The second Kretschmann cabinet was the state government of

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between 2016 and 2021, sworn in on 12 May 2021 after

Winfried Kretschmann Winfried Kretschmann (; born 17 May 1948) is a German politician serving as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg since 2011. A member of the Alliance '90/Greens, he was President of the Bundesrat and ''ex officio'' deputy to the President o ...

was elected as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg by the members of the

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. It was the 24th Cabinet of Baden-Württemberg. It was formed after the

2016 Baden-Württemberg state election The 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election was held on 13 March 2016 to elect the members of the 15th Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. The incumbent government of Alliance 90/The Greens, The Greens and the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Social ...

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(GRÜNE) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised twelve ministers. Seven were members of the Greens and five were members of the CDU. The second Kretschmann cabinet was succeeded by the third Kretschmann cabinet on 12 May 2021.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the Greens and

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(SPD) led by Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann. The election took place on 13 March 2016, and resulted in a significant swing toward the Greens, who became the largest party. The SPD and opposition CDU both suffered major losses, and the

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debuted at 15%. The FDP also recorded gains. Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. The Greens held exploratory talks with the CDU, SPD, and FDP. The FDP ruled out a

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with the Greens and SPD due to policy differences, while the SPD ruled out a coalition with the CDU and FDP. Thus, a coalition between the Greens and CDU was considered the most viable option. The CDU voted on 30 March to open coalition negotiations with the Greens. Talks began on 1 April and concluded on the 29th, with the coalition agreement presented on 1 May. It was approved by the CDU and Greens congresses on 6 and 7 May, and officially signed two days later. Kretschmann was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 12 May, winning 82 votes of 142 cast.

Composition

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

References

{{reflist Cabinets of Baden-Württemberg State governments of Germany Cabinets established in 2016 2016 establishments in Germany