Second Woidke cabinet

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Second Cabinet of Dietmar Woidke
Woidke II
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8th Cabinet of Brandenburg
5 November 2014 – 19 November 2019
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The members of the second Woidke cabinet in March 2016.
Left to right: Jörg Vogelsänger, Sabine Kunst, Karl-Heinz Schröter, Christian Görke, Helmuth Markov, Dietmar Woidke, Albrecht Gerber, Kathrin Schneider, Günter Baaske, Diana Golze
Date formed5 November 2014
Date dissolved19 November 2019
People and organisations
Minister-President Dietmar Woidke
Deputy Minister-President Christian Görke
No. of ministers9
Member parties Social Democratic Party
The Left
Status in legislature Coalition government
47 / 88
Opposition parties Christian Democratic Union
Alternative for Germany
Alliance 90/The Greens
BVB/Free Voters
History
Election(s) 2014 Brandenburg state election
Legislature term(s)6th Landtag of Brandenburg
Predecessor First Woidke cabinet
Successor Third Woidke cabinet

The Second Woidke cabinet was the state government of Brandenburg between 2014 and 2019, sworn in on 5 November 2014 after Dietmar Woidke was elected as Minister-President of Brandenburg by the members of the Landtag of Brandenburg. It was the 8th Cabinet of Brandenburg.

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It was formed after the 2014 Brandenburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised nine ministers. Six were members of the SPD and three were members of The Left.

The second Woidke cabinet was succeeded by the third Woidke cabinet on 20 November 2019.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and The Left led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke of the SPD, who took office in August 2013.

The election took place on 14 September 2014, and resulted in a slight decline for the SPD significant losses for The Left. The opposition CDU rose from third to second place on a modest swing, while the AfD debuted at 12%. The Greens remained steady on 6%, and the FDP fell to 1.5%, losing all their seats. The BVB/FW won a direct constituency in Teltow-Fläming, which enabled them to bypass the 5% electoral threshold and win three seats with 2.7% of votes.

Overall, the incumbent coalition retained a significantly reduced majority of 47 seats out of 88, a margin of three seats. The SPD held exploratory talks with both the CDU and The Left before beginning negotiations to renew their coalition with the latter. [1] The two parties presented their 70-page coalition agreement on 10 October. [2] Compared to the previous cabinet, the SPD gained an additional cabinet position for a total of seven (including the Minister-President), while The Left lost one for a total of three. [3]

Woidke was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 5 November, winning 47 votes out of 88 cast. [4]

Composition

The composition of the cabinet at the time of its dissolution was as follows:

PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officeState secretaries
Minister-President
State Chancellery
Dietmar Woidke.jpg Dietmar Woidke
born (1961-10-22)22 October 1961
SPD 5 November 201419 November 2019
  • Martin Gorholt (Head of the State Chancellery)
  • Thomas Kralinski (Media and Int'l Affairs, Representative to the Federal Government)
  • Rainer Bretschneider (Airport Coordinator)
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Finance
16-03-09-Christian-Gorke RR26732.jpg Christian Görke
born (1962-03-17)17 March 1962
LINKE 5 November 201419 November 2019
  • Daniela Trochowski
Minister for Interior and Communities 16-03-09-Karl-Heinz-Schroter RR26717.jpg Karl-Heinz Schröter
born (1954-10-26)26 October 1954
SPD 5 November 201419 November 2019
  • Katrin Lange
Minister for Justice, Europe and Consumer Protection Markov01.jpg Helmuth Markov
born (1952-06-05)5 June 1952
LINKE 5 November 201422 April 2016
  • Ronald Pienkny (Justice)
  • Anne Quart (Europe and Consumer Protection)
Landtagsprojekt Brandenburg Stefan Ludwig by Olaf Kosinsky-1.jpg Stefan Ludwig
born (1967-04-26)26 April 1967
LINKE 28 April 201619 November 2019
  • Ronald Pienkny (Justice)
  • Anne Quart (Europe and Consumer Protection)
Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family 2014-09-11 - Diana Golze MdB - 8609.jpg Diana Golze
born (1975-06-18)18 June 1975
LINKE 5 November 201428 August 2018
  • Almuth Hartwig-Tiedt
MK19961 Susanna Karawanskij.jpg Susanna Karawanskij
born (1980-05-07)7 May 1980
LINKE 19 September 201819 November 2019
  • Andreas Büttner
Minister for Economics and Energy Albrecht Gerber
born (1967-04-02)2 April 1967
SPD 5 November 201419 September 2018
  • Hendrik Fischer
Jorg Steinbach.jpg Jörg Steinbach
born (1956-05-28)28 May 1956
SPD 19 September 201819 November 2019
  • Hendrik Fischer
Minister for Education, Youth and Sport 036 Naziaufmarsch 24.03.2012 Frankfurt Oder - Gunter Baaske.jpg Günter Baaske
born (1957-10-17)17 October 1957
SPD 5 November 201428 September 2017
  • Thomas Drescher
Britta Ernst, 2019.jpg Britta Ernst
born (1961-02-23)23 February 1961
SPD 28 September 201719 November 2019
  • Thomas Drescher
Minister for Rural Development, Environment and Agriculture Ubergabe Abschlussbericht im Bundesrat am 12. Dezember 2012 (cropped) - Jorg Vogelsanger.jpg Jörg Vogelsänger
born (1964-05-17)17 May 1964
SPD 5 November 201419 November 2019
  • Carolin Schilde
Minister for Infrastructure and State Planning Kathrin Schneider
born (1962-09-30)30 September 1962
SPD 5 November 201419 November 2019
  • Ines Jesse
Minister for Science, Research and Culture Sabine Kunst Ministerin Brandenburg.jpg Sabine Kunst
born (1954-12-30)30 December 1954
SPD 5 November 20148 March 2016
  • Martin Gorholt
Martina Munch.jpg Martina Münch
born (1961-12-29)29 December 1961
SPD 9 March 201619 November 2019
  • Ulrike Gutheil

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