Third Kramp-Karrenbauer cabinet
# Third Kramp-Karrenbauer cabinet

The Third Kramp-Karrenbauer cabinet was the state government of Saarland between 2017 and 2018, sworn in on 17 May 2017 after Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was elected as Minister-President of Saarland by the members of the Landtag of Saarland. It was the 27th Cabinet of Saarland.

It was formed after the 2017 Saarland state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Social Democratic Party (SPD). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised six ministers. Three were members of the CDU and three were members of the SPD.

After Kramp-Karrenbauer's resignation as Minister-President, the third Kramp-Karrenbauer cabinet was succeeded by the Hans cabinet on 1 March 2018.

## Formation

The previous cabinet was a grand coalition government of the CDU and SPD led by Minister-President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer of the CDU.

The election took place on 26 March 2017, and resulted in an improvement for the CDU and slight losses for the SPD. The opposition Left party also recorded a decline, while the AfD debuted at 6%.

Overall, the incumbent coalition retained an increased majority. The CDU could also achieve a majority with either The Left or AfD, but had ruled out cooperation with either party before the election. The day after the election, the CDU and SPD agreed to begin talks to renew their coalition. Formal negotiations began on 7 April. They finalised a coalition agreement on 3 May. It subsequently received approval from both parties, with the SPD congress voting 97% in favour and the CDU unanimously.

Kramp-Karrenbauer was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 17 May, winning 41 votes out of 51 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 ChancelleryMinister for Science and Technology | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer born (1962-08-09)9 August 1962 | CDU | 17 May 2017 | 28 February 2018 | Jürgen Lennartz (Head of the State Chancellery, Representative to the Federal Government) |
| Deputy Minister-PresidentMinister for Economics, Labour, Energy and Transport | Anke Rehlinger born (1976-04-06)6 April 1976 | SPD | 17 May 2017 | 28 February 2018 | Jürgen Barke |
| Minister for Finance and Europe Minister for Justice | Stephan Toscani born (1967-02-21)21 February 1967 | CDU | 17 May 2017 | 28 February 2018 | Ulli Meyer (Finance) Roland Theis (Justice and Europe) |
| Minister for Interior, Construction and Sport | Klaus Bouillon born (1947-11-19)19 November 1947 | CDU | 17 May 2017 | 28 February 2018 | Christian Seel |
| Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Women and Family | Monika Bachmann born (1950-02-24)24 February 1950 | CDU | 17 May 2017 | 28 February 2018 | Stephan Kolling |
| Minister for Education and Culture | Ulrich Commerçon born (1968-04-28)28 April 1968 | SPD | 17 May 2017 | 28 February 2018 | Christine Streichert-Clivot |
| Minister for Environment and Consumer Protection | Reinhold Jost born (1966-06-04)4 June 1966 | SPD | 17 May 2017 | 28 February 2018 | Ronald Krämer |
