Third Dreyer cabinet

Third Cabinet of Malu Dreyer
Dreyer III
Third Cabinet of Malu Dreyer; Dreyer III
; 25th Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate
18 May 2021 –
	Malu Dreyer in May 2022
Date formed	18 May 2021
People and organisations
Minister-President	Malu Dreyer
Deputy Minister-President	Anne Spiegel (until Dec 2021); Katharina Binz (from Dec 2021)Daniela Schmitt
No. of ministers	9
Member parties	Social Democratic Party; Alliance 90/The Greens; Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government; 55 / 101
Opposition parties	Christian Democratic Union; Alternative for Germany; Free Voters
History
Election(s)	2021 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
Legislature term(s)	18th Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Predecessor	Second Dreyer cabinet

The Third Dreyer cabinet is the current state government of Rhineland-Palatinate, sworn in on 18 May 2021 after Malu Dreyer was elected as Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate by the members of the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. It is the 25th Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate.

It was formed after the 2021 Rhineland-Palatinate state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises nine ministers. Five are members of the SPD, two are members of the Greens, and two are members of the FDP.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD, FDP, and Greens led by Minister-President Malu Dreyer of the SPD.

The election took place on 14 March 2021, and resulted in no net change for the SPD, while the Greens improved from fifth to third place and the FDP saw a slight decline. The opposition CDU and AfD also suffered losses while the Free Voters entered the Landtag for the first time.

Minister-President Dreyer expressed her desire to renew the coalition between the SPD, Greens, and FDP. State FDP chairman Volker Wissing made similar comments.[1] The three parties began exploratory talks on 18 March.[2]

On 30 April, they announced they had agreed to renew the coalition.[3] In early May, all three parties held congresses to approve the coalition agreement. It passed the SPD congress with 96.2% of delegates voting in favour, while 83.3% of the Greens approved, as did 82.9% of the FDP.[4]

The Landtag re-elected Dreyer as Minister-President for a third term on 18 May, receiving 55 votes out of the 51 required for a majority.[5]

Composition

Portfolio			Took office	Left office	State secretaries
Minister-President State Chancellery	Malu Dreyer born (1961-02-06) 6 February 1961	SPD	18 May 2021	Incumbent	Fabian Kirsch (Head of the State Chancellery) Heike Raab (Media, Europe, Digital and Sustainability, Representative to the Federal Government)
Deputy Minister-President Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility	Anne Spiegel born (1980-12-15) 15 December 1980	GRÜNE	18 May 2021	7 December 2021	Erwin Manz
Deputy Minister-President	Katharina Binz born (1983-10-30) 30 October 1983	GRÜNE	15 December 2021	Incumbent	David Profit Jürgen Hardeck
Minister for Family, Women, Culture and Integration	Katharina Binz born (1983-10-30) 30 October 1983	GRÜNE	18 May 2021	Incumbent	David Profit Jürgen Hardeck
Deputy Minister-President Minister for Economics, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture	Daniela Schmitt born (1972-08-05) 5 August 1972	FDP	18 May 2021	Incumbent	Andy Becht Petra Dick-Walther
Minister for Finance	Doris Ahnen born (1964-08-29) 29 August 1964	SPD	18 May 2021	Incumbent	Stephan Weinberg
Minister for Justice	Herbert Mertin born (1958-04-29) 29 April 1958	FDP	18 May 2021	Incumbent	Matthias Frey
Minister for Interior and Sport	Roger Lewentz born (1963-03-19) 19 March 1963	SPD	18 May 2021	Incumbent	Nicole Steingaß Randolf Stich
Minister for Education	Stefanie Hubig born (1968-12-15) 15 December 1968	SPD	18 May 2021	Incumbent	Bettina Brück
Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitalization	Alexander Schweitzer born (1973-09-17) 17 September 1973	SPD	18 May 2021	Incumbent	Fedor Ruhose
Minister for Science and Health	Clemens Hoch born (1978-01-05) 5 January 1978	SPD	18 May 2021	Incumbent	Denis Alt
Minister for Climate, Environment, Energy and Mobility	Katrin Eder born (1976-10-24) 24 October 1976	GRÜNE	15 December 2021	Incumbent	Michael Hauer

External links

Council of Ministers - RLP Government

References

"Rhineland-Palatinate: Dreyer wants to continue the traffic light coalition". Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 15 March 2021.
"SPD, FDP and Greens begin exploratory talks". Der Spiegel (in German). 18 March 2021.
"Red-green-yellow state government traffic light coalition in Rhineland-Palatinate continues". Südwestrundfunk (in German). 30 April 2021.
"Traffic light coalition in Rhineland-Palatinate jumps the final hurdles". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). 6 May 2021.
"Landtag re-elects Dreyer as Prime Minister". Südwestrundfunk (in German). 18 May 2021.

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[1] "Rhineland-Palatinate: Dreyer wants to continue the traffic light coalition". Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 15 March 2021.

[2] "SPD, FDP and Greens begin exploratory talks". Der Spiegel (in German). 18 March 2021.

[3] "Red-green-yellow state government traffic light coalition in Rhineland-Palatinate continues". Südwestrundfunk (in German). 30 April 2021.

[4] "Traffic light coalition in Rhineland-Palatinate jumps the final hurdles". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). 6 May 2021.

[5] "Landtag re-elects Dreyer as Prime Minister". Südwestrundfunk (in German). 18 May 2021.