second Müller senate
{{Short description|State government of Berlin}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Second Senate of Michael Müller
{{small|Senate Müller II}}
| cabinet_number = 27th
| cabinet_type = Senate
| jurisdiction = Berlin
| flag = DEU Berlin COA.svg
| flag_border = true
| incumbent = 2016–2021
| image = 2016-12-08 Michael Müller, Klaus Lederer, Ramona Pop by Sandro Halank.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Left to right: Ramona Pop, Klaus Lederer, and Michael Müller at the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin plenary session on 8 December 2016
| date_formed = 8 December 2016
| date_dissolved = 20 December 2021
| government_head_title = Governing Mayor
| government_head = Michael Müller
| deputy_government_head_title = Deputy Mayor
| deputy_government_head = Klaus Lederer
Ramona Pop
| members_number = 10
| political_parties = Social Democratic Party
The Left
Alliance 90/The Greens
| legislature_status = Coalition government (Majority)
92 / 160{{spaces|em}}(56%)
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|partycolor1={{party colour|Social Democratic Party of Germany|Social Democratic Party}}
|party2=27
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| opposition_parties = Christian Democratic Union
Alternative for Germany
Free Democratic Party
| opposition_leader =
| election = 2016 Berlin state election
| legislature_term = 18th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
| predecessor = First Müller senate
| successor = Giffey senate
}}
The second Müller senate was the state government of Berlin between 2016 and 2021, sworn in on 8 December 2016 after Michael Müller was elected as Governing Mayor by the members of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. It was the 27th Senate of Berlin.
It was formed after the 2016 Berlin state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), The Left (LINKE) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Governing Mayor, the senate comprised ten members, called Senators. Four were members of the SPD, three were members of The Left, and three were members of the Greens.
The second Müller senate was succeeded by the Giffey senate on 21 December 2021.
Formation
{{seealso|2016 Berlin state election}}
The previous Senate was a grand coalition government of the SPD and CDU led by Governing Mayor Michael Müller, who took office in December 2014.
The election took place on 18 September 2016, and resulted in significant losses for both governing parties. The Left improved to third place and the Greens saw a decline, while the AfD debuted at 14% and the FDP re-entered the Abgeordnetenhaus in sixth place. As a result of their losses, the SPD and CDU fell short of a majority, bringing the grand coalition to an end.{{cite web|url=https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article158233268/SPD-und-CDU-mit-Verlusten-grosse-Koalition-am-Ende.html|title=SPD and CDU with losses, grand coalition comes to an end|date=18 September 2016|language=de|website=Die Welt}} Müller voiced his preference for a government with the Left and Greens; during the campaign, both the SPD and Greens had ruled out a coalition with the CDU.{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/wahl-berlin-2016-waehler-strafen-grosse-koalition-ab-a-1112842.html|title=Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin: Voters punish the grand coalition|date=19 September 2016|language=de|website=Der Spiegel}}
On 26 September, Müller announced that he would seek exploratory talks between the SPD, Left, and Greens.{{cite web|url=https://www.inforadio.de/dossier/2016/kleinprojekte/knackpunkte-bei-den-koalitionsverhandlungen/wo-rot-rot-gruen-noch-auseinander-liegt.html|title=Where red-red-green still differ|date=26 September 2016|language=de|website=Inforadio.de}} Negotiations began on 6 October.{{cite web|url=https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/koalition-in-berlin-der-weg-zu-rot-rot-gruen-100.html|title=Coalition in Berlin: The way to red-red-green|date=6 October 2016|language=de|website=Deutschlandfunk}}
After intensive discussions, the three parties presented their 251-page coalition programme on 16 November.{{cite web|url=https://www.rbb24.de/politik/wahl/berlin/agh/rot-rot-gruene-koalition-berlin.html|title=Red-Red-Green agree on coalition agreement "We want to be a coalition of new beginnings"|date=16 November 2016|language=de|website=Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg}} It was approved by the Greens at a party congress on 5 December, receiving only two votes against; the SPD followed on 6 December with almost 90% approval. The Left held a membership ballot on the coalition, with 89.3% of members voting in favour.{{cite web|url=https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2016-12/berlin-koalitionsvertrag-die-linke-buergermeister-wahl|title=Left confirm red-red-green coalition|date=7 December 2016|language=de|website=Die Zeit}}
The Abgeordnetenhaus elected Müller as Governing Mayor on 8 December, winning 88 votes out of 158 cast.{{cite web|url=https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/michael-mueller-zum-regierenden-buergermeister-von-berlin-gewaehlt-a-1124983.html|title=Michael Müller re-elected as Governing Mayor|date=8 December 2016|language=de|website=Der Spiegel}}
Composition
The composition of the Senate at the time of its dissolution was as follows:
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! Portfolio ! colspan=2| Senator ! colspan=2| Party ! Took office ! Left office ! State secretaries |
| Governing Mayor of Berlin Senate Chancellery | 75x75px | Michael Müller | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | SPD | 8 December 2016 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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| Deputy Mayor Senator for Culture and Europe | 75x75px | Klaus Lederer | bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| | LINKE | 8 December 2016 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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| Deputy Mayor Senator for Economics, Energy and Enterprise | 75x75px | Ramona Pop | bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| | GRÜNE | 8 December 2016 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Interior and Sport
| 75x75px | Andreas Geisel | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | SPD | 8 December 2016 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Education, Youth and Family
| 75x75px | Sandra Scheeres | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | SPD | 8 December 2016 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Finance
| 75x75px | Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | SPD | 8 December 2016 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Health, Nursing and Equality
| 75x75px | Dilek Kalayci | bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}| | SPD | 8 December 2016 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs
| 75x75px | Elke Breitenbach | bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| | LINKE | 8 December 2016 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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| style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
| rowspan=2 style="background-color:#F8F9FA"| Senator for Urban Development and Housing | 75x75px | Katrin Lompscher | bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| | LINKE | 8 December 2016 | 2 August 2020 | {{smalldiv|
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| 75x75px
| Sebastian Scheel | bgcolor={{party color|The Left (Germany)}}| | LINKE | 20 August 2020 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Justice, Consumer Protection and Anti-Discrimination
| 75x75px | Dirk Behrendt | bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| | GRÜNE | 8 December 2016 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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| Senator for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection
| 75x75px | Regine Günther | bgcolor={{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}| | GRÜNE{{efn|Independent nominated by the Greens until 20 June 2019}} | 8 December 2016 | 20 December 2021 | {{smalldiv|
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References
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Notes
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/regierende-buergermeisterin/senat/senatsgalerie/artikel.238842.php|title=Müller Senate (2014-2021)|access-date=4 March 2022|language=de|website=Berlin.de}}
{{Senates of Berlin}}
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