Second Cabinet of Daniel Günther
Cabinet Günther II

27th Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein
29 June 2022 –
Daniel Günther in July 2017
Date formed29 June 2022
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentDaniel Günther
Deputy Minister-PresidentMonika Heinold
No. of ministers9
Member partiesChristian Democratic Union
Alliance 90/The Greens
Status in legislatureCoalition government
48 / 69
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party
South Schleswig Voters' Association
History
Election(s)2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election
Legislature term(s)20th Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
PredecessorFirst Günther cabinet

The Second Günther cabinet is the current state government of Schleswig-Holstein, sworn in on 29 June 2022 after Daniel Günther was elected as Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein by the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the 27th Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein.

It was formed after the 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises nine ministers. Five are members of the CDU, three are members of the Greens, and one is an independent politician nominated by the CDU.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU, Greens, and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Daniel Günther.

The election took place on 8 May 2022 and resulted in major increase in support for both the CDU and Greens, and a decline for the FDP. The opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) also suffered major losses, while the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW) improved its performance and the AfD lost representation in the Landtag.[1]

Overall, the incumbent coalition was returned with an increased majority; the CDU alone fell just one seat short of an absolute majority and could form a coalition with any one of the other parties. Minister-President Günther initially expressed his desire to renew the outgoing coalition, but both the Greens and FDP ruled this out on the basis that neither wished to join a government in which they were not mathematically needed.[2][3] After holding separate talks with both parties, the CDU extended an invitation to the Greens for coalition talks on 23 May, which was accepted.[4][5]

On 22 June, the CDU and Greens announced that they had finalised a coalition agreement.[6] The contract was approved overwhelmingly by both parties' congresses on 27 June, with the Greens recording four dissenting votes and the CDU none.[7]

Daniel Günther was re-elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 29 June, winning 47 votes out of 66 cast, including four abstentions.[8]

Composition

Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President
Daniel Günther
born (1973-07-24) 24 July 1973		 CDU 29 June 2022 Incumbent
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Finance
Monika Heinold
born (1958-12-30) 30 December 1958		 GRÜNE 29 June 2022 Incumbent
  • Silke Torp
  • Oliver Rabe
Minister for Justice and Health Kerstin von der Decken
born (1968-11-22) 22 November 1968		 CDU 29 June 2022 Incumbent
  • Otto Carstens
  • Oliver Grundei
Minister for Education, Training, Science, Research and Culture Karin Prien
born (1965-06-26) 26 June 1965		 CDU 29 June 2022 Incumbent
  • Dorit Stenke
  • Guido Wendt
Minister for Interior, Communities, Housing and Sport
Sabine Sütterlin-Waack
born (1958-02-15) 15 February 1958		 CDU 29 June 2022 Incumbent
  • Jörg Sibbel
  • Magdalena Finke
Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature Tobias Goldschmidt
born (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981		 GRÜNE 29 June 2022 Incumbent
  • Katja Günther
  • Joschka Knuth
Minister for Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism Claus Ruhe Madsen
born (1972-08-27) 27 August 1972		 Ind.
(CDU nomination)		 29 June 2022 Incumbent
  • Tobias von der Heide
  • Julia Carstens
Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality Aminata Touré
born (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992		 GRÜNE 29 June 2022 Incumbent
  • Johannes Albig
Minister for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection Werner Schwarz
born (1960-04-10) 10 April 1960		 CDU 29 June 2022 Incumbent
  • Anne Benett-Sturies
Chief of the State Chancellery Dirk Schrödter
born (1978-10-17) 17 October 1978		 CDU 29 June 2022 Incumbent
  • Johannes Callsen
  • Sandra Gerken
  • "New state government meets". Schleswig-holstein.de (in German). 29 June 2022.

References

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