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State government of Brandenburg
Second Cabinet of Dietmar Woidke
Woidke II

8th Cabinet of Brandenburg
5 November 2014 – 19 November 2019
The members of the second Woidke cabinet in March 2016.
Left to right: Jörg Vogelsänger, Sabine Kunst, Karl-Heinz Schröter, Christian Görke, Helmuth Markov, Dietmar Woidke, Albrecht Gerber, Kathrin Schneider, Günter Baaske, Diana Golze
Date formed5 November 2014
Date dissolved19 November 2019
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentDietmar Woidke
Deputy Minister-PresidentChristian Görke
No. of ministers9
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party
The Left
Status in legislatureCoalition government
47 / 88
Opposition partiesChristian Democratic Union
Alternative for Germany
Alliance 90/The Greens
BVB/Free Voters
History
Election2014 Brandenburg state election
Legislature term6th Landtag of Brandenburg
PredecessorFirst Woidke cabinet
SuccessorThird Woidke cabinet

The Second Woidke cabinet was the state government of Brandenburg between 2014 and 2019, sworn in on 5 November 2014 after Dietmar Woidke was elected as Minister-President of Brandenburg by the members of the Landtag of Brandenburg. It was the 8th Cabinet of Brandenburg.

It was formed after the 2014 Brandenburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised nine ministers. Six were members of the SPD and three were members of The Left.

The second Woidke cabinet was succeeded by the third Woidke cabinet on 20 November 2019.

Formation

See also: 2014 Brandenburg state election

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and The Left led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke of the SPD, who took office in August 2013.

The election took place on 14 September 2014, and resulted in a slight decline for the SPD significant losses for The Left. The opposition CDU rose from third to second place on a modest swing, while the AfD debuted at 12%. The Greens remained steady on 6%, and the FDP fell to 1.5%, losing all their seats. The BVB/FW won a direct constituency in Teltow-Fläming, which enabled them to bypass the 5% electoral threshold and win three seats with 2.7% of votes.

Overall, the incumbent coalition retained a significantly reduced majority of 47 seats out of 88, a margin of three seats. The SPD held exploratory talks with both the CDU and The Left before beginning negotiations to renew their coalition with the latter. The two parties presented their 70-page coalition agreement on 10 October. Compared to the previous cabinet, the SPD gained an additional cabinet position for a total of seven (including the Minister-President), while The Left lost one for a total of three.

Woidke was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 5 November, winning 47 votes out of 88 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
State Chancellery 		Dietmar Woidke
born (1961-10-22)22 October 1961 		SPD 5 November 2014 19 November 2019
  • Martin Gorholt (Head of the State Chancellery)
  • Thomas Kralinski (Media and Int'l Affairs, Representative to the Federal Government)
  • Rainer Bretschneider (Airport Coordinator)
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Finance 		Christian Görke
born (1962-03-17)17 March 1962 		LINKE 5 November 2014 19 November 2019
  • Daniela Trochowski
Minister for Interior and Communities Karl-Heinz Schröter
born (1954-10-26)26 October 1954 		SPD 5 November 2014 19 November 2019
  • Katrin Lange
Minister for Justice, Europe and Consumer Protection Helmuth Markov
born (1952-06-05)5 June 1952 		LINKE 5 November 2014 22 April 2016
  • Ronald Pienkny (Justice)
  • Anne Quart (Europe and Consumer Protection)
Stefan Ludwig
born (1967-04-26)26 April 1967 		LINKE 28 April 2016 19 November 2019
  • Ronald Pienkny (Justice)
  • Anne Quart (Europe and Consumer Protection)
Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family Diana Golze
born (1975-06-18)18 June 1975 		LINKE 5 November 2014 28 August 2018
  • Almuth Hartwig-Tiedt
Susanna Karawanskij
born (1980-05-07)7 May 1980 		LINKE 19 September 2018 19 November 2019
  • Andreas Büttner
Minister for Economics and Energy Albrecht Gerber
born (1967-04-02)2 April 1967 		SPD 5 November 2014 19 September 2018
  • Hendrik Fischer
Jörg Steinbach
born (1956-05-28)28 May 1956 		SPD 19 September 2018 19 November 2019
  • Hendrik Fischer
Minister for Education, Youth and Sport Günter Baaske
born (1957-10-17)17 October 1957 		SPD 5 November 2014 28 September 2017
  • Thomas Drescher
Britta Ernst
born (1961-02-23)23 February 1961 		SPD 28 September 2017 19 November 2019
  • Thomas Drescher
Minister for Rural Development, Environment and Agriculture Jörg Vogelsänger
born (1964-05-17)17 May 1964 		SPD 5 November 2014 19 November 2019
  • Carolin Schilde
Minister for Infrastructure and State Planning Kathrin Schneider
born (1962-09-30)30 September 1962 		SPD 5 November 2014 19 November 2019
  • Ines Jesse
Minister for Science, Research and Culture Sabine Kunst
born (1954-12-30)30 December 1954 		SPD 5 November 2014 8 March 2016
  • Martin Gorholt
Martina Münch
born (1961-12-29)29 December 1961 		SPD 9 March 2016 19 November 2019
  • Ulrike Gutheil

External links

References

  1. "Government formation in Brandenburg: red-red negotiations are progressing". n-tv (in German). 27 September 2014.
  2. "Coalition agreement between the SPD and The Left: what the red-red plans to do in Brandenburg". Tagesspiegel (in German). 10 October 2014.
  3. "Red-red coalition in Brandenburg: Government with "a Sarrazin"". Die Tageszeitung (in German). 3 November 2014.
  4. "Brandenburg head of government re-elected: Woidke also supports experts on the BER supervisory board". Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 6 November 2014.
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