Laschet cabinet

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Cabinet of Armin Laschet
Cabinet Laschet
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24th Cabinet of North Rhine-Westphalia
30 June 2017 – 27 October 2021
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Armin Laschet at the cornerstone laying ceremony for the MiQua Jewish Museum in Cologne in June 2018
Date formed30 June 2017
Date dissolved27 October 2021
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentArmin Laschet
Deputy Minister-PresidentJoachim Stamp
No. of ministers12
Member partiesChristian Democratic Union
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislatureCoalition government
100 / 199
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Party
Alliance 90/The Greens
Alternative for Germany
History
Election(s)2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election
Legislature term(s)17th Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
Predecessor
SuccessorWüst cabinet

The Laschet cabinet was the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia between 2017 and 2021, sworn in on 30 June 2017 after Armin Laschet was elected as Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia by the members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was the 24th Cabinet of North Rhine-Westphalia.

It was formed after the 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised twelve ministers. Eight were members of the CDU, three were members of the FDP, and one was an independent politician.

After Laschet's resignation as Minister-President, the Laschet cabinet was succeeded by the Wüst cabinet on 28 October 2021.

Formation[]

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Greens led by Minister-President Hannelore Kraft.

The election took place on 14 May 2017, and resulted in substantial losses for both governing parties. The opposition CDU and FDP both recorded gains, with the former becoming the largest party. The AfD debuted at 7%.

Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. The opposition coalition of the CDU and FDP won a slim majority of one seat. Also considered was a grand coalition of the CDU and SPD, but the SPD rejected this the day after the election.[1] CDU leader Armin Laschet initially announced plans to held exploratory talks with the SPD, FDP, and Greens, but only the FDP accepted the offer.

On 22 May, the CDU and FDP boards unanimously voted to begin negotiations for a coalition. Meetings began the following day.[2] They presented their coalition agreement in mid-June.[3] The FDP held an online membership ballot to review the pact, with 97% voting in favour on about 50% turnout.[4] The CDU congress unanimously approved the contract the next day, and it was formally signed on 26 June.[5]

Laschet was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 27 June, winning 100 votes out of 196 cast. His cabinet was sworn in on 30 June.[6]

Composition[]

Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President
State Chancellery
Grundsteinlegung MiQua-7004 (square).jpg Armin Laschet
born (1975-06-19)19 June 1975
CDU 27 June 2017 26 October 2021
  • Nathanael Liminski (Media, Head of the State Chancellery)
  • Andrea Milz (Sport and Volunteering)
Acting Minister-President Stamp, Joachim-1.jpg Joachim Stamp
born (1970-06-21) 21 June 1970 (age 51)
FDP 26 October 2021 27 October 2021
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Children, Family, Refugees and Integration
30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Andreas Bothe
  • Serap Güler (Integration)
Minister for Finance Lutz Lienenkämper (2017).jpg
born (1969-05-24)24 May 1969
CDU 30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Patrick Opdenhövel
Minister for Interior Reul, Herbert-1.jpg Herbert Reul
born (1952-08-31)31 August 1952
CDU 30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Jürgen Mathies
Minister for Economics, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy Andreas Pinkwart (2013).jpg Andreas Pinkwart
born (1960-08-18)18 August 1960
FDP 30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Christoph Dammermann
Minister for Labour, Health and Social Affairs 20181003 Münsterland Giro, Karl-Josef Laumann, Coesfeld (07844).jpg Karl-Josef Laumann
born (1957-07-11)11 July 1957
CDU 30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Edmund Heller
Minister for School and Education 2018-09-10-Yvonne Gebauer-hart aber fair-0613.jpg
born (1966-08-02)2 August 1966
FDP 30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Mathias Richter
Minister for Homeland, Communities, Construction and Equality Ina Scharrenbach (2017).jpg
born (1976-09-30)30 September 1976
CDU 30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Jan Heinisch
Minister for Justice Peter Biesenbach-CDU-1.jpg
born (1948-02-10)10 February 1948
CDU 30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Dirk Wedel
Minister for Transport 2019-10-10 Hendrik Wüst by OlafKosinsky MG 1329.jpg Hendrik Wüst
born (1975-07-19)19 July 1975
CDU 30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Hendrik Schulte
Minister for Environment, Agriculture, and Nature and Consumer Protection Schulze Föcking, Christina-1.jpg
born (1976-11-19)19 November 1976
CDU 30 June 2017 15 May 2018
  • Heinrich Bottermann
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born (1965-10-07)7 October 1965
CDU 24 May 2018 27 October 2021
  • Heinrich Bottermann
Minister for Culture and Science Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen 2010.jpg Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen
born (1954-04-25)25 April 1954
Ind. 30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Klaus Kaiser
Minister for Federal, European and International Affairs 2019-04-12 Sitzung des Bundesrates by Olaf Kosinsky-0071.jpg
born (1948-10-05)5 October 1948
CDU 30 June 2017 27 October 2021
  • Mark Speich

External links[]

  • "The Laschet cabinet: You have to remember these faces in NRW". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2022.

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