Third Kretschmer cabinet

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Third Cabinet of Michael Kretschmer
Kretschmer III
Coat of arms of Saxony.svg
11th Cabinet of Saxony
19 December 2024 –
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Michael Kretschmer at his swearing-in ceremony
on December 18, 2024
Date formed19 December 2024
People and organisations
Minister-President Michael Kretschmer (CDU)
Deputy Minister-President Petra Köpping (SPD)
No. of ministers10
Member parties Christian Democratic Union
Social Democratic Party
Status in legislature Coalition government (minority)
51 / 120 (43%)









Opposition parties Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance
Alternative for Germany
Alliance 90/The Greens
The Left
Free Voters of Saxony
Opposition leader Jörg Urban
Sabine Zimmermann
History
Election 2024 Saxony state election
Legislature term8th Landtag of Saxony
Predecessor Second Kretschmer cabinet

The third Kretschmer cabinet has formed the state government of Saxony, Germany, since 18 December 2024. Michael Kretschmer leads a coalition between the CDU and the SPD, a minority government. [1] This was following the 2024 Saxony state election. [2] It contains four new members than the Second Kretschmer cabinet. [3]

Contents

Members of the state government

Government officePhotoNamePartyState secretaries
Minister President

Staatskanzlei

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Michael Kretschmer CDU Andreas Handschuh  [ de ]

Head of the State Chancellery

State Secretary for Federal and European Affairs

Deputy Minister President
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Petra Köpping SPD
Minister of State for Social Affairs, Health and Social Cohesion
Minister of State for the Interior
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Armin Schuster CDU
Minister of State of Finance
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Christian Piwarz CDU
Minister of State for the Environment and Agriculture
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Georg-Ludwig von Breitenbuch CDU
Minister of State for Education
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Conrad Clemens  [ de ] CDU
State Minister for Science
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Sebastian Gemkow CDU
Minister of State for Culture and Tourism
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Barbara Klepsch  [ de ] CDU
State Minister for Economic Affairs, Labor, Energy and Climate Protection
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Dirk Panter  [ de ] SPD
Minister of State of Justice 2024-12-19 Ernennung Kabinett Kretschmer III by Sandro Halank-013.jpg Constanze Geiert  [ de ] CDU
Minister of State for Infrastructure and Regional Development 2024-12-19 Ernennung Kabinett Kretschmer III by Sandro Halank-001.jpg Regina Kraushaar  [ de ] CDU

Election of the Minister-President

Dresden, 18 December 2024 (seats in the Landtag of Saxony: 120 votes, absolute majority: 61)
ballotcandidatenumber of votesshare

(votes cast)

1st round of voting Michael Kretschmer (CDU)5545.8%
Jörg Urban (AfD)4033.3%
Matthias Berger (independent, for Free Voters)65.0%
abstentions1210.0%
Invalid votes75.8%
2nd ballotMichael Kretschmer (CDU)6957.5%
Jörg Urban (AfD)10.8%
Matthias Berger (independent, for Free Voters)3932.5%
abstentions119.2%
Invalid votes0—
Michael Kretschmer was thus re-elected as Prime Minister of Saxony.

References

  1. ↑ "Koalitionsvertrag: Was CDU und SPD mit Sachsen vorhaben". vorwaerts.de. 2024-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
  2. ↑ "Neue und alte Gesichter: Kretschmer beruft sein Kabinett". TAG24 (in German). 2024-12-18. Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  3. ↑ "Kretschmer stellt sächsisches Kabinett vor - vier Neue dabei - WELT". DIE WELT (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-19.
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-12-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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