The third Bouffier cabinet, including state secretaries, at the constituent session of the Landtag of Hesse on 18 January 2019.Front row (L to R): Kai Klose, Axel Wintermeyer, Priska Hinz, Tarek Al-Wazir, Volker Bouffier, Kristina Sinemus, Lucia Puttrich, Ralph Alexander LorzMiddle row (L to R): Stefan Heck, Eva Kühne-Hörmann, Peter Beuth, Angela Dorn-Rancke, Thomas Schäfer, Ayse Asar, Michael Bußer, Thomas Metz
The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU and the Greens led by Minister-President Volker Bouffier of the CDU.
The election took place on 28 October 2018, and resulted in significant losses for the CDU, while the Greens became the second-largest party for the first time by a margin of less than 100 votes. The opposition SPD also suffered major losses, while the AfD entered the Landtag with 13%, the FDP and The Left recorded modest gains.
Though preliminary results indicated that the incumbent government would retain its majority, it was not certain due to the narrow margins and issues with the vote count. Whether the Greens or SPD would claim second place was also unclear. Final results were determined weeks later after recounts. Nonetheless, the CDU quickly stated that they would seek to lead a two-party government with either the Greens or SPD, and held exploratory talks with both. The FDP were also invited to talks, but lead candidate René Rock ruled out joining a coalition with the CDU and Greens since his party would not be mathematically necessary for a majority.[1][2]
Also discussed was the possibility of a traffic light coalition between the Greens, SPD, and FDP, which would also hold a one-seat majority. Initially, the FDP rejected this on the basis that Tarek Al-Wazir had expressed a lack of interest in becoming Minister-President. However, as reviews of the vote count indicated that the SPD may have won more votes than the Greens and would be able to lay claim to the Minister-Presidency, the FDP agreed to meet with them on 9 November.[3] The day before final results were released on 16 November, the three parties held joint discussions, after which SPD lead candidate Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel voiced his confidence in their ability to come at an agreement.[4][5] However, after final results showed that the Greens had indeed moved ahead of the SPD, a traffic light coalition was no longer considered possible as the FDP would not support a Green Minister-President. Schäfer-Gümbel subsequently declared the SPD would remain in opposition, leaving a renewed government between the CDU and Greens as the only practical option.[6]
The same day, the CDU voted to extend an offer for coalition negotiations to the Greens, which they accepted.[7][8] Discussions began on 19 November with the goal of finalising an agreement before Christmas.[9] Negotiations were finalised on the morning of 19 December.[10] The coalition contract, titled New Start in Change through Attitude, Orientation and Cohesion, was approved by 91% of Greens delegates and unanimously by the CDU committee, and was signed on 23 December.[11]
Bouffier was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 18 January 2019, winning 69 votes out of 137 cast.[12][13]
"Top Staff: Minister-President and Ministers". Hessen.de (in German). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
Referencesedit
^"FDP top candidate excludes Jamaica coalition in Hesse". Schweriner Volkszeitung (in German). 29 October 2018.
^"Hessian CDU is holding exploratory talks with the Greens, FDP and SPD". Die Welt (in German). 1 November 2018.
^"SPD and FDP in Hesse want to explore with the Greens". Tagesspiegel (in German). 9 November 2018.
^"Here Al-Wazir drives up the price for black-green". Bild (in German). 16 November 2018.
^"No rejection of traffic light in Hesse". Wiesbadener Kurier (in German). 16 November 2018.
^"The lights go out on the traffic light". Der Spiegel (in German). 16 November 2018.
^"Volker Bouffier: The CDU Hesse offers Alliance 90/The Greens coalition negotiations". CDU Hesse (in German). 16 November 2018.
^"State election on 28 October 2018: Alliance 90/The Greens Hesse decide to start coalition negotiations with the CDU Hesse". Greens Hesse (in German). 17 November 2018.
^"With a wafer-thin majority in the last term". Die Zeit (in German). 18 January 2019.
