The Rehlinger cabinet is the current state government of Saarland, sworn in on 25 April 2022 after Anke Rehlinger was elected as Minister-President of Saarland by the members of the Landtag of Saarland. It is the 29th Cabinet of Saarland.
Cabinet of Anke Rehlinger Cabinet Rehlinger | |
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 29th Cabinet of Saarland | |
| 25 April 2022 – | |
.jpg) Anke Rehlinger on the evening of the 2022 Saarland state election | |
| Date formed | 25 April 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Anke Rehlinger |
| Deputy Minister-President | Jürgen Barke |
| No. of ministers | 6 |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Majority government 29 / 51 |
| Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union Alternative for Germany |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2022 Saarland state election |
| Legislature term(s) | 17th Landtag of Saarland |
| Predecessor | Hans cabinet |
It was formed after the 2022 Saarland state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises six ministers, all of whom are members of the SPD.
Formation edit
The previous cabinet was a grand coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and SPD led by Minister-President Tobias Hans of the CDU.
The election took place on 27 March 2022, and resulted in a landslide victory for the SPD, who won an absolute majority of seats with 43.5% of votes. The CDU recorded severe losses and declined to second place with 28.5% and 19 seats, while The Left lost all their seats and the AfD remained steady on 6%.
Owing to the SPD's majority, Rehlinger announced that she would seek to form government alone. She presented her proposed cabinet on 21 April.[1]
Rehlinger was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 25 April, winning 32 votes out of 51 cast.[2]
Composition edit
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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| Minister-President State Chancellery |
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Anke Rehlinger born 6 April 1976 |
SPD | 25 April 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Economics, Innovation, Digital Affairs and Energy |
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Jürgen Barke born 26 December 1962 |
SPD | 25 April 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Finance and Science | 
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Jakob von Weizsäcker born 4 March 1970 |
SPD | 25 April 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Interior, Construction and Sport | 
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Reinhold Jost born 4 June 1966 |
SPD | 25 April 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Women and Health | 
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Magnus Jung born 28 October 1971 |
SPD | 25 April 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Education and Culture | 
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Christine Streichert-Clivot born 28 April 1980 |
SPD | 25 April 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Environment, Climate Protection, Mobility, Agriculture and Consumer Protection | 
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Petra Berg born 10 July 1964 |
SPD | 25 April 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Justice | 25 April 2022 | Incumbent |
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External links edit
- "Government of Saarland". Saarland.de (in German). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
References edit
- ^ "Anke Rehlinger presents the new state government in Saarland". Die Zeit (in German). 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Rehlinger elected Minister-President". ZDF (in German). 25 April 2022.