First Söder cabinet

First Cabinet of Markus Söder
Söder I

27th Cabinet of Bavaria
21 March 2018 – 6 November 2018
Markus Söder in January 2017
Date formed21 March 2018
Date dissolved6 November 2018
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentMarkus Söder
Deputy Minister-PresidentIlse Aigner
Joachim Herrmann
No. of ministers13
Member partiesChristian Social Union
Status in legislatureMajority government
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Party
Free Voters
Alliance 90/The Greens
History
ElectionNone
Legislature term17th Landtag of Bavaria
PredecessorSecond Seehofer cabinet
SuccessorSecond Söder cabinet

The First Söder cabinet was the state government of Bavaria from March to November 2018, sworn in on 21 March 2018 after Markus Söder was elected as Minister-President of Bavaria by the members of the Landtag of Bavaria. It was the 26th Cabinet of Bavaria.

It was formed after the resignation of Minister-President Horst Seehofer to become Federal Minister of the Interior, Building and Community; it was a continuation of the Christian Social Union (CSU) majority government formed after the 2013 Bavarian state election. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised thirteen ministers and four state secretaries. All were members of the CSU.

The first Söder CSU-only cabinet was succeeded by the coalition second Söder cabinet on 12 November 2018 following the 2018 Bavarian state election.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a majority government of the CSU led by Minister-President Horst Seehofer of the CSU. After the CSU suffered heavy losses in the 2017 German federal election, Seehofer announced he planned to resign as Minister-President in early 2018 and have the office to his finance minister Markus Söder.[1] In March 2018, he announced his switch to federal politics after being nominated as Minister of the Interior in the fourth Merkel cabinet.[2] Seehofer formally resigned on 13 March.[3]

Söder was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 16 March, winning 99 votes out of 169 cast.[4] His cabinet was sworn in on 21 March.

Composition

Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretary
Minister-President Markus Söder
born (1967-01-05) 5 January 1967 		CSU 16 March 2018 6 November 2018
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Housing, Construction and Transport 		Ilse Aigner
born (1964-12-07) 7 December 1964 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
  • Josef Zellmeier
Minister for Interior and Integration Joachim Herrmann
born (1956-09-21) 21 September 1956 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
  • Gerhard Eck
Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery and Minister of State for Federal Affairs Florian Herrmann
born (1971-12-07) 7 December 1971 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
Minister of State for Digital Affairs, Media and Europe in the State Chancellery Georg Eisenreich
born (1970-12-06) 6 December 1970 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
Minister for Justice Winfried Bausback
born (1965-10-22) 22 October 1965 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
Minister for Teaching and Education Bernd Sibler
born (1971-02-19) 19 February 1971 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
  • Carolina Trautner
Minister for Science and Art Marion Kiechle
born (1960-04-04) 4 April 1960 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
Minister for Finance, State Development and Homeland Albert Füracker
born (1968-02-03) 3 February 1968 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
  • Hans Reichhart
Minister for Economics, Energy and Technology Franz Pschierer
born (1956-07-01) 1 July 1956 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
Minister for Environment and Consumer Protection Marcel Huber
born (1958-01-10) 10 January 1958 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry Michaela Kaniber
born (1977-09-14) 14 September 1977 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
Minister for Family, Labour and Social Affairs Kerstin Schreyer
born (1971-06-29) 29 June 1971 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
Minister for Health and Care Melanie Huml
born (1975-09-09) 9 September 1975 		CSU 21 March 2018 11 November 2018
  • "Bavarian Premier Markus Söder shakes up cabinet, ousts elders". Deutsche Welle. 21 March 2018.

References

  1. ^ "Horst Seehofer reelected leader of Merkel's Bavarian allies". Politico. 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ "CSU's Horst Seehofer confirms he will join Angela Merkel's cabinet". Deutsche Welle. 1 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Horst Seehofer: "It was a wonderful time"". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 13 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Markus Söder becomes Bavarian state premier". Politico. 16 March 2018.
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