Schweitzer cabinet

Schweitzer Cabinet

26th Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate
10 July 2024 – present
Alexander Schweitzer in 2014
Date formed10 July 2024
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentAlexander Schweitzer
Deputy Minister-PresidentKatharina Binz
No. of ministers9
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party
Alliance 90/The Greens
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature(Coalition)
54 / 101 (53%)




Opposition partiesChristian Democratic Union
Alternative for Germany
Free Voters
History
Election2021 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
Legislature term18th Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
PredecessorThird Dreyer cabinet

The Schweitzer cabinet has been the government of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate since July 2024, succeeding the third Dreyer cabinet.[1]

The cabinet was again formed as a traffic light coalition consisting of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP.

Vote in the Landtag

On 10 July 2024, the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate elected Alexander Schweitzer as Minister-President, receiving three more votes than the coalition factions supporting him actually have; thus, he was also elected by opposition MPs in the secret ballot. Schweitzer's cabinet was then appointed and confirmed by the Landtag.


Mainz, 10 July 2024 – total number of votes = 101 votes – absolute majority = 51 votes
Ballot Candidate Votes number of votes share

(votes cast)

supporters
1st round of voting Alexander Schweitzer (SPD) yes votes 57 56.4% SPD, Greens, FDP
no votes 39 38.6%
abstentions 4 4.0%
Invalid votes 0 0.0%
non-participation 1 1.0%
Alexander Schweitzer was elected Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate.

State government

Schweitzer Cabinet
Office/department Photo Name[2] Party Picture State secretaries Party
Ministerpräsident

Head of the State Chancellery of Rhineland-Palatinate [de]

Alexander Schweitzer SPD Fedor Ruhose [de] - Head of the State Chancellery [de] SPD
Heike Raab -
Representative of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate in Berlin [de], and for Europe, Media, Digital and Sustainability
Minister for Family, Women, Culture and Integration [de] Katharina Binz

Also Deputy Minister-President 		GRÜNE Jürgen Hardeck [de] non-partisan
Janosch Littig [de] GRÜNE
Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture [de] Daniela Schmitt FDP
Andy Becht [de] FDP
Petra Dick-Walther [de]
Minister of Finance [de] Doris Ahnen SPD Stephan Weinberg [de] SPD
Minister of Justice [de] Herbert Mertin FDP Matthias Frey [de] FDP
Minister of the Interior and Sport [de] Michael Ebling SPD Daniel Stich [de] SPD
Simone Schneider [de]
Minister of Education [de] Stefanie Hubig SPD Bettina Brück [de] SPD
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitization [de] Dörte Schall [de] SPD Denis Alt [de] SPD
Minister of Science and Health [de] Clemens Hoch [de] SPD Nicole Steingaß [de] SPD
Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility [de] Katrin Eder GRÜNE Erwin Manz [de] GRÜNE
Michael Hauer [de]

References

  1. ^ Rheinland-Pfalz, Staatskanzlei (2024-07-10). "Alexander Schweitzer ist neuer Ministerpräsident, rührender Abschied von Malu Dreyer". www.rlp.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-01-15.
  2. ^ "SPD-Politikerin Dörte Schall wird neue Arbeitsministerin in RLP". swr.de. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-07.