The Third Dreyer cabinet is the current state government of Rhineland-Palatinate, sworn in on 18 May 2021 after Malu Dreyer was elected as Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate by the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the 25th Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Third Cabinet of Malu Dreyer Dreyer III | |
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 25th Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
| 18 May 2021 – | |
.jpg) Malu Dreyer in May 2022 | |
| Date formed | 18 May 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Malu Dreyer |
| Deputy Minister-President | Anne Spiegel (until Dec 2021) Katharina Binz (from Dec 2021) Daniela Schmitt |
| No. of ministers | 9 |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens Free Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government 55 / 101 |
| Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union Alternative for Germany Free Voters |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2021 Rhineland-Palatinate state election |
| Legislature term(s) | 18th Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Predecessor | Second Dreyer cabinet |
It was formed after the 2021 Rhineland-Palatinate state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises nine ministers. Five are members of the SPD, two are members of the Greens, and two are members of the FDP.
Formation edit
The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD, FDP, and Greens led by Minister-President Malu Dreyer of the SPD.
The election took place on 14 March 2021, and resulted in no net change for the SPD, while the Greens improved from fifth to third place and the FDP saw a slight decline. The opposition CDU and AfD also suffered losses while the Free Voters entered the Landtag for the first time.
Minister-President Dreyer expressed her desire to renew the coalition between the SPD, Greens, and FDP. State FDP chairman Volker Wissing made similar comments.[1] The three parties began exploratory talks on 18 March.[2]
On 30 April, they announced they had agreed to renew the coalition.[3] In early May, all three parties held congresses to approve the coalition agreement. It passed the SPD congress with 96.2% of delegates voting in favour, while 83.3% of the Greens approved, as did 82.9% of the FDP.[4]
The Landtag re-elected Dreyer as Minister-President for a third term on 18 May, receiving 55 votes out of the 51 required for a majority.[5]
Composition edit
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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| Minister-President State Chancellery |
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Malu Dreyer born 6 February 1961 |
SPD | 18 May 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility |
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Anne Spiegel born 15 December 1980 |
GRÜNE | 18 May 2021 | 7 December 2021 |
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| Deputy Minister-President | Katharina Binz born 30 October 1983 |
GRÜNE | 15 December 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Family, Women, Culture and Integration | 18 May 2021 | Incumbent | |||||
| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture |
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Daniela Schmitt born 5 August 1972 |
FDP | 18 May 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Finance | 
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Doris Ahnen born 29 August 1964 |
SPD | 18 May 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Justice | 
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Herbert Mertin born 29 April 1958 |
FDP | 18 May 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Interior and Sport | 
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Roger Lewentz born 19 March 1963 |
SPD | 18 May 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Education | 
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Stefanie Hubig born 15 December 1968 |
SPD | 18 May 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitalization | 
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Alexander Schweitzer born 17 September 1973 |
SPD | 18 May 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Science and Health | Clemens Hoch born 5 January 1978 |
SPD | 18 May 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Climate, Environment, Energy and Mobility | .jpg)
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Katrin Eder born 24 October 1976 |
GRÜNE | 15 December 2021 | Incumbent |
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External links edit
References edit
- ^ "Rhineland-Palatinate: Dreyer wants to continue the traffic light coalition". Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 15 March 2021.
- ^ "SPD, FDP and Greens begin exploratory talks". Der Spiegel (in German). 18 March 2021.
- ^ "Red-green-yellow state government traffic light coalition in Rhineland-Palatinate continues". Südwestrundfunk (in German). 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Traffic light coalition in Rhineland-Palatinate jumps the final hurdles". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). 6 May 2021.
- ^ "Landtag re-elects Dreyer as Prime Minister". Südwestrundfunk (in German). 18 May 2021.