of ministers11
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(s) 2020 Hamburg state election
Legislature term(s)22th 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.

Contents

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.

Formation

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]

Composition

PortfolioSenatorPartyTook officeLeft officeState secretaries
President of the Senate and first mayor
Senate Chancellery		 2019-07-06 BeachVolleyball Weltmeisterschaft Hamburg 2019 StP 0538 LR10 by Stepro.jpg Peter Tschentscher
born (1966-01-20) 20 January 1966 (age 57)		 SPD 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Almut Möller (European and Int'l Affairs, Representative to the Federal Government)
  • Jan Pörksen (Head of the Senate Chancellery and Personnel Office)
Second mayor
Office for Science, Research, Equality and Boroughs		 Fegebank 19 (cropped).jpeg Katharina Fegebank
born (1977-02-27) 27 February 1977 (age 46)		 GRÜNE 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Eva Gümbel (Science, Research and Equality)
  • Alexander von Vogel (Boroughs)
Office for Justice and Consumer Protection Anna Gallina 2018 by Jenny Paul (cropped).jpg Anna Gallina
born (1983-06-22) 22 June 1983 (age 39)		 GRÜNE 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Holger Schatz
Office for Education and Vocational Training Ties Rabe (8026237276) (cropped).jpg Ties Rabe
born (1960-11-14) 14 November 1960 (age 62)		 SPD 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Rainer Schulz
Office for Culture and Media Senator Dr. Carsten Brosda.jpg Carsten Brosda
born (1974-10-03) 3 October 1974 (age 48)		 SPD 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Jana Schiedek
Office for Labour, Health, Social Affairs, Family and Integration 2019-04-12 Sitzung des Bundesrates by Olaf Kosinsky-0054.jpg Melanie Leonhard
born (1977-07-14) 14 July 1977 (age 45)		 SPD 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Petra Lotzkat (Labour, Social Affairs, Family and Integration)
  • Melanie Schlotzhauer (Health)
Office for Economics and Innovation Michael Westhagemann
born (1957-08-09) 9 August 1957 (age 65)		 Ind. 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Andreas Rieckhof
Office for Urban Development and Housing Koblenz im Buga-Jahr 2011 - Buga-Abschlussveranstaltung 11 (cropped).jpg Dorothee Stapelfeldt
born (1956-08-12) 12 August 1956 (age 66)		 SPD 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Monika Thomas
Office for Environment, Climate, Energy and Agricultural Economics 2018-09-26 Jens Kerstan (WLP Hamburg) by Sandro Halank-2.jpg Jens Kerstan
born (1966-02-18) 18 February 1966 (age 57)		 GRÜNE 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Michael Pollmann
Office for Transport and the Mobility Turnaround 2018-09-26 Dr. Anjes Tjarks (WLP Hamburg) by Sandro Halank-1.jpg Anjes Tjarks
born (1981-03-12) 12 March 1981 (age 42)		 GRÜNE 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Martin Bill
Office for Interior and Sport 2018-09-26 Andy Grote (WLP Hamburg) by Sandro Halank-2.jpg Andy Grote
born (1968-06-14) 14 June 1968 (age 54)		 SPD 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Bernd Krösser (Interior)
  • Christoph Holstein (Sport)
Office for Finance Andreas Dressel1.jpg Andreas Dressel
born (1975-01-06) 6 January 1975 (age 48)		 SPD 10 June 2020Incumbent
  • Bettina Lentz

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References

  1. ↑ "Tschentscher: Red-Green more important, but also talk to the CDU". N-tv (in German). 23 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hamburg SPD wants to negotiate a coalition with the Greens". Die Zeit (in German). 10 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "SPD and Greens are negotiating a new coalition". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 23 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Red-Green agree on coalition agreement". Radio Hamburg (in German). 4 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "After the election, the SPD and Greens decide to relaunch the coalition in Hamburg". Der Spiegel (in German). 6 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "Tschentscher re-elected First Mayor". Der Spiegel (in German). 10 June 2020.
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