Third Haseloff cabinet

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Third Cabinet of Reiner Haseloff
Haselhoff III
Wappen Sachsen-Anhalt.svg
10th Cabinet of Saxony-Anhalt
16 September 2021 –
2019-11-23 Reiner Haseloff CDU Parteitag by OlafKosinsky MG 6400.jpg
Reiner Haseloff in November 2019
Date formed16 September 2021
People and organisations
Minister-President Reiner Haseloff
Deputy Minister-President Armin Willingmann
Lydia Hüskens
No. of ministers9
Member parties Christian Democratic Union
Social Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature Coalition government
56 / 97
Opposition parties Alternative for Germany
The Left
Alliance 90/The Greens
History
Election 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election
Legislature term8th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
Predecessor Second Haseloff cabinet

The Third Haseloff cabinet is the current state government of Saxony-Anhalt, sworn in on 16 September 2021 after Reiner Haseloff was elected as Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt by the members of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the 10th Cabinet of Saxony-Anhalt.

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It was formed after the 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Free Democratic Party (FDP). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises nine ministers. Six are members of the CDU, two are members of the SPD, and one is a member of the FDP.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU, SPD, and Greens led by Minister-President Reiner Haseloff.

The election took place on 6 June 2021, and resulted in a substantial swing toward to CDU, while the SPD recorded small losses and the Greens slight gains. The opposition AfD and The Left also suffered losses, while the FDP re-entered the Landtag with 6%.

Overall, the incumbent coalition increased its majority; the CDU and SPD alone held a one-seat majority. The CDU announced that they would seek exploratory talks with the SPD, Greens, and FDP. The Greens ruled out renewing the outgoing government on the basis that their involvement was no longer mathematically necessary. [1] The FDP initially rejected a coalition with the CDU and SPD on the same grounds, but recanted their position two days after the election and stated they were open to talks. [2]

Exploratory discussions began on 21 June with a meeting between the CDU and SPD. [3] By 2 July, the CDU and FDP had come to an agreement on a number of points, and stated that they were seeking a third partner for a coalition. The CDU also noted that they had found difficulties during talks with the Greens, and wished for another meeting with the SPD. [4]

On 7 July, the CDU, SPD, and FDP announced their intention to begin coalition negotiations together. [5] After some debate, on 16 July the SPD party congress gave their approval for the party to commence negotiations. [6] They began on 19 July and concluded with a 15-hour meeting on 6 August, at which the parties finalised their coalition contract and agreed to present it on the 9th. [7]

The CDU and SPD both held membership ballots to approve the pact. The SPD announced their results on 4 September, with 63.4% of members approving the coalition on 60.4% turnout. The CDU announced on 10 September that their membership had voted 92.1% in favour; the FDP party congress also passed the contract later that evening with 98% approval from delegates. [8] It was formally signed on 13 September. [9]

Reiner Haseloff was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 16 September after two rounds of voting. He unexpectedly lost the first ballot, receiving 48 votes in favour to 49 against, with no abstentions. On the second ballot, he was elected with 53 votes in favour to 43 against and one abstention. [10]

Minister-President election
Ballot →16 September 2021
Required majority →49 out of 97 X mark.svg49 out of 97 Yes check.svg
Reiner Haseloff
48 / 97
53 / 97
Against
49 / 97
43 / 97
Abstentions
0 / 97
1 / 97

Composition

PortfolioMinisterPartyTook officeLeft officeState secretaries
Minister-President 2019-11-23 Reiner Haseloff CDU Parteitag by OlafKosinsky MG 6400.jpg Reiner Haseloff
born (1954-02-19) 19 February 1954 (age 70)		 CDU 16 September 2021Incumbent
First Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment		 2018-09 Tierparkfest 10 Armin Willingmann.jpg Armin Willingmann
born (1963-01-13) 13 January 1963 (age 62)		 SPD 16 September 2021Incumbent
Second Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Infrastructure and Digital Affairs		 Lydia Hüskens  [ de ]
born (1964-03-26) 26 March 1964 (age 60)		 FDP 16 September 2021Incumbent
Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Equality Petra Grimm-Benne 2281.jpg Petra Grimm-Benne  [ de ]
born (1962-04-27) 27 April 1962 (age 62)		 SPD 16 September 2021Incumbent
Head of the Chancellery
Minister for Culture		 Rainer Robra  [ de ]
born (1951-10-15) 15 October 1951 (age 73)		 CDU 16 September 2021Incumbent
Minister for Interior and Sport Tamara Zieschang  [ de ]
born (1970-08-21) 21 August 1970 (age 54)		 CDU 16 September 2021Incumbent
Minister for Economics, Tourism, Agriculture and Forests Sven Schulze
born (1979-07-31) 31 July 1979 (age 45)		 CDU 16 September 2021Incumbent
Minister for Finance Michael Richter  [ de ]
born (1954-06-27) 27 June 1954 (age 70)		 CDU 16 September 2021Incumbent
Minister for Education Eva Feussner 2211.jpg Eva Feußner  [ de ]
born (1963-03-12) 12 March 1963 (age 61)		 CDU 16 September 2021Incumbent
Minister for Justice and Consumer Protection Franziska Weidinger  [ de ]
born (1976-10-08) 8 October 1976 (age 48)		 CDU 16 September 2021Incumbent

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