Cabinet Weil III

The third Weil cabinet is the current state government of Lower Saxony, sworn in on 8 November 2022 after Stephan Weil was elected as Minister-President of Lower Saxony by the members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony. It is the 30th Cabinet of Lower Saxony.

Third Cabinet of Stephan Weil
Weil III

30th Cabinet of Lower Saxony
8 November 2022 –
Stephan Weil in December 2020
Date formed8 November 2022
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentStephan Weil
Deputy Minister-PresidentJulia Hamburg
No. of ministers10
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party
Alliance 90/The Greens
Status in legislatureCoalition government
81 / 146
Opposition partiesChristian Democratic Union
Alternative for Germany
History
Election(s)2022 Lower Saxony state election
Legislature term(s)19th Landtag of Lower Saxony
PredecessorSecond Weil cabinet

It was formed after the 2022 Lower Saxony state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises ten ministers. Six are members of the SPD and four are members of the Greens.

Formation
See also: 2022 Lower Saxony state election

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Stephan Weil of the SPD.

The election took place on 9 October 2022, and resulted in losses for both governing parties. The SPD remained the largest party and increased its lead over the CDU. The opposition Greens increased their vote share to a record 14.5%, while the AfD also improved to 11%.

Overall, the incumbent coalition retained its majority. Minister-President Weil ruled out continuing the grand coalition and voiced his preference for a coalition with the Greens. Four days after the election on 13 October, the SPD and Greens agreed to preliminary discussions, with the goal of finalising government negotiations by 3 November.[1] Formal coalition talks began on schedule on 26 October[2] and concluded successfully just a few days later on 31 October.[3] The coalition pact was approved by both parties[4] and signed on 7 November.[5]

Weil was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 8 November 2022, winning 82 votes out of 145 cast.[6]

Composition
Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President Stephan Weil
born (1958-12-15) 15 December 1958		 SPD 8 November 2022 Incumbent
  • Jörg Mielke (Head of the State Chancellery)
  • Anke Pörksen (Speaker for the State Government)
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Education		 Julia Hamburg
born (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986		 GRÜNE 8 November 2022 Incumbent
  • Marco Hartrich
  • Andrea Hoops
Minister for Interior and Sport Boris Pistorius
born (1960-03-14) 14 March 1960		 SPD 8 November 2022 18 January 2023
  • Stephan Manke
Daniela Behrens
born (1968-05-12) 12 May 1968		 SPD 25 January 2023 Incumbent
Minister for Economy, Housing, Transport and Digitalisation Olaf Lies
born (1967-05-08) 8 May 1967		 SPD 8 November 2022 Incumbent
  • Frank Doods
Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection Christian Meyer
born (1975-07-23) 23 July 1975		 GRÜNE 8 November 2022 Incumbent
  • Anka Dobslaw
Minister for Finance Gerald Heere
born (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979		 GRÜNE 8 November 2022 Incumbent
  • Sabine Tegtmeyer-Dette
Minister for Justice Kathrin Wahlmann
born (1977-08-04) 4 August 1977		 SPD 8 November 2022 Incumbent
  • Thomas Smollich
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Miriam Staudte
born (1975-11-04) 4 November 1975		 GRÜNE 8 November 2022 Incumbent
  • Michael Marahrens
Minister for Science and Culture Falko Mohrs
born (1984-07-23) 23 July 1984		 SPD 8 November 2022 Incumbent
  • Joachim Schachtner
Minister for Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Equality Daniela Behrens
born (1968-05-12) 12 May 1968		 SPD 8 November 2022 25 January 2023
  • Christine Arbogast
Andreas Philippi
born (1965-07-04) 4 July 1965		 SPD 25 January 2023 Incumbent
Minister for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development Wiebke Osigus
born (1981-06-27) 27 June 1981		 SPD 8 November 2022 Incumbent
  • Matthias Wunderling-Weilbier


  • "The Lower Saxon State Government". Niedersachsen.de (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2022.

References
  1. "SPD and Greens aim for coalition negotiations". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 13 October 2022.
  2. "Lower Saxony: SPD and Greens begin coalition talks". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 26 October 2022.
  3. "Negotiations ended: Lower Saxony: Red-Green agree on coalition". ZDF (in German). 31 October 2022.
  4. "Greens agree to coalition with SPD". Focus (in German). 6 November 2022.
  5. "Government stands: SPD and Greens sign coalition agreement". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 7 November 2022.
  6. "Stephan Weil re-elected as Minister-President". Die Zeit (in German). 8 November 2022.
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