second Günther cabinet
{{Short description|State government of Schleswig-Holstein}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Second Cabinet of Daniel Günther
{{small|Cabinet Günther II}}
| cabinet_number = 27th
| cabinet_type = Cabinet
| jurisdiction = Schleswig-Holstein
| flag = Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein.svg
| flag_border = true
| incumbent = 29 June 2022 –
| image = Daniel Günther (2017).jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = Daniel Günther in July 2017
| date_formed = 29 June 2022
| date_dissolved =
| government_head_title = Minister-President
| government_head = Daniel Günther
| deputy_government_head_title = Deputy Minister-President
| deputy_government_head = Monika Heinold {{small|(until August 2024)}}
Aminata Touré {{small|(from August 2024)}}
| members_number = 9
| political_parties = Christian Democratic Union
Alliance 90/The Greens
| legislature_status = Coalition government (Majority)
48 / 69{{spaces|em}}(69%)
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|partycolor1={{party colour|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}
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| opposition_parties = Social Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party
South Schleswig Voters' Association
| opposition_leader =
| election = 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election
| legislature_term = 20th Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
| predecessor = First Günther cabinet
| successor =
}}
The Second Günther cabinet is the current state government of Schleswig-Holstein, sworn in on 29 June 2022 after Daniel Günther was elected as Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein by the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the 27th Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein.
It was formed after the 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises nine ministers. Five are members of the CDU, three are members of the Greens, and one is an independent politician nominated by the CDU.
Formation
{{seealso|2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election}}
The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU, Greens, and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Daniel Günther.
The election took place on 8 May 2022 and resulted in major increase in support for both the CDU and Greens, and a decline for the FDP. The opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) also suffered major losses, while the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW) improved its performance and the AfD lost representation in the Landtag.{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-cdu-set-to-win-schleswig-holstein-state-election/a-61726509|title=Germany: CDU set to win Schleswig-Holstein state election|date=8 May 2022|website=Deutsche Welle}}
Overall, the incumbent coalition was returned with an increased majority; the CDU alone fell just one seat short of an absolute majority and could form a coalition with any one of the other parties. Minister-President Günther initially expressed his desire to renew the outgoing coalition, but both the Greens and FDP ruled this out on the basis that neither wished to join a government in which they were not mathematically needed.{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/schleswig-holstein-daniel-guenther-schlaegt-kleinem-cdu-parteitag-fortsetzung-von-jamaika-vor-a-863a2744-5dcc-4fce-a2f3-923735d66a25|title=Günther wants to continue Jamaica|date=11 May 2022|language=de|website=Der Spiegel}}{{cite web|url=https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2022-05/gespraeche-ueber-jamaika-regierung-in-schleswig-holstein-gescheitert|title=Talks on renewal of the Jamaican government have collapsed|date=19 May 2022|language=de|website=Die Zeit}} After holding separate talks with both parties, the CDU extended an invitation to the Greens for coalition talks on 23 May, which was accepted.{{cite web|url=https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/neue-landesregierung-in-schleswig-holstein-cdu-will-koalitionsgespraeche-mit-gruenen-fuehren/28369564.html|title=CDU wants to hold coalition talks with the Greens|date=23 May 2022|language=de|website=Tagesspiegel}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/CDU-und-Gruene-einigen-sich-auf-Fahrplan-zur-Regierungsbildung-in-SH,cdu1694.html|title=CDU and Greens agree on timetable for government formation in SH|date=25 May 2022|language=de|website=Norddeutscher Rundfunk}}
On 22 June, the CDU and Greens announced that they had finalised a coalition agreement.{{cite web|url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Schwarz-gruene-Koalition-in-Schleswig-Holstein-steht,koalitionsgespraech112.html|title=Black-Green coalition is set in Schleswig-Holstein|date=22 June 2022|language=de|website=Norddeutscher Rundfunk}} The contract was approved overwhelmingly by both parties' congresses on 27 June, with the Greens recording four dissenting votes and the CDU none.{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/schleswig-holstein-cdu-stimmt-koalitionsvertrag-mit-gruenen-zu-a-4cccf0c5-bafb-4ec2-b708-6f64bc164a3f|title=CDU and Greens agree to coalition agreement|date=27 June 2022|language=de|website=Der Spiegel}}
Daniel Günther was re-elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 29 June, winning 47 votes out of 66 cast, including four abstentions.{{cite web|url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Daniel-Guenther-ist-alter-und-neuer-Ministerpraesident-von-SH,guenther1586.html|title=Daniel Günther is the old and new Prime Minister of SH|date=29 June 2022|language=de|website=Norddeutscher Rundfunk}}
In June of 2024, Deputy Minister-President Monika Heinold announced her resignation.{{Cite web |last=NDR |title=Schwarz-Grün in SH: Schneider und Touré sollen Heinold ersetzen |url=https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Schwarz-Gruen-in-SH-Schneider-und-Toure-sollen-Heinold-ersetzen,silkeschneider100.html |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=www.ndr.de |language=de}} Her Party designated incumbent Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality Aminata Touré as her successor. Silke Schneider was nominated her successor as Minister of Finance.
