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Incumbent state government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Second Cabinet of Manuela Schwesig
Schwesig II

11th Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
15 November 2021 –
Manuela Schwesig at the SPD federal conference in June 2017
Date formed15 November 2021
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentManuela Schwesig
Deputy Minister-PresidentSimone Oldenburg
No. of ministers8
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party
The Left
Status in legislatureCoalition government
43 / 79
Opposition partiesAlternative for Germany
Christian Democratic Union
Alliance 90/The Greens
Free Democratic Party
History
Election2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election
Legislature term8th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
PredecessorFirst Schwesig cabinet

The Second Schwesig cabinet is the incumbent state government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sworn in on 15 November 2021 after Manuela Schwesig was elected as Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by the members of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is the 11th Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

It was formed after the 2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left (LINKE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises eight ministers. Six are members of the SPD and two are members of The Left.

Formation

See also: 2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Manuela Schwesig of the SPD, who took office in July 2017.

The election took place on 26 September 2021, and resulted in a significant swing to the SPD, while the CDU and the opposition AfD and The Left suffered losses. The Greens and FDP both re-entered the Landtag with 6%.

Overall, the incumbent coalition was returned with an increased majority. Minister-President Schwesig indicated that she planned to talk to all parties except the AfD; exploratory talks the CDU and The Left were held on 1 October. On 13 October, Schwesig announced that the SPD had voted unanimously to seek coalition negotiations with The Left. Discussions began the following week. The parties finalised their coalition agreement on 5 November and presented it three days later. It was approved by both parties and formally signed on 13 November.

Schwesig was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 15 November, winning 41 votes out of 79 cast.

Composition

Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President
State Chancellery 		Manuela Schwesig
born (1974-05-23) 23 May 1974 (age 50) 		SPD 15 November 2021 Incumbent
  • Patrick Dahlemann (Head of the State Chancellery)
  • Heiko Miraß (Western Pomerania and Eastern Mecklenburg)
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Education and Daycare Centres 		Simone Oldenburg
born (1969-03-22) 22 March 1969 (age 55) 		LINKE 15 November 2021 Incumbent
  • Tom Michael Scheidung
Minister for Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Reinhard Meyer
born (1959-09-05) 5 September 1959 (age 65) 		SPD 15 November 2021 Incumbent
  • Jochen Schulte
  • Ines Jesse
Minister for Interior, Construction and Digitalisation Christian Pegel
born (1974-01-07) 7 January 1974 (age 51) 		SPD 15 November 2021 Incumbent
  • Wolfgang Schmülling (Interior and Communities)
  • Ina-Maria Ulbrich (Digitalisation)
Minister for Social Affairs, Health and Sport Stefanie Drese
born (1976-12-09) 9 December 1976 (age 48) 		SPD 15 November 2021 Incumbent
Minister for Science, Culture, and Federal and European Affairs Bettina Martin
born (1966-03-19) 19 March 1966 (age 58) 		SPD 15 November 2021 Incumbent
  • Susanne Bowen
  • Jutta Bieringer (Representative to the Federal Government)
Minister for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas and Environment Till Backhaus
born (1959-03-13) 13 March 1959 (age 65) 		SPD 15 November 2021 Incumbent
  • Jürgen Buchwald
Minister for Finance Heiko Geue
born (1965-10-05) 5 October 1965 (age 59) 		SPD 15 November 2021 Incumbent
  • Carola Voß
Minister for Justice, Equality and Consumer Protection Jacqueline Bernhardt
born (1977-02-13) 13 February 1977 (age 47) 		LINKE 15 November 2021 Incumbent
  • Friedrich Straetmanns

External links

  • "State Cabinet". Government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2022.

References

  1. "Exploratory talks begin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Volksstimme (in German). 1 October 2021.
  2. "Schwesig wants to negotiate a coalition with The Left". T-Online (in German). 14 October 2021.
  3. "Coalition negotiations begin in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern". Münchner Merkur (in German). 15 October 2021.
  4. "SPD and left agree on coalition agreement". Tagesschau (in German). 5 November 2021.
  5. "SPD and Left present coalition agreement". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 8 November 2021.
  6. "SPD and Left sign coalition agreement". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 13 November 2021.
  7. "Schwesig re-elected as Minister-President of MV". Norddeutscher Rundfunk (in German). 16 November 2021.
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