Voigt cabinet
Voigt Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 11th Cabinet of Thuringia | |
| 12 December 2024– | |
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| Date formed | 12 December 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Mario Voigt |
| Deputy Minister-President | Katja Wolf |
| No. of ministers | 8 |
| Member parties | Christian Democratic Union Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance Social Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Minority coalition government 44 / 88
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| Opposition parties | The Left Alternative for Germany |
| History | |
| Election | 2024 Thuringian state election |
| Legislature term | 8th Landtag of Thuringia |
| Predecessor | Ramelow II |
The Voigt cabinet is the current state government of Thuringia, sworn in on 12 December 2024 May after Mario Voigt was elected as Minister-President of Thuringia by the Landtag of Thuringia. It is the 11th Cabinet of Thuringia.
It was formed after the 2024 Thuringian state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW).[1] The alliance of these three parties is the first of its kind in Germany and is known colloquially as a "blackberry coalition" (de).[2]
Composition
[edit]The Voigt cabinet ministers were sworn in on 13 December 2024.[3]
| Portfolio | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President |
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Mario Voigt born 8 February 1977 |
CDU | 12 December 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| First Deputy Minister-President | 
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Katja Wolf born 7 March 1976 |
BSW | 13 December 2024 | Incumbent |
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| Minister of Finance | |||||||
| Second Deputy Minister-President | 
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Georg Maier born 25 April 1967 |
SPD | 12 December 2024 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for the Interior, Local Government and Regional Development | |||||||
| Head of the State Chancellery | 
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Stefan Gruhner born 23 October 1984 |
CDU | 13 December 2024 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Federal and European Affairs, Sports and Voluntary Work | |||||||
| Minister for Justice, Migration and Consumer Protection | 
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Beate Meißner born 2 April 1982 |
CDU | 13 December 2024 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Rural Areas | Colette Boos-John born 3 September 1969 |
CDU | 13 December 2024 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Digital Affairs and Infrastructure | 
|
Steffen Schütz born 1966 (age 57–58) |
BSW | 13 December 2024 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Labor and Family | 
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Katharina Schenk born 23 January 1988 |
SPD | 13 December 2024 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for the Environment, Energy, Nature Conservation and Forestry | 
|
Tilo Kummer born 29 June 1968 |
BSW | 13 December 2024 | Incumbent | ||
Investiture vote
[edit]| Minister-President election | ||
| Ballot → | 12 December 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Required majority → | 45 out of 88 
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| Mario Voigt | 51 / 88
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| Against | 33 / 88
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| Abstentions | 4 / 88
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References
[edit]- ^ Escritt, Thomas (12 December 2024). "Three parties combine to keep poll-topping far-right at bay in east German state". Reuters.
- ^ "Germany's party system is coming under unprecedented strain". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Staatskanzlei, Thüringer (2024-12-13). "Ernennung und Vereidigung der Ministerinnen und Minister der neuen Landesregierung". thueringen.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-12-21.