The first Günther cabinet was the state government of

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from between 2017 and 2022, sworn in after

Daniel Günther Daniel Günther (born 24 July 1973) is a German politician who is a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). Since 28 June 2017, he has served as the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein. From 1 November 2018 to 31 October ...

was elected as

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by the members of the

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. It was the 26th Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein. It was formed after the

2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election The 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election was held on 7 May 2017 to elect the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. The incumbent government was led by Minister-President Torsten Albig, and consisted of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), T ...

by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),

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(GRÜNE) and Free Democratic Party (FDP). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised seven ministers. Three were members of the CDU, two were members of the Greens, and two were members of the FDP. The first Günther cabinet was succeeded by the

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on 29 June 2022.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the

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, Greens, and

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led by Minister-President

Torsten Albig Torsten Albig (born 25 May 1963) is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany. From 2012 until 2017 he served as the 13th Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein. Early life and education Albig grew up in Ostholstein and B ...

. The election took place on 7 May 2017, and resulted in small losses for all three governing parties. The opposition CDU and FDP both recorded a swing toward them, while the AfD debuted at 6%. Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. The CDU invited the Greens and FDP to exploratory talks, seeking to form a " Jamaica coalition" of the three. The SPD did the same in hopes of forming a

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, but the FDP turned down their invitation, citing conflicts with parliamentary leader

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and an unwillingness from the SPD to compromise. Nonetheless, the Greens stated that a government with the SPD and FDP was their preferred outcome. After exploratory talks, the CDU and FDP both voted to begin negotiations for a Jamaica coalition. The Greens followed on 23 May. The three presented their coalition agreement on 13 June, and formally signed it on the 27th. Günther was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 28 June, winning 42 votes out of 73 cast.

Composition

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