Second Cabinet of Manuela Schwesig Schwesig II | |
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.svg) 11th Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| 15 November 2021 – | |
 Manuela Schwesig at the SPD federal conference in June 2017 | |
| Date formed | 15 November 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Manuela Schwesig |
| Deputy Minister-President | Simone Oldenburg |
| No. of ministers | 8 |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party The Left |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government (Majority) 43 / 79 (54%) |
| Opposition parties | Alternative for Germany Christian Democratic Union Alliance 90/The Greens Free Democratic Party |
| History | |
| Election | 2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election |
| Legislature term | 8thLandtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| Predecessor | First Schwesig cabinet |
TheSecond Schwesig cabinet is the incumbent state government ofMecklenburg-Vorpommern, sworn in on 15 November 2021 afterManuela Schwesig was elected asMinister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by the members of theLandtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is the 11th Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
It was formed after the2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election by theSocial Democratic Party (SPD) andThe Left (LINKE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises eight ministers. Six are members of the SPD and two are members of The Left.
The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD andChristian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Manuela Schwesig of the SPD, who took office in July 2017.
The election took place on 26 September 2021, and resulted in a significant swing to the SPD, while the CDU and the oppositionAfD and The Left suffered losses.The Greens andFDP both re-entered the Landtag with 6%.
Overall, the incumbent coalition was returned with an increased majority. Minister-President Schwesig indicated that she planned to talk to all parties except the AfD; exploratory talks the CDU and The Left were held on 1 October.[1] On 13 October, Schwesig announced that the SPD had voted unanimously to seek coalition negotiations with The Left.[2] Discussions began the following week.[3] The parties finalised their coalition agreement on 5 November[4] and presented it three days later.[5] It was approved by both parties and formally signed on 13 November.[6]
Schwesig was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 15 November, winning 41 votes out of 79 cast.[7]
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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| Minister-President State Chancellery | | Manuela Schwesig born (1974-05-23)23 May 1974 (age 50) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Education and Daycare Centres |  | Simone Oldenburg born (1969-03-22)22 March 1969 (age 56) | LINKE | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister for Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour |  | Reinhard Meyer [de] born (1959-09-05)5 September 1959 (age 65) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister for Interior, Construction and Digitalisation |  | Christian Pegel [de] born (1974-01-07)7 January 1974 (age 51) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Social Affairs, Health and Sport | Stefanie Drese [de] born (1976-12-09)9 December 1976 (age 48) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Science, Culture, and Federal and European Affairs | _(cropped).jpg) | Bettina Martin [de] born (1966-03-19)19 March 1966 (age 59) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas and Environment |  | Till Backhaus born (1959-03-13)13 March 1959 (age 66) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister for Finance | Heiko Geue [de] born (1965-10-05)5 October 1965 (age 59) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Justice, Equality and Consumer Protection |  | Jacqueline Bernhardt [de] born (1977-02-13)13 February 1977 (age 48) | LINKE | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | ||