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The Lower Saxon Landtag () or the Parliament of Lower Saxony is the state Bundesrat. Lower Saxony
The Landtag is situated in the Leineschloss, a former residence of the kings of
Official english Webpage of the Landtag
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diet
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of the German state
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of Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
. It convenes in Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...
and currently consists of 146 members, consisting of four parties. Since 2022 the majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the Greens The Greens or Greens may refer to:
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, supporting the cabinet of Minister-President Stephan Weil
Stephan Weil (born 15 December 1958) is a German politician and the leader of the Social Democratic Party in Lower Saxony. On 20 January 2013, the SPD and the Green party won the 2013 Lower Saxony state election by one seat. On 19 February 2013, ...
(SPD).Landtag building
The Landtag is situated in the Leineschloss, a former residence of the kings of Hanover
Hanover (; german: Hannover ; nds, Hannober) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Lower Saxony. Its 535,932 (2021) inhabitants make it the 13th-largest city in Germany as well as the fourth-largest city in Northern Germany ...
. After its destruction in World War II
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it was rebuilt from 1957 to 1962. Thus, from 1947 to 1962, the parliament of Lower Saxony convened in the old town hall ( Stadthalle Hannover).
Current composition
After the elections of October 9, 2022, the composition of the Lower Saxony Landtag is as follows: Elections are conducted using aproportional representation system
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats in the Landtag.
Currently, the Social Democratic Party and the Greens have a government with 81 out of 146 seats (55.5%).
Presidents of the Landtag
So far, the presidents of the Landtag of Lower Saxony have been: * 1946–1955 Karl Olfers, Social Democratic Party (SPD) * 1955–1957 Werner Hofmeister, German Party (DP)/ Christian Democratic Union (CDU) * 1957–1959 Paul Oskar Schuster, DP/ CDU * 1959–1963 Karl Olfers, SPD * 1963–1967 Richard Lehners, SPD * 1967–1974 Wilhelm Baumgarten, SPD * 1974–1982 Heinz Müller, CDU * 1982–1985 Bruno Brandes, CDU * 1985–1990 Edzard Blanke, CDU * 1990–1998 Horst Milde, SPD * 1998–2003Rolf Wernstedt Rolf is a male given name and a surname. It originates in the Germanic name ''Hrolf'', itself a contraction of ''Hrodwulf'' ( Rudolf), a conjunction of the stem words ''hrod'' ("renown") + ''wulf'' ("wolf"). The Old Norse cognate is ''Hrólfr''. A ...
, SPD
* 2003–2008 Jürgen Gansäuer, CDU
* 2008–2013 Hermann Dinkla, CDU
* 2013–2017 Bernd Busemann
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, CDU
* 2017–2022 Gabriele Andretta
Gabriele Andretta (born 7 March 1961) is a German politician for the populist Social Democratic Party (SPD) and since 2017 President of the Landtag of Lower Saxony.
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Andretta was born in the Western German town of Murbach and ...
, SPD
* 2022 Hanna Naber, SPD
See also
* 1998 Lower Saxony state election * 2003 Lower Saxony state election * 2008 Lower Saxony state election * 2013 Lower Saxony state election * 2017 Lower Saxony state election *2022 Lower Saxony state election
The 2022 Lower Saxony state election was held on 9 October 2022 to elect the 19th Landtag of Lower Saxony. The incumbent government was a coalition of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) led ...
References
External links
Official english Webpage of the Landtag
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Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
Landtag of Lower Saxony
The Lower Saxon Landtag () or the Parliament of Lower Saxony is the state diet of the German state of Lower Saxony. It convenes in Hanover and currently consists of 146 members, consisting of four parties. Since 2022 the majority is a coalitio ...
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