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.
Cabinet of Armin Laschet Cabinet Laschet | |
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 24th Cabinet of North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| 30 June 2017 – 27 October 2021 | |
.jpg) Armin Laschet in 2021 | |
| Date formed | 30 June 2017 |
| Date dissolved | 27 October 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Armin Laschet |
| Deputy Minister-President | Joachim Stamp |
| No. of ministers | 12 |
| Member parties | Christian Democratic Union Free Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government 100 / 199 |
| Opposition parties | Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens Alternative for Germany |
| History | |
| Election | 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election |
| Legislature term | 17th Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| Predecessor | Second Kraft Cabinet |
| Successor | Wüst cabinet |
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
editThe 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
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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| Minister-President State Chancellery |
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Armin Laschet born 18 February 1961 |
CDU | 27 June 2017 | 26 October 2021 |
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| Acting Minister-President | 
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Joachim Stamp born 21 June 1970 |
FDP | 26 October 2021 | 27 October 2021 | ||
| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Children, Family, Refugees and Integration |
30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for Finance | Lutz Lienenkämper born 24 May 1969 |
CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for Interior | 
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Herbert Reul born 31 August 1952 |
CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for Economics, Innovation, Digitalisation and Energy | .jpg)
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Andreas Pinkwart born 18 August 1960 |
FDP | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for Labour, Health and Social Affairs | .jpg)
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Karl-Josef Laumann born 11 July 1957 |
CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for School and Education | 
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Yvonne Gebauer born 2 August 1966 |
FDP | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for Homeland, Communities, Construction and Equality | .jpg)
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Ina Scharrenbach born 30 September 1976 |
CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for Justice | 
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Peter Biesenbach born 10 February 1948 |
CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for Transport | 
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Hendrik Wüst born 19 July 1975 |
CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for Environment, Agriculture, and Nature and Consumer Protection | 
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Christina Schulze Föcking born 19 November 1976 |
CDU | 30 June 2017 | 15 May 2018 |
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Ursula Heinen-Esser born 7 October 1965 |
CDU | 24 May 2018 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for Culture and Science | 
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Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen born 25 April 1954 |
Ind. | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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| Minister for Federal, European and International Affairs | 
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Stephan Holthoff-Pförtner born 5 October 1948 |
CDU | 30 June 2017 | 27 October 2021 |
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External links
edit- "The Laschet cabinet: You have to remember these faces in NRW". Westdeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 24 March 2022.
References
edit- ^ "Black-yellow is currently the only realistic option for NRW". Die Welt (in German). 15 May 2017.
- ^ "CDU and FDP start talks to form a government coalition in North Rhine-Westphalia". CDU NRW (in German). 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Coalition agreement for NRW set". Die Zeit (in German). 13 June 2017.
- ^ "FDP base votes for coalition agreement with the CDU". Die Zeit (in German). 23 June 2017.
- ^ "CDU and FDP sign coalition agreement". Die Zeit (in German). 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Laschet is the new Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). 27 June 2017.