Third Kretschmann cabinet
# Third Kretschmann cabinet

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 by Alliance 90/The Greens (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

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Minister-President State Chancellery | Winfried Kretschmann born (1948-05-17) 17 May 1948 (age 75) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Rudi Hoogvliet (Media, Representative to the Federal Government) Florian Hassler (Representative to the European Union) Florian Stegman (Head of the State Chancellery) |
| Deputy Minister-PresidentMinister for Interior, Digitalisation and Communities | Thomas Strobl born (1960-03-17) 17 March 1960 (age 63) | CDU | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Wilfried Klenk Julian Würtenberger |
| Minister for Finance | Danyal Bayaz born (1983-10-15) 15 October 1983 (age 39) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Gisela Splett |
| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | Theresa Schopper born (1961-04-09) 9 April 1961 (age 62) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Sandra Boser Volker Schebesta |
| Minister for Science, Research and Arts | Theresia Bauer born (1965-04-06) 6 April 1965 (age 58) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Petra Olschowski |
| Minister for Environment, Climate and Energy Industry | Thekla Walker born (1969-03-28) 28 March 1969 (age 54) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Andre Baumann |
| Minister for Economics, Labour and Tourism | Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut born (1972-10-09) 9 October 1972 (age 50) | CDU | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Patrick Rapp |
| Minister for Social Affairs, Health and Integration | Manfred Lucha born (1961-03-13) 13 March 1961 (age 62) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Ute Leidig |
| Minister for Food, Rural Areas and Consumer Protection | Peter Hauk born (1960-12-24) 24 December 1960 (age 62) | CDU | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Sabine Kurtz |
| Minister for Justice and Migration | Marion Gentges born (1971-08-23) 23 August 1971 (age 51) | CDU | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Siegfried Lorek |
| Minister for Transport | Winfried Hermann born (1952-07-19) 19 July 1952 (age 71) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Elke Zimmer |
| Minister for State Development and Housing | Nicole Razavi born (1965-05-20) 20 May 1965 (age 58) | CDU | 12 May 2021 | Incumbent | Andrea Lindlohr |
| State Councillor for Civil Society and Civic Participation | Barbara Bosch born (1958-09-05) 5 September 1958 (age 64) | Ind. | 22 July 2021 | Incumbent | |
