The first Rhein cabinet was the state government of

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from 31 May 2022, after

Boris Rhein Boris Rhein (born 2 January 1972) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as Minister-President of Hesse since 2022. He has been active in the politics of Hesse since the late 1990s. After ...

was elected as Minister-President of Hesse by the members of the

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, until 18 January 2024. It was the 23rd Cabinet of Hesse, and was succeeded by the

second Rhein cabinet The second Rhein cabinet is the current state government of Hesse. It was formed on 18 January 2024 and is the 24th Cabinet of Hesse. Ministers * Ingmar Jung, CDU, Minister for agriculture, environment and forest * Armin Schwarz, CDU, Minis ...

. It was formed after the resignation of Minister-President

Volker Bouffier Volker Bouffier (born 18 December 1951) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Minister President of the German state of Hessen from 31 August 2010 to 31 May 2022. From 1 November 2014 until 31 October 201 ...

, and was a continuation of the

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of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and

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(GRÜNE) formed after the

2018 Hessian state election The 2018 Hessian state election was held on 28 October 2018 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The outgoing government was a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and The Greens led by Minister-President Volker Bouffie ...

. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised eleven ministers. Seven were members of the CDU and four were 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.

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