Scholz cabinet

The Scholz cabinet (German: Kabinett Scholz, pronounced [kabiˈnɛt ʃɔlt͡s] (listen)) is the current cabinet of Germany, led by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The cabinet is composed of Scholz's Social Democratic Party, Alliance 90/The Greens and the Free Democratic Party, an arrangement known as a "traffic light coalition" in Germany after the parties' traditional colours, respectively red, green and yellow, matching the colour sequence of a traffic light (Ampel). This traffic light coalition-government is the first of its kind at the federal level in the history of the German federal republic.

For the Scholz cabinets of Hamburg, see Senate Scholz I and Senate Scholz II.
Cabinet of Olaf Scholz
Cabinet Scholz

24th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
Incumbent
Date formed8 December 2021
(4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days)
People and organisations
PresidentFrank-Walter Steinmeier
ChancellorOlaf Scholz
Vice ChancellorRobert Habeck
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party
Alliance 90/The Greens
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislatureTraffic light coalition government
416 / 736 (57%)
Opposition partiesChristian Democratic Union
Christian Social Union
Alternative for Germany
The Left
Opposition leaderRalph Brinkhaus (CDU) (2021-2022)
Friedrich Merz (CDU) (from 2022)
History
Election(s)2021 federal election
Legislature term(s)20th Bundestag
PredecessorMerkel IV

Following the 2021 German federal election, the three parties reached a coalition agreement on 24 November 2021.[1][2]

The SPD approved the coalition agreement by 98.8% (598 yes-votes to 7 no-votes and 3 abstentions) at the party's federal convention on 4 December 2021.[3][4] The FDP approved the coalition agreement by 92.24% (535 yes-votes to 37 no-votes and 8 abstentions) at the party's federal convention on 5 December 2021.[5] The Greens approved the agreement via a party-wide referendum, the results of which were declared on 6 December (61,174 yes-votes to 8,275 no-votes and 1,701 abstentions).[6][7]

Scholz was elected as Chancellor by the Bundestag on 8 December 2021.[8] His cabinet, as determined by the coalition agreement, was formally appointed by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the same day.

Composition

The cabinet consists of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and sixteen federal ministers.[9] The SPD has eight positions, the Greens have five and the FDP has four.[10]

Order[11] Office Portrait Minister Party Took office Left office
1
Chancellor		 Olaf Scholz SPD 8 December 2021 Incumbent
2 Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck Greens 8 December 2021 Incumbent

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
3
Federal Minister of Finance		 Christian Lindner FDP 8 December 2021 Incumbent
4
Federal Minister of the Interior and Community		 Nancy Faeser SPD 8 December 2021 Incumbent
5
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs		 Annalena Baerbock Greens 8 December 2021 Incumbent
6
Federal Minister of Justice		 Marco Buschmann FDP 8 December 2021 Incumbent
7
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs		 Hubertus Heil SPD 14 March 2018 Incumbent
8
Federal Minister of Defence		 Christine Lambrecht SPD 8 December 2021 Incumbent
9
Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture		 Cem Özdemir Greens 8 December 2021 Incumbent
10
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth		 Anne Spiegel Greens 8 December 2021 25 April 2022
Lisa Paus 25 April 2022 Incumbent
11
Federal Minister of Health		 Karl Lauterbach SPD 8 December 2021 Incumbent
12
Federal Minister of Digital and Transport		 Volker Wissing FDP 8 December 2021 Incumbent
13
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection		 Steffi Lemke Greens 8 December 2021 Incumbent
14
Federal Minister of Education and Research		 Bettina Stark-Watzinger FDP 8 December 2021 Incumbent
15
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development		 Svenja Schulze SPD 8 December 2021 Incumbent
16
Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building		 Klara Geywitz SPD 8 December 2021 Incumbent
17
Federal Minister for Special Affairs &
Head of the Chancellery		 Wolfgang Schmidt SPD 8 December 2021 Incumbent

References
  1. Connolly, Kate (24 November 2021). "German parties agree coalition deal to make Olaf Scholz chancellor". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  2. Donahue, Patrick; Jennen, Birgit; Delfs, Arne (24 November 2021). "Scholz Seals Coalition Deal to Become Next German Chancellor". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  3. "Scholz' Kanzlerschaft rückt näher: SPD gibt grünes Licht für Koalitionsvertrag - Redner loben Lauterbach". Merkur.de. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  4. "Scholz's party approves deal for new German coalition govt". ABC News. 4 December 2021.
  5. "FDP stimmt für Koalitionsvertrag". Tagesschau. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  6. "Grüne stimmen für Koalitionsvertrag mit SPD und FDP". Zeit.de (in German). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  7. "Ampel-Regierung: Auch die Grünen machen den Weg frei". wiwo.de (in German). 9 December 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  8. Bennhold, Katrin (2021-12-08). "Germany Live Updates: Parliament Approves Scholz as Chancellor, Ending Merkel Era". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  9. "Cabinet". Bundesregierung.de. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  10. Connolly, Kate (24 November 2021). "German parties agree coalition deal to make Olaf Scholz chancellor". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  11. German Chancellery (15 March 2018). "Liste der Bundesministerinnen und Bundesminister" [List of Federal Ministers]. Protokoll Inland der Bundesregierung (in German). German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community. Retrieved 16 March 2014.


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