First Bovenschulte senate
The Bovenschulte senate is the current state government of Bremen, sworn in on 15 August 2019 after Andreas Bovenschulte was elected as Mayor by the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen. It is the 25th Senate of Bremen.
Senate of Andreas Bovenschulte Senate Bovenschulte | |
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.svg.png.webp) 25th Senate of Bremen | |
| 15 August 2019 – 5 July 2023 | |
 Andreas Bovenschulte in December 2019 | |
| Date formed | 15 August 2019 |
| Date dissolved | 5 July 2023 |
| People and organisations | |
| Mayor | Andreas Bovenschulte |
| Deputy Mayor | Maike Schaefer |
| No. of ministers | 8 |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens The Left |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government 49 / 84 |
| Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union Alternative for Germany Free Democratic Party Citizens in Rage |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2019 Bremen state election |
| Legislature term(s) | 20th Bürgerschaft of Bremen |
| Predecessor | Sieling senate |
| Successor | Second Bovenschulte senate |
It was formed after the 2019 Bremen state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE), and The Left (LINKE), and was the first government in a former West German state to include the Left party. Excluding the Mayor, the senate comprises eight ministers, called Senators. Three are members of the SPD, three are members of the Greens, and two are members of The Left.
Formation
The previous Senate was a coalition government of the SPD and Greens led by Mayor Carsten Sieling of the SPD.
The election took place on 26 May 2019, and resulted in substantial losses for the SPD and an improvement for the Greens. The opposition CDU narrowly surpassed the SPD to become the largest party for the first time in the state's history. The Left recorded a small swing, while the AfD and FDP remained steady on 6% each. BiW retained their single seat in Bremerhaven.
After the election, CDU leader Carsten Meyer-Heder said that he hoped to become Mayor in a coalition with the Greens and FDP, while the SPD and Left called for a coalition between the Greens and their two parties. The Greens stated that they were open to both possibilities.[1]
After holding consultations with various parties, the Greens announced on 5 June that they would seek a coalition with the SPD and Left.[2] Negotiations between the three parties began on 12 June. They finalised their coalition agreement on 1 July.[3]
On the same day, Carsten Sieling announced that, due to the losses suffered by the SPD in the election, he would not stand for re-election as Mayor.[4] On 6 July, the SPD state congress nominated Andreas Bovenschulte, who had been elected as parliamentary group leader the previous week, as Sieling's successor with 140 votes out of 146.[5] The SPD, Greens, and Left officially signed the coalition agreement on 13 August.[6]
Bovenschulte was elected Mayor by the Bürgerschaft on 15 August, winning 47 votes out of 82 cast.[7]
Composition
| Portfolio | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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Andreas Bovenschulte born 11 August 1965 |
SPD | 15 August 2019 | Incumbent |
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Maike Schaefer born 2 June 1971 |
GRÜNE | 15 August 2019 | Incumbent |
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Claudia Bernhard born 9 February 1961 |
LINKE | 15 August 2019 | Incumbent |
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Dietmar Strehl born 24 May 1956 |
GRÜNE | 15 August 2019 | Incumbent |
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Ulrich Mäurer born 14 July 1951 |
SPD | 15 August 2019 | Incumbent |
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Claudia Schilling born 13 June 1968 |
SPD | 15 August 2019 | Incumbent |
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Claudia Bogedan born 7 April 1975 |
SPD | 15 August 2019 | 7 July 2021 |
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Sascha Karolin Aulepp born 24 September 1970 |
SPD | 7 July 2021 | Incumbent |
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Anja Stahmann born 30 June 1967 |
GRÜNE | 15 August 2019 | Incumbent |
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Kristina Vogt born 3 June 1965 |
LINKE | 15 August 2019 | Incumbent |
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References
- "27 May 2019". Die Zeit (in German).
- "Green choose red". Die Tageszeitung (in German). 5 June 2019.
- "Red-green-red coalition in Bremen is set". Die Zeit (in German). 1 July 2019.
- "Personal statement by the President of the Senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen". Press Office of the Senate of Bremen (in German). 1 July 2019.
- "Mayor candidate for Bremen: SPD nominates Bovenschulte". ZDF (in German). 6 July 2019.
- "Coalition agreement signed in Bremen". Der Spiegel (in German). 13 August 2019.
- "Andreas Bovenschulte is the new head of government in Bremen". Die Zeit (in German). 15 August 2019.
External links
- "The composition of the Senate". State Portal of Bremen (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2022.