Günther cabinet

The Günther cabinet is the current state government of Schleswig-Holstein, sworn in on 28 June 2017 after Daniel Günther was elected as Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein by the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the 26th Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein.

Cabinet of Daniel Günther
Cabinet Güther

26th Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein
28 June 2017 –
Daniel Günther in July 2017
Date formed28 June 2017
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentDaniel Günther
Deputy Minister-PresidentRobert Habeck (until Feb 2018)
Monika Heinold (from Feb 2018)
Heiner Garg
No. of ministers7
Member partiesChristian Democratic Union
Alliance 90/The Greens
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislatureCoalition government
44 / 73
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Party
Alternative for Germany
South Schleswig Voters' Association
History
Election(s)2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election
Legislature term(s)8th Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
PredecessorAlbig cabinet

It was formed after the 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) and Free Democratic Party (FDP). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises seven ministers. Three are members of the CDU, two are members of the Greens, and two are members of the FDP.

Formation
See also: 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the Social Democratic Party, Greens, and South Schleswig Voters' Association led by Minister-President Torsten Albig.

The election took place on 7 May 2017, and resulted in small losses for all three governing parties. The opposition CDU and FDP both recorded a swing toward them, while the AfD debuted at 6%.

Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. The CDU invited the Greens and FDP to exploratory talks, seeking to form a "Jamaica coalition" of the three. The SPD did the same in hopes of forming a traffic light coalition, but the FDP turned down their invitation, citing conflicts with parliamentary leader Ralf Stegner and an unwillingness from the SPD to compromise. Nonetheless, the Greens stated that a government with the SPD and FDP was their preferred outcome.[1][2]

After exploratory talks, the CDU and FDP both voted to begin negotiations for a Jamaica coalition. The Greens followed on 23 May.[3] The three presented their coalition agreement on 13 June,[4] and formally signed it on the 27th.[5]

Günther was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 28 June, winning 42 votes out of 73 cast.[6]

Composition
Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President
State Chancellery		 Daniel Günther
born (1973-07-24) 24 July 1973		 CDU 28 June 2017 Incumbent
  • Dirk Schrödter (Head of the State Chancellery)
  • Sandra Gerken (Representative to the Federal Government)
First Deputy Minister-President Monika Heinold
born (1958-12-30) 30 December 1958		 GRÜNE 6 February 2018 Incumbent
  • Udo Philipp (Tax)
  • Silke Torp (State Budget)
Minister for Finance 28 June 2017
Second Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Youth, Family and Seniors		 Heiner Garg
born (1966-02-06) 6 February 1966		 FDP 28 June 2017 Incumbent
  • Matthias Badenhop
Minister for Interior, Rural Areas, Integration and Equality Sabine Sütterlin-Waack
born (1958-02-15) 15 February 1958		 CDU 29 April 2020 Incumbent
  • Torsten Geerdts (Integration and Police)
  • Kristina Herbst (Rural Areas)
Minister for Justice, Europe, Consumer Protection and Equality 28 June 2017 29 April 2020
  • Wilfried Hoops
Minister for Justice, Europe and Consumer Protection Claus Christian Claussen
born (1961-03-26) 26 March 1961		 CDU 4 May 2020 Incumbent
  • Wilfried Hoops
Minister for Education, Science and Culture Karin Prien
born (1965-06-26) 26 June 1965		 CDU 28 June 2017 Incumbent
  • Oliver Grundei (Science and Culture)
  • Dorit Stenke (Education)
Minister for Interior, Rural Areas and Integration Hans-Joachim Grote
born (1955-04-30) 30 April 1955		 CDU 28 June 2017 28 April 2020
  • Torsten Geerdts (Integration and Police)
  • Kristina Herbst (Rural Areas)
Minister for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalisation Jan Philipp Albrecht
born (1982-12-20) 20 December 1982		 GRÜNE 1 September 2018 Incumbent
  • Dorit Kuhnt (Agriculture and Nature)
  • Tobias Goldschmidt (Energy Transition, Environment and Digitalisation)
First Deputy Minister-President Robert Habeck
born (1969-09-02) 2 September 1969		 GRÜNE 28 June 2017 6 February 2018
  • Anke Erdmann (Agriculture and Nature)
  • Tobias Goldschmidt (Energy Transition, Environment and Digitalisation)
Minister for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalisation 31 August 2018
Minister for Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism Bernd Buchholz
born (1961-11-02) 2 November 1961		 FDP 28 June 2017 Incumbent
  • Thilo Rohlfs
  • "State Government". Schleswig-holstein.de (in German). Retrieved 17 March 2022.

References
  1. "Willingness of the FDP to the traffic light coalition is "completely exhausted"". Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag (in German). 16 May 2017.
  2. "The Greens want to hold exploratory talks with the SPD". Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag (in German). 17 May 2017.
  3. "CDU, FDP and Greens vote for Jamaica coalition negotiations". Tagesspiegel (in German). 23 May 2017.
  4. "The coalition agreement for "Jamaica" is in place". Handelsblatt (in German). 13 June 2017.
  5. "CDU, Greens and FDP sign coalition agreement". Die Zeit (in German). 27 June 2017.
  6. "Daniel Günther is the new Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein". Die Zeit (in German). 28 June 2017.
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