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Second Cabinet of Winfried Kretschmann
Cabinet Kretschmann II

24th Cabinet of Baden-Württemberg
12 May 2016 – 11 May 2021
Winfried Kretschmann in Berlin in September 2017
Date formed12 May 2016
Date dissolved11 May 2021
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentWinfried Kretschmann
Deputy Minister-PresidentThomas Strobl
No. of ministers12
Member partiesAlliance 90/The Greens
Christian Democratic Union
Status in legislatureCoalition government
89 / 143
Opposition partiesAlternative for Germany
Social Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party
History
Election2016 Baden-Württemberg state election
Legislature term16th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
PredecessorFirst Kretschmann cabinet
SuccessorThird Kretschmann cabinet

The second Kretschmann cabinet was the state government of Baden-Württemberg between 2016 and 2021, sworn in on 12 May 2021 after Winfried Kretschmann was elected as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg by the members of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. It was the 24th Cabinet of Baden-Württemberg.

It was formed after the 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election by Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised twelve ministers. Seven were members of the Greens and five were members of the CDU.

The second Kretschmann cabinet was succeeded by the third Kretschmann cabinet on 12 May 2021.

Formation

See also: 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the Greens and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann.

The election took place on 13 March 2016, and resulted in a significant swing toward the Greens, who became the largest party. The SPD and opposition CDU both suffered major losses, and the AfD debuted at 15%. The FDP also recorded gains.

Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. The Greens held exploratory talks with the CDU, SPD, and FDP. The FDP ruled out a traffic light coalition with the Greens and SPD due to policy differences, while the SPD ruled out a coalition with the CDU and FDP. Thus, a coalition between the Greens and CDU was considered the most viable option.

The CDU voted on 30 March to open coalition negotiations with the Greens. Talks began on 1 April and concluded on the 29th, with the coalition agreement presented on 1 May. It was approved by the CDU and Greens congresses on 6 and 7 May, and officially signed two days later.

Kretschmann was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 12 May, winning 82 votes of 142 cast.

Composition

The composition of the cabinet at the time of its dissolution was as follows:

Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President
Commissioner for Church Affairs 		Winfried Kretschmann
born (1948-05-17) 17 May 1948 (age 76) 		GRÜNE 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
  • Andre Baumann (Representative to the Federal Government)
  • Florian Stegmann (Coordinator for Bureaucracy Reduction and Better Regulation)
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Interior, Digitalisation and Migration
Commissioner for Expellees and Late Resettlers 		Thomas Strobl
born (1960-03-17) 17 March 1960 (age 64) 		CDU 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
  • Wilfried Klenk
Minister for Finance Edith Sitzmann
born (1963-01-04) 4 January 1963 (age 61) 		GRÜNE 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
  • Gisela Splett
Minister for Education, Youth and Sport Susanne Eisenmann
born (1964-11-28) 28 November 1964 (age 60) 		CDU 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
  • Volker Schebesta
Minister for Science, Research and Arts Theresia Bauer
born (1965-04-06) 6 April 1965 (age 59) 		GRÜNE 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
  • Petra Olschowski
Minister for Environment, Climate and Energy Industry Franz Untersteller
born (1957-04-04) 4 April 1957 (age 67) 		GRÜNE 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
  • Andre Baumann
Minister for Economics, Labour and Housing Construction Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut
born (1972-10-09) 9 October 1972 (age 52) 		CDU 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
  • Katrin Schütz
Minister for Social Affairs and Integration Manfred Lucha
born (1961-03-13) 13 March 1961 (age 63) 		GRÜNE 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
  • Bärbl Mielich
Minister for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection Peter Hauk
born (1960-12-24) 24 December 1960 (age 63) 		CDU 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
  • Friedlinde Gurr-Hirsch
Minister for Justice and Europe Guido Wolf
born (1961-09-28) 28 September 1961 (age 63) 		CDU 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
Minister for Transport Winfried Hermann
born (1952-07-19) 19 July 1952 (age 72) 		GRÜNE 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
State Councillor for Civil Society and Civic Participation Gisela Erler
born (1946-05-09) 9 May 1946 (age 78) 		GRÜNE 12 May 2016 11 May 2021
Minister of State in the State Ministry Klaus-Peter Murawski
born (1950-05-17) 17 May 1950 (age 74) 		GRÜNE 12 May 2016 31 August 2018
Theresa Schopper
born (1961-04-09) 9 April 1961 (age 63) 		GRÜNE 9 October 2018 11 May 2021

References

  1. "Greens face rightward shift despite victory". Deutsche Welle. 15 March 2016.
  2. "Allowed: Kiwi, traffic light and Kenya". Die Zeit (in German). 31 March 2016.
  3. "Greens and CDU agree on coalition agreement". Die Zeit (in German). 1 May 2016.
  4. "Greens seal coalition with CDU". Die Zeit (in German). 7 May 2016.
  5. "Green-black coalition agreement signed". Deutsche Welle (in German). 9 May 2016.
  6. "Minister-President Kretschmann re-elected at the first attempt". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 12 May 2016.
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