Composition
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:90%"
!Portfolio ! colspan="2" |Minister ! colspan="2" |Party !Took office !Left office !State secretaries |
| Minister-President
|File:Daniel_Günther_(2017).jpg |Daniel Günther | bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | |CDU |29 June 2022 |Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister-President
| rowspan="2" |151x151px | rowspan="2" |Aminata Touré | rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}" | | rowspan="2" |GRÜNE |1 August 2024 |Incumbent | |
| Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality
|29 June 2022 |Incumbent |{{smalldiv|*Johannes Albig}} |
| style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|Deputy Minister-President ----Minister for Finance |File:1454-ri-102-Gruene_Monika_Heinold_(cropped).jpg |Monika Heinold | bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}" | |29 June 2022 |1 August 2024 |{{smalldiv|*Silke Torp
|
| Minister for Finance
| |Silke Schneider | bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}" | |1 August 2024 |Incumbent |{{smalldiv|*Silke Torp
|
| style="height:75px"
|Minister for Justice and Health | |Kerstin von der Decken | bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | |CDU |29 June 2022 |Incumbent |{{smalldiv|*Otto Carstens
|
| style="height:75px"
|Minister for Education, Training, Science, Research and Culture |File:Karin Prien-2024-msu-6025-.jpg |Karin Prien | bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | |CDU |29 June 2022 |Incumbent |{{smalldiv|*Dorit Stenke
|
| Minister for Interior, Communities, Housing and Sport
|File:Portrait Dr. Sabine Sütterlin-Waack.jpg |Sabine Sütterlin-Waack | bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | |CDU |29 June 2022 |Incumbent |{{smalldiv|*Jörg Sibbel
|
| style="height:75px"
|Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature | |Tobias Goldschmidt | bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}" | |29 June 2022 |Incumbent |{{smalldiv|*Katja Günther
|
| style="height:75px"
|Minister for Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism |Claus Ruhe Madsen | bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | |CDU{{small|(Independent until May 2023, CDU nomination)}} |29 June 2022 |Incumbent |{{smalldiv|*Tobias von der Heide
|
| style="height:75px"
|Minister for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection | |{{Ill|Werner Schwarz (German politician)|lt=Werner Schwarz|de|Werner Schwarz (Politiker, 1960)}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | |CDU |29 June 2022 |Incumbent |{{smalldiv|*Anne Benett-Sturies}} |
| style="height:75px"
|Chief of the State Chancellery | |{{Ill|Dirk Schrödter|de}} | bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" | |CDU |29 June 2022 |Incumbent |{{smalldiv|*Johannes Callsen
|
External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/landesregierung/ministerien-behoerden/I/_startseite/Artikel2022_2/II/220629_neue_landeregierung.html?nn=0c712d2d-e392-43a2-b19b-1c1fd9b92ad7|title=New state government meets|date=29 June 2022|language=de|website=Schleswig-holstein.de}}