The Lower Saxon Landtag () or the Parliament of Lower Saxony is the state

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of the German

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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 ...

. It convenes in

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and currently consists of 146 members, consisting of four parties. Since 2022 the majority is a coalition of the

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and

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, supporting the cabinet of

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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).Bundesrat. Lower Saxony

Landtag building

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The Landtag is situated in the

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, a former residence of the kings of

. After its destruction in

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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 a

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, 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

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, Social Democratic Party (SPD) * 1955–1957

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, German Party (DP)/ Christian Democratic Union (CDU) * 1957–1959

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, DP/ CDU * 1959–1963

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* 1963–1967

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* 1967–1974

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* 1974–1982 Heinz Müller, CDU * 1982–1985

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, CDU * 1985–1990

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, CDU * 1990–1998

Horst Milde Horst Milde (6 April 1933 – 29 March 2023) was a German politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he served as president of the Landtag of Lower Saxony from 1990 to 1998. Life and career Milde attended the in Breslau from 1934 t ...

* 1998–2003

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* 2003–2008 Jürgen Gansäuer, CDU * 2008–2013 Hermann Dinkla, CDU * 2013–2017

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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. Life and politics Andretta was born in the Western German town of Murbach and ...

* 2022

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References

External links

Official english Webpage of the Landtag
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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 ...

Unicameral legislatures

Landtag building

Current composition

Presidents of the Landtag

See also

References

External links