Rhein cabinet
# Rhein cabinet

The Rhein cabinet is the current state government of Hesse, sworn in on 31 May 2022 after Boris Rhein was elected as Minister-President of Hesse by the members of the Landtag of Hesse. It is the 23rd Cabinet of Hesse.

It was formed after the resignation of Minister-President Volker Bouffier, and is a continuation of the coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) formed after the 2018 Hessian state election. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises eleven ministers. Seven are members of the CDU and four are members of the Greens.

## Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU and the Greens led by Minister-President Volker Bouffier of the CDU. In February 2022, Bouffier announced his resignation and intention to leave office at the end of May. He nominated Boris Rhein, President of the Landtag and former minister in Bouffier's second cabinet, as his successor. Shortly after, Rhein was unanimously confirmed by a CDU party conference.

Rhein was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 31 May 2022, winning 74 votes out of 137 cast.

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minister-President | Boris Rhein born (1972-01-02) 2 January 1972 (age 51) | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Tobias Rösmann |
| Deputy Minister-PresidentMinister for Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing | Tarek Al-Wazir born (1971-01-03) 3 January 1971 (age 52) | GRÜNE | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Philipp Nimmermann Jens Deutschendorf |
| Head of the State Chancellery | Axel Wintermeyer born (1960-01-01) 1 January 1960 (age 63) | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Federal Affairs and Europe | Lucia Puttrich born (1961-04-11) 11 April 1961 (age 62) | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Uwe Becker |
| Minister for Interior and Sport | Peter Beuth born (1967-12-03) 3 December 1967 (age 55) | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Stefan Sauer |
| Minister for Finance | Michael Boddenberg born (1959-07-15) 15 July 1959 (age 64) | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Martin Worms |
| Minister for Justice | Roman Poseck born (1970-03-16) 16 March 1970 (age 53) | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Tanja Eichner |
| Minister for Education | Ralph Alexander Lorz born (1965-11-30) 30 November 1965 (age 57) | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Manuel Lösel |
| Minister for Science and Art | Angela Dorn-Rancke born (1982-06-02) 2 June 1982 (age 41) | GRÜNE | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Ayse Asar |
| Minister for Social Affairs and Integration | Kai Klose born (1973-12-23) 23 December 1973 (age 49) | GRÜNE | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Anne Janz |
| Minister for Environment, Climate Protection, Agricultural Economics and Consumer Protection | Priska Hinz born (1959-03-10) 10 March 1959 (age 64) | GRÜNE | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Oliver Conz |
| Minister for Digital Strategy and Development | Kristina Sinemus born (1963-09-16) 16 September 1963 (age 59) | CDU | 31 May 2022 | Incumbent | Patrick Burghardt |
