Second Woidke cabinet
# Second Woidke cabinet

The Second Woidke cabinet was the state government of Brandenburg between 2014 and 2019, sworn in on 5 November 2014 after Dietmar Woidke was elected as Minister-President of Brandenburg by the members of the Landtag of Brandenburg. It was the 8th Cabinet of Brandenburg.

It was formed after the 2014 Brandenburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised nine ministers. Six were members of the SPD and three were members of The Left.

The second Woidke cabinet was succeeded by the third Woidke cabinet on 20 November 2019.

## Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and The Left led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke of the SPD, who took office in August 2013.

The election took place on 14 September 2014, and resulted in a slight decline for the SPD significant losses for The Left. The opposition CDU rose from third to second place on a modest swing, while the AfD debuted at 12%. The Greens remained steady on 6%, and the FDP fell to 1.5%, losing all their seats. The BVB/FW won a direct constituency in Teltow-Fläming, which enabled them to bypass the 5% electoral threshold and win three seats with 2.7% of votes.

Overall, the incumbent coalition retained a significantly reduced majority of 47 seats out of 88, a margin of three seats. The SPD held exploratory talks with both the CDU and The Left before beginning negotiations to renew their coalition with the latter. The two parties presented their 70-page coalition agreement on 10 October. Compared to the previous cabinet, the SPD gained an additional cabinet position for a total of seven (including the Minister-President), while The Left lost one for a total of three.

Woidke was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 5 November, winning 47 votes out of 88 cast.

## Composition

The composition of the cabinet at the time of its dissolution was as follows:

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minister-President State Chancellery | Dietmar Woidke born (1961-10-22)22 October 1961 | SPD | 5 November 2014 | 19 November 2019 | Martin Gorholt (Head of the State Chancellery) Thomas Kralinski (Media and Int'l Affairs, Representative to the Federal Government) Rainer Bretschneider (Airport Coordinator) |
| Deputy Minister-PresidentMinister for Finance | Christian Görke born (1962-03-17)17 March 1962 | LINKE | 5 November 2014 | 19 November 2019 | Daniela Trochowski |
| Minister for Interior and Communities | Karl-Heinz Schröter born (1954-10-26)26 October 1954 | SPD | 5 November 2014 | 19 November 2019 | Katrin Lange |
| Minister for Justice, Europe and Consumer Protection | Helmuth Markov born (1952-06-05)5 June 1952 | LINKE | 5 November 2014 | 22 April 2016 | Ronald Pienkny (Justice) Anne Quart (Europe and Consumer Protection) |
| Minister for Justice, Europe and Consumer Protection | Stefan Ludwig born (1967-04-26)26 April 1967 | LINKE | 28 April 2016 | 19 November 2019 | Ronald Pienkny (Justice) Anne Quart (Europe and Consumer Protection) |
| Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family | Diana Golze born (1975-06-18)18 June 1975 | LINKE | 5 November 2014 | 28 August 2018 | Almuth Hartwig-Tiedt |
| Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family | Susanna Karawanskij born (1980-05-07)7 May 1980 | LINKE | 19 September 2018 | 19 November 2019 | Andreas Büttner |
| Minister for Economics and Energy | Albrecht Gerber born (1967-04-02)2 April 1967 | SPD | 5 November 2014 | 19 September 2018 | Hendrik Fischer |
| Minister for Economics and Energy | Jörg Steinbach born (1956-05-28)28 May 1956 | SPD | 19 September 2018 | 19 November 2019 | Hendrik Fischer |
| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | Günter Baaske born (1957-10-17)17 October 1957 | SPD | 5 November 2014 | 28 September 2017 | Thomas Drescher |
| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | Britta Ernst born (1961-02-23)23 February 1961 | SPD | 28 September 2017 | 19 November 2019 | Thomas Drescher |
| Minister for Rural Development, Environment and Agriculture | Jörg Vogelsänger born (1964-05-17)17 May 1964 | SPD | 5 November 2014 | 19 November 2019 | Carolin Schilde |
| Minister for Infrastructure and State Planning | Kathrin Schneider born (1962-09-30)30 September 1962 | SPD | 5 November 2014 | 19 November 2019 | Ines Jesse |
| Minister for Science, Research and Culture | Sabine Kunst born (1954-12-30)30 December 1954 | SPD | 5 November 2014 | 8 March 2016 | Martin Gorholt |
| Minister for Science, Research and Culture | Martina Münch born (1961-12-29)29 December 1961 | SPD | 9 March 2016 | 19 November 2019 | Ulrike Gutheil |
