Schweitzer cabinet

Schweitzer Cabinet

26th Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate
10 July 2024 – present
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
Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht
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

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

Also Deputy Minister-President
GRÜNE Jürgen Hardeck non-partisan
Janosch Littig GRÜNE
Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture Daniela Schmitt FDP
Andy Becht FDP
Petra Dick-Walther
Minister of Finance Doris Ahnen SPD Stephan Weinberg SPD
Minister of Justice Herbert Mertin (died 2025) Philipp Fernis FDP Matthias Frey FDP
Minister of the Interior and Sport Michael Ebling SPD Daniel Stich SPD
Simone Schneider
Minister of Education Stefanie Hubig SPD Bettina Brück SPD
Minister of Labour, Social Affairs, Transformation and Digitization Dörte Schall SPD Denis Alt SPD
Minister of Science and Health Clemens Hoch SPD Nicole Steingaß SPD
Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy and Mobility Katrin Eder GRÜNE Erwin Manz GRÜNE
Michael Hauer

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.