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Third Cabinet of Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Kramp-Karrenbauer III

27th Cabinet of Saarland
17 May 2017 – 28 February 2018
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in April 2016
Date formed17 May 2017
Date dissolved28 February 2018
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentAnnegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
Deputy Minister-PresidentAnke Rehlinger
No. of ministers6
Member partiesChristian Democratic Union
Social Democratic Party
Status in legislatureGrand coalition government
41 / 51
Opposition partiesThe Left
Alternative for Germany
History
ElectionNone
Legislature term16th Landtag of Saarland
PredecessorSecond Kramp-Karrenbauer cabinet
SuccessorHans cabinet

The Third Kramp-Karrenbauer cabinet was the state government of Saarland between 2017 and 2018, sworn in on 17 May 2017 after Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was elected as Minister-President of Saarland by the members of the Landtag of Saarland. It was the 27th Cabinet of Saarland.

It was formed after the 2017 Saarland state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised six ministers. Three were members of the CDU and three were members of the SPD.

After Kramp-Karrenbauer's resignation as Minister-President, the third Kramp-Karrenbauer cabinet was succeeded by the Hans cabinet on 1 March 2018.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a grand coalition government of the CDU and SPD led by Minister-President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer of the CDU.

The election took place on 26 March 2017, and resulted in an improvement for the CDU and slight losses for the SPD. The opposition Left party also recorded a decline, while the AfD debuted at 6%.

Overall, the incumbent coalition retained an increased majority. The CDU could also achieve a majority with either The Left or AfD, but had ruled out cooperation with either party before the election. The day after the election, the CDU and SPD agreed to begin talks to renew their coalition. Formal negotiations began on 7 April. They finalised a coalition agreement on 3 May. It subsequently received approval from both parties, with the SPD congress voting 97% in favour and the CDU unanimously.

Kramp-Karrenbauer was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 17 May, winning 41 votes out of 51 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
Minister for Science and Technology 		Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
born (1962-08-09)9 August 1962 		CDU 17 May 2017 28 February 2018
  • Jürgen Lennartz (Head of the State Chancellery, Representative to the Federal Government)
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Economics, Labour, Energy and Transport 		Anke Rehlinger
born (1976-04-06)6 April 1976 		SPD 17 May 2017 28 February 2018
  • Jürgen Barke
Minister for Finance and Europe
Minister for Justice 		Stephan Toscani
born (1967-02-21)21 February 1967 		CDU 17 May 2017 28 February 2018
  • Ulli Meyer (Finance)
  • Roland Theis (Justice and Europe)
Minister for Interior, Construction and Sport Klaus Bouillon
born (1947-11-19)19 November 1947 		CDU 17 May 2017 28 February 2018
  • Christian Seel
Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family Monika Bachmann
born (1950-02-24)24 February 1950 		CDU 17 May 2017 28 February 2018
  • Stephan Kolling
Minister for Education and Culture Ulrich Commerçon
born (1968-04-28)28 April 1968 		SPD 17 May 2017 28 February 2018
  • Christine Streichert-Clivot
Minister for Environment and Consumer Protection Reinhold Jost
born (1966-06-04)4 June 1966 		SPD 17 May 2017 28 February 2018
  • Ronald Krämer

References

  1. "Grand coalition "without ifs and buts"". Die Zeit (in German). 28 March 2017.
  2. "Saarland: CDU and SPD are negotiating a new coalition". Die Rheinpfalz (in German). 8 April 2017.
  3. "CDU and SPD agree on government coalition". Saarländischer Rundfunk (in German). 3 May 2017.
  4. "Saarland: Grand coalition stands". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 16 May 2017.
  5. "Kramp-Karrenbauer re-elected Minister-President". Die Zeit (in German). 17 May 2017.
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