Cabinet Weil I

First Cabinet of Stephan Weil
Cabinet Weil I

27th Cabinet of Lower Saxony
19 February 2013 – 22 November 2017
Gerhard Schröder
Date formed19 February 2013
Date dissolved22 November 2017
(4 years, 9 months and 3 days)
People and organisations
ChancellorAngela Merkel
Minister PresidentStephan Weil
Deputy Minister PresidentStefan Wenzel
Member partySocial Democratic Party
Alliance 90/The Greens
Opposition partyChristian Democratic Union
Free Democratic Party
Opposition leaderChristian Democratic Union
History
Election2013 Lower Saxony state election
Legislature term17th Landtag of Lower Saxony
PredecessorCabinet McAllister
SuccessorCabinet Weil II

The Cabinet Weil I was the state government of the German state of Lower Saxony from 19 February 2013 until 22 November 2017. The Cabinet was headed by Minister President Stephan Weil and was formed by the Social Democratic Party and the Alliance '90/The Greens, after Weil's winning of the 2013 Lower Saxony state election.[1] On 19 February 2013, Weil was elected and sworn in as Minister President by the Landtag of Lower Saxony.

At the beginning of August 2017, the government lost its one-vote majority when Elke Twesten, a member of the Greens, left the parliamentary group.[2] On 7 August 2017, the represented in the state parliament agreed on October 15, 2017 as the election date for a new state elections.[3] The cabinet was succeeded by Weils's second cabinet.

Composition

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Minister President19 February 201322 November 2017 SPD
Deputy Minister President &
Environment and Climate Protection
19 February 201322 November 2017 Greens
Minister of the Interior and Sports19 February 201322 November 2017 SPD
Minister of Finance19 February 201322 November 2017 SPD
Minister of Justice19 February 201322 November 2017 Greens
Minister of Social Affairs, Health, and Equalization19 February 201322 November 2017 SPD
Minister of Science and Culture19 February 201322 November 2017 Greens
Minister of Economics, Labour and Transport19 February 201322 November 2017 SPD
Minister of Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development19 February 201322 November 2017 Greens

References

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  1. ^ Machtwechsel in Niedersachsen. Stephan Weil ist neuer Ministerpräsident. In: Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, 19. Februar 2013.
  2. ^ Rot-Grün verliert Mehrheit im niedersächsischen Landtag. In: Zeit Online. 4. August 2017.
  3. ^ "Niedersachsen wählt im Oktober neuen Landtag". NDR. 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2017-08-08.