Rhein cabinet

The Rhein cabinet is the current state government of Hesse, sworn in on 31 May 2022 after Boris Rhein was elected as Minister-President of Hesse by the members of the Landtag of Hesse. It is the 23rd Cabinet of Hesse.

Cabinet of Boris Rhein
Cabinet Rhein

23rd Cabinet of Hesse
31 May 2022 –
Boris Rhein in May 2019
Date formed31 May 2022
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentBoris Rhein
Deputy Minister-PresidentTarek Al-Wazir
No. of ministers11
Member partiesChristian Democratic Union
Alliance 90/The Greens
Status in legislatureCoalition government
69 / 137
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Party
Alternative for Germany
Free Democratic Party
The Left
History
Election(s)None
Legislature term(s)20th Landtag of Hesse
PredecessorThird Bouffier cabinet

It was formed after the resignation of Minister-President Volker Bouffier, and is a continuation of the coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) formed after the 2018 Hessian state election. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises eleven ministers. Seven are members of the CDU and four are members of the Greens.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU and the Greens led by Minister-President Volker Bouffier of the CDU. In February 2022, Bouffier announced his resignation and intention to leave office at the end of May.[1] He nominated Boris Rhein, President of the Landtag and former minister in Bouffier's second cabinet, as his successor. Shortly after, Rhein was unanimously confirmed by a CDU party conference.[2]

Rhein was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 31 May 2022, winning 74 votes out of 137 cast.[3]

Composition
Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President Boris Rhein
born (1972-01-02) 2 January 1972		 CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Tobias Rösmann
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing		 Tarek Al-Wazir
born (1971-01-03) 3 January 1971		 GRÜNE 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Philipp Nimmermann
  • Jens Deutschendorf
Head of the State Chancellery Axel Wintermeyer
born (1960-01-01) 1 January 1960		 CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
Minister for Federal Affairs and Europe Lucia Puttrich
born (1961-04-11) 11 April 1961		 CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Uwe Becker
Minister for Interior and Sport Peter Beuth
born (1967-12-03) 3 December 1967		 CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Stefan Sauer
Minister for Finance Michael Boddenberg
born (1959-07-15) 15 July 1959		 CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Martin Worms
Minister for Justice Roman Poseck
born (1970-03-16) 16 March 1970		 CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Tanja Eichner
Minister for Education Ralph Alexander Lorz
born (1965-11-30) 30 November 1965		 CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Manuel Lösel
Minister for Science and Art Angela Dorn-Rancke
born (1982-06-02) 2 June 1982		 GRÜNE 31 May 2022 Incumbent
Minister for Social Affairs and Integration Kai Klose
born (1973-12-23) 23 December 1973		 GRÜNE 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Anne Janz
Minister for Environment, Climate Protection, Agricultural Economics and Consumer Protection Priska Hinz
born (1959-03-10) 10 March 1959		 GRÜNE 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Oliver Conz
Minister for Digital Strategy and Development Kristina Sinemus
born (1963-09-16) 16 September 1963		 CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Patrick Burghardt
  • "Top Staff: Minister-President and Ministers". Hessen.de (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2022.

References
  1. "Minister-President Bouffier announces resignation". Tagesschau (in German). 25 February 2022.
  2. "Boris Rhein is to become the new Minister-President of Hesse". Die Zeit (in German). 25 February 2022.
  3. "Rhein elected Prime Minister of Hesse". Hessenschau (in German). 31 May 2022.
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