The Third Haseloff cabinet is the current state government of Saxony-Anhalt, sworn in on 16 September 2021 after Reiner Haseloff was elected as Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt by the members of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. It is the 10th Cabinet of Saxony-Anhalt.
Third Cabinet of Reiner Haseloff Haselhoff III | |
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 10th Cabinet of Saxony-Anhalt | |
| 16 September 2021 – | |
 Reiner Haseloff in November 2019 | |
| Date formed | 16 September 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Reiner Haseloff |
| Deputy Minister-President | Armin Willingmann Lydia Hüskens |
| No. of ministers | 9 |
| Member parties | Christian Democratic Union Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government 56 / 97 |
| Opposition parties | Alternative for Germany The Left Alliance 90/The Greens |
| History | |
| Election | 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election |
| Legislature term | 8th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt |
| Predecessor | Second Haseloff cabinet |
It was formed after the 2021 Saxony-Anhalt state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Social Democratic Party (SPD), and Free Democratic Party (FDP). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises nine ministers. Six are members of the CDU, two are members of the SPD, and one is a member of the FDP.
Formation
editThe previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU, SPD, and Greens led by Minister-President Reiner Haseloff.
The election took place on 6 June 2021, and resulted in a substantial swing toward to CDU, while the SPD recorded small losses and the Greens slight gains. The opposition AfD and The Left also suffered losses, while the FDP re-entered the Landtag with 6%.
Overall, the incumbent coalition increased its majority; the CDU and SPD alone held a one-seat majority. The CDU announced that they would seek exploratory talks with the SPD, Greens, and FDP. The Greens ruled out renewing the outgoing government on the basis that their involvement was no longer mathematically necessary.[1] The FDP initially rejected a coalition with the CDU and SPD on the same grounds, but recanted their position two days after the election and stated they were open to talks.[2]
Exploratory discussions began on 21 June with a meeting between the CDU and SPD.[3] By 2 July, the CDU and FDP had come to an agreement on a number of points, and stated that they were seeking a third partner for a coalition. The CDU also noted that they had found difficulties during talks with the Greens, and wished for another meeting with the SPD.[4]
On 7 July, the CDU, SPD, and FDP announced their intention to begin coalition negotiations together.[5] After some debate, on 16 July the SPD party congress gave their approval for the party to commence negotiations.[6] They began on 19 July and concluded with a 15-hour meeting on 6 August, at which the parties finalised their coalition contract and agreed to present it on the 9th.[7]
The CDU and SPD both held membership ballots to approve the pact. The SPD announced their results on 4 September, with 63.4% of members approving the coalition on 60.4% turnout. The CDU announced on 10 September that their membership had voted 92.1% in favour; the FDP party congress also passed the contract later that evening with 98% approval from delegates.[8] It was formally signed on 13 September.[9]
Reiner Haseloff was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 16 September after two rounds of voting. He unexpectedly lost the first ballot, receiving 48 votes in favour to 49 against, with no abstentions. On the second ballot, he was elected with 53 votes in favour to 43 against and one abstention.[10]
| Minister-President election | ||||
| Ballot → | 16 September 2021 | |||
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| Required majority → | 49 out of 97 
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49 out of 97 
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| Reiner Haseloff | 48 / 97
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53 / 97
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| Against | 49 / 97
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43 / 97
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| Abstentions | 0 / 97
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1 / 97
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Composition
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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| Minister-President |
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Reiner Haseloff born 19 February 1954 |
CDU | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| First Deputy Minister-President Minister for Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment |
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Armin Willingmann born 13 January 1963 |
SPD | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Second Deputy Minister-President Minister for Infrastructure and Digital Affairs |
Lydia Hüskens born 26 March 1964 |
FDP | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Equality | 
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Petra Grimm-Benne born 27 April 1962 |
SPD | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Head of the Chancellery Minister for Culture |
Rainer Robra born 15 October 1951 |
CDU | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Interior and Sport | Tamara Zieschang born 21 August 1970 |
CDU | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Economics, Tourism, Agriculture and Forests | Sven Schulze born 31 July 1979 |
CDU | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Finance | Michael Richter born 27 June 1954 |
CDU | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Education | 
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Eva Feußner born 12 March 1963 |
CDU | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Justice and Consumer Protection | Franziska Weidinger born 8 October 1976 |
CDU | 16 September 2021 | Incumbent |
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External links
edit- "The State Government". Sachsen-anhalt.de (in German). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
References
edit- ^ "State elections in Saxony-Anhalt: Little hope left for the Kenya coalition". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Exploratory talks in Saxony-Anhalt are scheduled to start next week". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Saxony-Anhalt: CDU and SPD start exploratory talks". Volksstimme (in German). 21 June 2021.
- ^ "The CDU and the Greens continue to keep doors open for coalition negotiations". Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 2 July 2021.
- ^ "CDU wants to form a coalition with SPD and FDP". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 7 July 2021.
- ^ "SPD votes for negotiations with CDU and FDP". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 16 July 2021.
- ^ "CDU, SPD and FDP in Saxony-Anhalt agree on governing alliance". Tagesspiegel (in German). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "CDU and FDP agree - Saxony-Anhalt: the way for a coalition is clear". ZDF (in German). 10 September 2021.
- ^ "CDU, SPD and FDP sign coalition agreement in Saxony-Anhalt". Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Haseloff re-elected Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt". Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 16 September 2021.