Cabinet of Olaf Lies Cabinet Lies | |
|---|---|
 31st Cabinet of Lower Saxony | |
| 20 May 2025 - | |
.jpg) Olaf Lies in 2023 | |
| Date formed | 20 May 2025 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Olaf Lies |
| Deputy Minister-President | Julia Hamburg |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government (Majority) |
| Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union Alternative for Germany |
| History | |
| Election | 2022 Lower Saxony state election |
| Legislature term | 19thLandtag of Lower Saxony |
| Predecessor | Third Weil cabinet |
TheCabinet Lies is the current state government ofLower Saxony. It was formed on 20 May 2025, after the retirement of long-servingMinister-President of Lower SaxonyStephan Weil after 12 years in office.[1][2][3] It is the 31st Cabinet of Lower Saxony.
It succeeded theThird Weil cabinet as a continuation of the existingRed-greencoalition between theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) andAlliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) which was formed after the2022 Lower Saxony state election, subsequently elected by the members of theLandtag of Lower Saxony. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises ten ministers. Six are members of the SPD and four are members of the Greens.
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President | | Olaf Lies born (1967-05-08)8 May 1967 (age 58) | SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Education |  | Julia Hamburg born (1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (age 39) | GRÜNE | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Interior Affairs, Sport and Digitalisation |  | Daniela Behrens born (1968-05-12)12 May 1968 (age 57) | SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Economic Affairs, Housing and Transport |  | Grant Hendrik Tonne born (1976-06-22)22 June 1976 (age 49) | SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection |  | Christian Meyer born (1975-07-23)23 July 1975 (age 50) | GRÜNE | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Finance |  | Gerald Heere [de] born (1979-04-18)18 April 1979 (age 46) | GRÜNE | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Justice | Kathrin Wahlmann born (1977-08-04)4 August 1977 (age 48) | SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection |  | Miriam Staudte born (1975-11-04)4 November 1975 (age 50) | GRÜNE | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Science and Culture | _cropped.jpg) | Falko Mohrs born (1984-07-23)23 July 1984 (age 41) | SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Social Affairs, Employment, Health and Equality | .jpg) | Andreas Philippi born (1965-07-04)4 July 1965 (age 60) | SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Europe and Regional Development | Melanie Walter [de] born (1973-12-09)9 December 1973 (age 51) | SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | ||
| *Olaf Lies succeedsStephan Weil asMinister President | *Grant Hendrik Tonne succeedsLies as Minister for Economy, Housing and Transport. | *Daniela Behrens takes on additional portfolio of Digitalisation fromLies. | *Melanie Walter [de] replacesWiebke Osigus as Minister for Europe and Regional Development. |