^"Constituent session". Landtag of Hesse (in German). 18 January 2019.
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The Third Bouffier cabinet was the state government of Hesse between 2019 and 2022 sworn in on 18 January 2019 after Volker Bouffier was elected as Minister President of Hesse by the members of the Landtag of Hesse It was the 22nd Cabinet of Hesse Third Cabinet of Volker BouffierBouffier III22nd Cabinet of Hesse18 January 2019 30 May 2022The third Bouffier cabinet including state secretaries at the constituent session of the Landtag of Hesse on 18 January 2019 Front row L to R Kai Klose Axel Wintermeyer Priska Hinz Tarek Al Wazir Volker Bouffier Kristina Sinemus Lucia Puttrich Ralph Alexander LorzMiddle row L to R Stefan Heck Eva Kuhne Hormann Peter Beuth Angela Dorn Rancke Thomas Schafer Ayse Asar Michael Busser Thomas MetzDate formed18 January 2019Date dissolved30 May 2022People and organisationsMinister PresidentVolker BouffierDeputy Minister PresidentTarek Al WazirNo of ministers11Member partiesChristian Democratic UnionAlliance 90 The GreensStatus in legislatureCoalition government69 137Opposition partiesSocial Democratic PartyAlternative for GermanyFree Democratic PartyThe LeftHistoryElection s 2018 Hessian state electionLegislature term s 20th Landtag of HessePredecessorSecond Bouffier cabinetSuccessorFirst Rhein cabinet It was formed after the 2018 Hessian state election by the Christian Democratic Union CDU and Alliance 90 The Greens GRUNE Excluding the Minister President the cabinet comprised eleven ministers Seven were members of the CDU and four were members of the Greens After Bouffier s resignation as Minister President the third Bouffier cabinet was succeeded by the First Rhein cabinet on 31 May 2022 Contents 1 Formation 2 Composition 3 External links 4 ReferencesFormation editSee also 2018 Hessian state election The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU and the Greens led by Minister President Volker Bouffier of the CDU The election took place on 28 October 2018 and resulted in significant losses for the CDU while the Greens became the second largest party for the first time by a margin of less than 100 votes The opposition SPD also suffered major losses while the AfD entered the Landtag with 13 the FDP and The Left recorded modest gains Though preliminary results indicated that the incumbent government would retain its majority it was not certain due to the narrow margins and issues with the vote count Whether the Greens or SPD would claim second place was also unclear Final results were determined weeks later after recounts Nonetheless the CDU quickly stated that they would seek to lead a two party government with either the Greens or SPD and held exploratory talks with both The FDP were also invited to talks but lead candidate Rene Rock ruled out joining a coalition with the CDU and Greens since his party would not be mathematically necessary for a majority 1 2 Also discussed was the possibility of a traffic light coalition between the Greens SPD and FDP which would also hold a one seat majority Initially the FDP rejected this on the basis that Tarek Al Wazir had expressed a lack of interest in becoming Minister President However as reviews of the vote count indicated that the SPD may have won more votes than the Greens and would be able to lay claim to the Minister Presidency the FDP agreed to meet with them on 9 November 3 The day before final results were released on 16 November the three parties held joint discussions after which SPD lead candidate Thorsten Schafer Gumbel voiced his confidence in their ability to come at an agreement 4 5 However after final results showed that the Greens had indeed moved ahead of the SPD a traffic light coalition was no longer considered possible as the FDP would not support a Green Minister President Schafer Gumbel subsequently declared the SPD would remain in opposition leaving a renewed government between the CDU and Greens as the only practical option 6 The same day the CDU