Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holsteinischer Landtag | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Established | 11 October 1868 |
Leadership | |
President | , CDU since 5 June 2012 |
Structure | |
Seats | 73 |
Political groups | Government (44)
Opposition (29)
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Elections | |
Last election | 7 May 2017 |
Next election | 2022 |
Meeting place | |
, Kiel | |
Website | |
landtag.ltsh.de |
The Schleswig-Holstein Landtag is the state parliament of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It convenes in the state's capital Kiel and currently consists of 73 members of six parties. The current majority consists of a "Jamaica coalition" of the Christian Democratic Union, The Greens and the Free Democratic Party, supporting the cabinet of Minister President Daniel Günther.
The Landtag maintains partnerships with the parliament of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, the Oblast Duma of the Kaliningrad Oblast and the parliament of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
Seat[]
Since 1950, the Landtag convenes in the in Kiel, which was built in 1888 as the Royal Marine Academy. Up to 1950, the Landtag convened in Lübeck, Flensburg and Eckernförde as well as in Kiel. Since its renovation in 2003, the Landtag is assembled in a new Chamber inside of the Landeshaus.
Current composition[]
After the elections of 7 May 2017, the composition of the Landtag is as follows:[1]
Party | Seats |
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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 25 |
Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 21 |
Green Party (Die Grünen) | 10 |
Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 9 |
South Schleswig Voter Federation (SSW) | 3 |
Alternative for Germany | 3 |
Independents | 2 |
Five members of the Landtag were previously elected under the Alternative for Germany party, but two have since become independents.[2][3]
Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats. This is not the case for the South Schleswig Voter Federation, representing the Danish and Frisian minorities in Schleswig-Holstein and thus being exempt from the 5% rule.
Presidents of the Landtag[]
So far, the presidents of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein have been:
- 1946 , Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1946 – 1954 , Social Democratic Party (SPD)
- 1954 – 1959 , Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1959 – 1964 , Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1964 – 1971 , Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1971 – 1983 Helmut Lemke, Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1983 – 1987 , Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1987 – 1992 , Social Democratic Party (SPD)
- 1992 – 1996 , Social Democratic Party (SPD)
- 1996 – 2005 , Social Democratic Party (SPD)
- 2005 – 2009 , Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 2009 – 2012 , Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- since 5 June 2012 , Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
References[]
- ^ Official results Archived 2017-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Der 19. Schleswig-Holsteinische Landtag". Schleswig-Holsteinische Landtag.
- ^ "Members of the state parliament - Non-attached MPs". Schleswig-Holstein Landtag. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
External links[]
- Official website (in German)
Coordinates: 54°20′06″N 10°09′11″E / 54.335°N 10.153°E
- State legislatures of Germany
- Politics of Schleswig-Holstein
- European government stubs
- Germany politics stubs