Wegner senate
{{Short description|State government of Berlin}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Senate of Kai Wegner
{{small|Senate Wegner}}
| cabinet_number = 29th
| cabinet_type = Senate
| jurisdiction = Berlin
| flag = DEU Berlin COA.svg
| flag_border = true
| incumbent = 27 April 2023 –
| image = 2023-04-27 Sitzung des Abgeordnetenhauses von Berlin by Sandro Halank–119.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = The members of the Wegner senate at the Abgeordnetenhaus plenary session on 27 April 2023
{{small|From left to right: Ina Czyborra, Christian Gaebler, Cansel Kiziltepe, Stefan Evers, Katharina Günther-Wünsch, Felor Badenberg, Joe Chialo, Iris Spranger, Manja Schreiner, Franziska Giffey}}
| date_formed = 27 April 2023
| date_dissolved =
| government_head_title = Governing Mayor
| government_head = Kai Wegner
| deputy_government_head_title = Deputy Mayor
| deputy_government_head = Franziska Giffey
Stefan Evers
| members_number = 10
| political_parties = Christian Democratic Union
Social Democratic Party
| legislature_status =Coalition government (Majority)
86 / 159{{spaces|em}}(54%)
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|party1=52
|partycolor1={{party colour|Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union}}
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| opposition_parties = Alliance 90/The Greens
The Left
Alternative for Germany
| opposition_leader =
| election = 2023 Berlin repeat state election
| legislature_term = 19th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
| predecessor = Giffey senate
| successor =
}}
The Wegner senate is the current state government of Berlin, sworn in on 27 April 2023 after Kai Wegner was elected as Governing Mayor of Berlin by the members of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. It is the 29th Senate of Berlin.
It was formed after the 2023 Berlin repeat state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD). Excluding the Governing Mayor, the senate comprises ten ministers, called Senators. Five are members of the SPD, four are members of the CDU, and one is an independent politician (nominated by the CDU).
Formation
{{seealso|2023 Berlin repeat state election}}
The previous Senate was a coalition government of the SPD, Left, and Greens led by Governing Mayor Franziska Giffey of the SPD.
The election took place on 12 February 2023, and resulted in a clear victory for the opposition CDU, moved from third to first place with 28% of the vote on a swing of ten percentage points. The SPD declined to 18.5% and finished just 53 votes ahead of the Greens. The Left recorded a small decline and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) a small improvement.
Overall, the outgoing coalition retained a reduced majority. After talks with several parties, on 1 March the SPD vote 25 to 12 to seek negotiations with the CDU for a grand coalition.{{cite web|url=https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/news/wahl-in-berlin-cdu-und-spd-wollen-koalitionsverhandlungen-aufnehmen-li.323138|title=GroKo for Berlin? CDU and SPD want to form a coalition|date=2 March 2023|language=de|website=Berliner Zeitung}} Negotiations began on 13 March and concluded on 3 April, with the two parties presenting a 135-page agreement.{{cite web|url=https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/berlin-koalitionsvertrag-regierung-100.html|title=Black-red alliance: What is in the Berlin coalition agreement|date=3 April 2023|language=de|website=ZDF}} It was subsequently submitted for approval by the SPD membership. The results of the vote were announced on 23 April, with 54.3% voting in favour on a turnout of 64%.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-coalition-new-mayor-d66c6ef946ac31f313930b04bca8d36c|title=Scholz party paves way for new center-right mayor in Berlin|date=23 April 2023|website=Associated Press}}
The Abgeordnetenhaus elected Wegner as Governing Mayor on 27 April. He failed to win the first two ballots and was elected on the third, winning won 86 votes out of 159 cast, with 70 against, and three abstentions.{{Cite web |date=2023-04-27 |title=Berlin's first conservative mayor in 22 years takes office |url=https://www.nhregister.com/news/politics/article/berlin-s-first-conservative-mayor-in-22-years-17922485.php |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=New Haven Register |language=en-US}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;" |
| colspan=5 align="center" bgcolor="#C0C0C0"| Governing Mayor election Kai Wegner (CDU)Sources for each ballot:
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| colspan=2 style="width:150px;"| Ballot →
! colspan=3| 27 April 2023 |
|---|
| colspan=2| Required majority →
| 80 out of 159 | 80 out of 159 | Simple majority |
| bgcolor=limegreen |
| style="text-align:left;"| For | {{Composition bar|71|159|limegreen}} {{cross|15}} | {{Composition bar|79|159|limegreen}} {{cross|15}} | {{Composition bar|86|159|limegreen}} {{tick|15}} |
| bgcolor=red |
| style="text-align:left;"| Against | {{Composition bar|86|159|red}} | {{Composition bar|79|159|red}} | {{Composition bar|70|159|red}} |
| style="background:gray;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Abstentions | {{Composition bar|1|159|grey}} | {{Composition bar|1|159|grey}} | {{Composition bar|3|159|grey}} |
| style="background:black;"|
| style="text-align:left;"| Invalid | {{Composition bar|1|159|black}} | {{Composition bar|0|159|black}} | {{Composition bar|0|159|black}} |
Policy
In May 2023, the Wegner government created the role of Queer Berlin Liaison Officer.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-11 |title=Senat ernennt Alfonso Pantisano zur queerbeauftragten Person der Berliner Landesregierung |url=https://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2023/pressemitteilung.1344120.php |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.berlin.de |language=de}}
Composition
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! Portfolio ! colspan=2| Senator ! colspan=2| Party ! Took office ! Left office ! State secretaries |
| Governing Mayor of Berlin Senate Chancellery | 75x75px | Kai Wegner | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| | CDU | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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| Deputy Mayor Senator for Economy, Energy and Enterprise | 75x75px | Franziska Giffey | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | SPD | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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| Deputy Mayor Senator for Finance | 75x75px | Stefan Evers | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| | CDU | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Culture and Social Cohesion
| 75x75px | Joe Chialo | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| | CDU | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Urban Development, Construction and Housing
| 75x75px | Christian Gaebler | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | SPD | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Interior and Sport
| 75x75px | Iris Spranger | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | SPD | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Education, Youth and Family
| 75x75px | Katharina Günther-Wünsch | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| | CDU | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Science, Health and Care
| 75x75px | Ina Czyborra | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | SPD | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Labour, Social Affairs, Equality, Integration, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination
| 75x75px | Cansel Kiziltepe | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | SPD | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Mobility, Transport, Climate Protection and Environment
| 75x75px | Manja Schreiner | bgcolor={{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}| | CDU | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Justice and Consumer Protection
| 75x75px | Felor Badenberg | bgcolor={{party color|Independent politician}}| | Ind. | 27 April 2023 | Incumbent | {{smalldiv|
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References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/regierende-buergermeisterin/senat/|title=The Senate of Berlin|access-date=28 April 2023|lang=de|website=Berlin.de}}
{{Senates of Berlin}}
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