Politics of Schleswig-Holstein
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Germany | |
| Country | Germany |
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| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature | Schleswig-Holsteinischer Landtag |
| Speaker | Kristina Herbst, CDU |
| Meeting place | Kiel |
| Executive branch | |
| Minister-President | Daniel Günther |
| 1. Deputy Minister-President | Aminata Toure |
| Judicial branch | |
| Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesverfassungsgericht | |
| President | Christoph Brüning |
The politics of Schleswig-Holstein takes place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Schleswig-Holstein. The state has a multi-party system.
From 1919 to 1928, the largest parties in Schleswig-Holstein were the Social Democratic Party, German Democratic Party, Conservative Party and German Peoples Party.[1][2][3] From 1930 onwards, Schleswig-Holstein was a bastion of Nazi support.[1] In the 1930 Reicshtag elections, the Nazi Party received their highest vote share in Schleswig-Holstein with 27%.[1] In 1932, the Nazi Party won 51% of the vote in Schleswig-Holstein, the only district where Nazis received an absolute majority.[1][4] The rural areas of Schleswig-Holstein were particularly likely to support the Nazis.[1][2][5]
Executive branch
Minister-presidents since 1949
Since the creation of the Federal Republic in 1945, the state's minister-presidents have been:[6]
| Period | Minister-President | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1945–1947 | Theodor Steltzer | (CDU) |
| 1947–1949 | Hermann Lüdemann | (SPD) |
| 1949–1950 | Bruno Diekmann | (SPD) |
| 1950–1951 | Walter Bartram | (CDU) |
| 1951–1954 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Lübke | (CDU) |
| 1954–1963 | Kai-Uwe von Hassel | (CDU) |
| 1963–1971 | Helmut Lemke | (CDU) |
| 1971–1982 | Gerhard Stoltenberg[7] | (CDU) |
| 1982–1987 | Uwe Barschel | (CDU) |
| 1987–1988 | Henning Schwarz | (CDU) |
| 1988–1993 | Björn Engholm | (SPD) |
| 1993–2005 | Heide Simonis | (SPD) |
| 2005–2012 | Peter Harry Carstensen | (CDU) |
| 2012– 2016 | Torsten Albig | (SPD) |
| 2017– | Daniel Günther | (CDU) |
Current cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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| Minister-President | .jpg) |
Daniel Günther born 24 July 1973 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister-President |  |
Aminata Touré born 15 November 1992 |
GRÜNE | 1 August 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Finance |
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Monika Heinold born 30 December 1958 |
GRÜNE | 29 June 2022 | 1 August 2024 |
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| Minister for Finance | Silke Schneider born 2 September 1967 |
GRÜNE | 1 August 2024 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Justice and Health | Kerstin von der Decken born 22 November 1968 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Education, Training, Science, Research and Culture |  |
Karin Prien born 26 June 1965 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Interior, Communities, Housing and Sport |  |
Sabine Sütterlin-Waack born 15 February 1958 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature | Tobias Goldschmidt born 16 September 1981 |
GRÜNE | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism |  |
Claus Ruhe Madsen born 27 August 1972 |
CDU(Independent until May 2023, CDU nomination) | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection | Werner Schwarz born 10 April 1960 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Chief of the State Chancellery | Dirk Schrödter born 17 October 1978 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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