The first Wüst cabinet was the state government of

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between 2021 and 2022, sworn in on 28 October 2021 after Hendrik Wüst was elected as

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by the members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was the 25th Cabinet of North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed after the resignation of Minister-President Armin Laschet, and was a continuation of the coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and

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(FDP) formed after the

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. 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

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. The first Wüst cabinet was succeeded by the

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on 29 June 2022.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU and FDP led by Minister-President Armin Laschet of the CDU. He announced his resignation after being elected to the

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in the

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. Laschet was the CDU/CSU's Chancellor candidate in the election, and stated he would take up his seat in the Bundestag even if he did not become Chancellor. Since the constitution of North Rhine-Westphalia prohibits members of the Bundestag from serving concurrently in the state government, he was obliged to resign as Minister-President. On 5 October, Laschet proposed transport minister Hendrik Wüst his successor. He was subsequently elected uncontested as chairman of the North Rhine-Westphalia CDU on 23 October, receiving 98% approval. Laschet resigned on 25 October 2021, a day before the constituent session of the Bundestag. Wüst was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 27 October, winning 103 votes out of 197 cast.

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