voted to extend an offer for coalition negotiations to the Greens which they accepted 7 8 Discussions began on 19 November with the goal of finalising an agreement before Christmas 9 Negotiations were finalised on the morning of 19 December 10 The coalition contract titled New Start in Change through Attitude Orientation and Cohesion was approved by 91 of Greens delegates and unanimously by the CDU committee and was signed on 23 December 11 Bouffier was elected as Minister President by the Landtag on 18 January 2019 winning 69 votes out of 137 cast 12 13 Composition editPortfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries Minister President nbsp Volker Bouffierborn 1951 12 18 18 December 1951 age 72 CDU 18 January 2019 30 May 2022 Michael Busser Deputy Minister PresidentMinister for Economics Energy Transport and Housing nbsp Tarek Al Wazirborn 1971 01 03 3 January 1971 age 53 GRUNE 18 January 2019 30 May 2022 Philipp Nimmermann Jens Deutschendorf Minister for Interior and Sport nbsp Peter Beuthborn 1967 12 03 3 December 1967 age 56 CDU 18 January 2019 30 May 2022 Stefan Sauer Minister for Finance nbsp Thomas Schafer 1966 02 22 22 February 1966 28 March 2020 2020 03 28 aged 54 CDU 18 January 2019 28 March 2020 Martin Worms nbsp Michael Boddenbergborn 1959 07 15 15 July 1959 age 64 CDU 31 March 2020 30 May 2022 Martin Worms Minister for Justice nbsp Eva Kuhne Hormannborn 1962 03 14 14 March 1962 age 62 CDU 18 January 2019 30 May 2022 Thomas Metz Minister for Education nbsp Ralph Alexander Lorzborn 1965 11 30 30 November 1965 age 58 CDU 18 January 2019 30 May 2022 Manuel Losel Minister for Science and Art nbsp Angela Dorn Ranckeborn 1982 06 02 2 June 1982 age 41 GRUNE 18 January 2019 30 May 2022 Ayse Asar Minister for Social Affairs and Integration nbsp Kai Kloseborn 1973 12 23 23 December 1973 age 50 GRUNE 18 January 2019 30 May 2022 Anne Janz Minister for Environment Climate Protection Agricultural Economics and Consumer Protection nbsp Priska Hinzborn 1959 03 10 10 March 1959 age 65 GRUNE 18 January 2019 30 May 2022 Oliver Conz Minister for Federal Affairs and Europe nbsp Lucia Puttrichborn 1961 04 11 11 April 1961 age 63 CDU 18 January 2019 30 May 2022 Uwe Becker Minister for Digital Strategy and Development nbsp Kristina Sinemusborn 1963 09 16 16 September 1963 age 60 CDU 18 January 2019 30 May 2022 Patrick Burghardt Head of the State Chancellery nbsp Axel Wintermeyerborn 1960 01 01 1 January 1960 age 64 CDU 18 January 2019 30 May 2022External links edit Top Staff Minister President and Ministers Hessen de in German Retrieved 13 March 2022 References edit FDP top candidate excludes Jamaica coalition in Hesse Schweriner Volkszeitung in German 29 October 2018 Hessian CDU is holding exploratory talks with the Greens FDP and SPD Die Welt in German 1 November 2018 SPD and FDP in Hesse want to explore with the Greens Tagesspiegel in German 9 November 2018 Here Al Wazir drives up the price for black green Bild in German 16 November 2018 No rejection of traffic light in Hesse Wiesbadener Kurier in German 16 November 2018 The lights go out on the traffic light Der Spiegel in German 16 November 2018 Volker Bouffier The CDU Hesse offers Alliance 90 The Greens coalition negotiations CDU Hesse in German 16 November 2018 State election on 28 October 2018 Alliance 90 The Greens Hesse decide to start coalition negotiations with the CDU Hesse Greens Hesse in German 17 November 2018 Coalition agreement should be in place by Christmas Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in German 19 November 2018 CDU and Greens agree on coalition agreement Die Welt in German 19 December 2018 Coalition agreement sealed Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in German 24 December 2018 With a wafer thin majority in the last term Die Zeit in German 18 January 2019 Constituent session Landtag of Hesse in German 18 January 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Third Bouffier cabinet amp oldid 1213451064, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
