The third Weil cabinet is the current state government of Lower Saxony, sworn in on 8 November 2022 after Stephan Weil was elected as Minister-President of Lower Saxony by the members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony. It is the 30th Cabinet of Lower Saxony.
Third Cabinet of Stephan Weil Weil III | |
|---|---|
 30th Cabinet of Lower Saxony | |
| 8 November 2022 – | |
 Stephan Weil in December 2020 | |
| Date formed | 8 November 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Stephan Weil |
| Deputy Minister-President | Julia Hamburg |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government 81 / 146 |
| Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union Alternative for Germany |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2022 Lower Saxony state election |
| Legislature term(s) | 19th Landtag of Lower Saxony |
| Predecessor | Second Weil cabinet |
It was formed after the 2022 Lower Saxony state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises ten ministers. Six are members of the SPD and four are members of the Greens.
Formation edit
The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Stephan Weil of the SPD.
The election took place on 9 October 2022, and resulted in losses for both governing parties. The SPD remained the largest party and increased its lead over the CDU. The opposition Greens increased their vote share to a record 14.5%, while the AfD also improved to 11%.
Overall, the incumbent coalition retained its majority. Minister-President Weil ruled out continuing the grand coalition and voiced his preference for a coalition with the Greens. Four days after the election on 13 October, the SPD and Greens agreed to preliminary discussions, with the goal of finalising government negotiations by 3 November.[1] Formal coalition talks began on schedule on 26 October[2] and concluded successfully just a few days later on 31 October.[3] The coalition pact was approved by both parties[4] and signed on 7 November.[5]
Weil was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 8 November 2022, winning 82 votes out of 145 cast.[6]
Composition edit
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President | 
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Stephan Weil born 15 December 1958 |
SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Education |
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Julia Hamburg born 26 June 1986 |
GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Interior and Sport | 
|
Boris Pistorius born 14 March 1960 |
SPD | 8 November 2022 | 18 January 2023 |
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|
Daniela Behrens born 12 May 1968 |
SPD | 25 January 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister for Economy, Housing, Transport and Digitalisation | .jpg)
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Olaf Lies born 8 May 1967 |
SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection | 
|
Christian Meyer born 23 July 1975 |
GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Finance | 
|
Gerald Heere born 18 April 1979 |
GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister for Justice | Kathrin Wahlmann born 4 August 1977 |
SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection | 
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Miriam Staudte born 4 November 1975 |
GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Science and Culture | _cropped.jpg)
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Falko Mohrs born 23 July 1984 |
SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Equality |
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Daniela Behrens born 12 May 1968 |
SPD | 8 November 2022 | 25 January 2023 |
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Andreas Philippi born 4 July 1965 |
SPD | 25 January 2023 | Incumbent | |||
| Minister for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development | Wiebke Osigus born 27 June 1981 |
SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent |
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External links edit
- "The Lower Saxon State Government". Niedersachsen.de (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2022.
References edit
- ^ "SPD and Greens aim for coalition negotiations". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 13 October 2022.
- ^ "Lower Saxony: SPD and Greens begin coalition talks". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Negotiations ended: Lower Saxony: Red-Green agree on coalition". ZDF (in German). 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Greens agree to coalition with SPD". Focus (in German). 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Government stands: SPD and Greens sign coalition agreement". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Stephan Weil re-elected as Minister-President". Die Zeit (in German). 8 November 2022.