Second Woidke cabinet
Second Cabinet of Dietmar Woidke Woidke II | |
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 8th Cabinet of Brandenburg | |
| 5 November 2014 – 19 November 2019 | |
 The members of the second Woidke cabinet in March 2016. Left to right: Jörg Vogelsänger, Sabine Kunst, Karl-Heinz Schröter, Christian Görke, Helmuth Markov, Dietmar Woidke, Albrecht Gerber, Kathrin Schneider, Günter Baaske, Diana Golze | |
| Date formed | 5 November 2014 |
| Date dissolved | 19 November 2019 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Dietmar Woidke |
| Deputy Minister-President | Christian Görke |
| No. of ministers | 9 |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party The Left |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government 47 / 88 |
| Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union Alternative for Germany Alliance 90/The Greens BVB/Free Voters |
| History | |
| Election | 2014 Brandenburg state election |
| Legislature term | 6th Landtag of Brandenburg |
| Predecessor | First Woidke cabinet |
| Successor | Third Woidke cabinet |
The Second Woidke cabinet was the state government of Brandenburg between 2014 and 2019, sworn in on 5 November 2014 after Dietmar Woidke was elected as Minister-President of Brandenburg by the members of the Landtag of Brandenburg. It was the 8th Cabinet of Brandenburg.
It was formed after the 2014 Brandenburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised nine ministers. Six were members of the SPD and three were members of The Left.
The second Woidke cabinet was succeeded by the third Woidke cabinet on 20 November 2019.
Formation
[edit]The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and The Left led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke of the SPD, who took office in August 2013.
The election took place on 14 September 2014, and resulted in a slight decline for the SPD significant losses for The Left. The opposition CDU rose from third to second place on a modest swing, while the AfD debuted at 12%. The Greens remained steady on 6%, and the FDP fell to 1.5%, losing all their seats. The BVB/FW won a direct constituency in Teltow-Fläming, which enabled them to bypass the 5% electoral threshold and win three seats with 2.7% of votes.
Overall, the incumbent coalition retained a significantly reduced majority of 47 seats out of 88, a margin of three seats. The SPD held exploratory talks with both the CDU and The Left before beginning negotiations to renew their coalition with the latter.[1] The two parties presented their 70-page coalition agreement on 10 October.[2] Compared to the previous cabinet, the SPD gained an additional cabinet position for a total of seven (including the Minister-President), while The Left lost one for a total of three.[3]
Woidke was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 5 November, winning 47 votes out of 88 cast.[4]
Composition
[edit]The composition of the cabinet at the time of its dissolution was as follows:
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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| Minister-President State Chancellery |
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Dietmar Woidke born 22 October 1961 |
SPD | 5 November 2014 | 19 November 2019 |
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| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Finance |
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Christian Görke born 17 March 1962 |
LINKE | 5 November 2014 | 19 November 2019 |
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| Minister for Interior and Communities | 
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Karl-Heinz Schröter born 26 October 1954 |
SPD | 5 November 2014 | 19 November 2019 |
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| Minister for Justice, Europe and Consumer Protection | 
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Helmuth Markov born 5 June 1952 |
LINKE | 5 November 2014 | 22 April 2016 |
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Stefan Ludwig born 26 April 1967 |
LINKE | 28 April 2016 | 19 November 2019 |
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| Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family | 
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Diana Golze born 18 June 1975 |
LINKE | 5 November 2014 | 28 August 2018 |
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Susanna Karawanskij born 7 May 1980 |
LINKE | 19 September 2018 | 19 November 2019 |
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| Minister for Economics and Energy | Albrecht Gerber born 2 April 1967 |
SPD | 5 November 2014 | 19 September 2018 |
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Jörg Steinbach born 28 May 1956 |
SPD | 19 September 2018 | 19 November 2019 |
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| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | 
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Günter Baaske born 17 October 1957 |
SPD | 5 November 2014 | 28 September 2017 |
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Britta Ernst born 23 February 1961 |
SPD | 28 September 2017 | 19 November 2019 |
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| Minister for Rural Development, Environment and Agriculture | _-_J%C3%B6rg_Vogels%C3%A4nger.jpg)
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Jörg Vogelsänger born 17 May 1964 |
SPD | 5 November 2014 | 19 November 2019 |
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| Minister for Infrastructure and State Planning | Kathrin Schneider born 30 September 1962 |
SPD | 5 November 2014 | 19 November 2019 |
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| Minister for Science, Research and Culture | 
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Sabine Kunst born 30 December 1954 |
SPD | 5 November 2014 | 8 March 2016 |
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Martina Münch born 29 December 1961 |
SPD | 9 March 2016 | 19 November 2019 |
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External links
[edit]- "Chronicle of state governments". State Government of Brandenburg (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2022.
References
[edit]- ^ "Government formation in Brandenburg: red-red negotiations are progressing". n-tv (in German). 27 September 2014.
- ^ "Coalition agreement between the SPD and The Left: what the red-red plans to do in Brandenburg". Tagesspiegel (in German). 10 October 2014.
- ^ "Red-red coalition in Brandenburg: Government with "a Sarrazin"". Die Tageszeitung (in German). 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Brandenburg head of government re-elected: Woidke also supports experts on the BER supervisory board". Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 6 November 2014.