The third Kretschmann cabinet is the current state government of
Baden-Württemberg, sworn in on 12 May 2021 after
Winfried Kretschmann was elected as
Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg by the members of the
Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. It is the 25th Cabinet of Baden-Württemberg.
It was formed after the
2021 Baden-Württemberg state election
The 2021 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 14 March 2021 to elect the 17th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The outgoing government was a coalition of Alliance 90/The Greens and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-Pres ...
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Alliance 90/The Greens
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(GRÜNE) and the
Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises twelve ministers. Six are members of the Greens, five are members of the CDU, and one is an
independent politician.
Formation
The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the Greens and CDU led by Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann of the Greens.
The election took place on 14 March 2021, and resulted in an improvement for the Greens and losses for the CDU. The opposition
SPD saw a small decline while the
FDP improved, and the
AfD took significant losses, falling from third to fifth place. Overall, the governing coalition was returned with an increased majority.
Minister-President Kretschmann invited all parties except the AfD to exploratory talks, beginning with the CDU. On 2 April, the Greens voted to enter negotiations to renew the coalition with the CDU. The two parties presented their coalition pact on 1 May.
Kretschmann was re-elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 12 May, winning 95 votes out of 152 cast.
Composition
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Cabinets of Baden-Württemberg
State governments of Germany
Cabinets established in 2021
2021 establishments in Germany