Second Bovenschulte senate
Second Senate of Andreas Bovenschulte Senate Bovenschulte II | |
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![]() 26th Senate of Bremen | |
5 July 2023 – present | |
![]() Andreas Bovenschulte in May 2023 | |
Date formed | 5 July 2023 |
People and organisations | |
Mayor | Andreas Bovenschulte |
Deputy Mayor | Björn Fecker |
No. of ministers | 8 |
Member parties | Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens The Left |
Status in legislature | Coalition government 48 / 87 |
Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union Citizens in Rage Free Democratic Party |
History | |
Election | 2023 Bremen state election |
Legislature term | 21st Bürgerschaft of Bremen |
Predecessor | First Bovenschulte senate |
The second Bovenschulte senate is the current state government of Bremen, sworn in on 5 July 2023 after Andreas Bovenschulte was elected as Mayor by the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen. It is the 26th Senate of Bremen.
It was formed after the 2023 Bremen state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE), and The Left (LINKE). Excluding the Mayor, the senate comprises eight ministers, called Senators. Four are members of the SPD, two are members of the Greens, and two are members of The Left.
Formation
[edit]The previous Senate was a coalition government of the SPD, Greens, and Left led by Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte of the SPD.
The election took place on 14 May 2023, and resulted in a swing to the SPD and a losses for the Greens. The Left remained steady. The opposition CDU lost its position as the largest party to the SPD. The FDP narrowly retained its seats with 5%, while BiW recorded their best result to date with 9%.
After the election, Mayor Bovenschulte held exploratory talks with the Greens followed by The Left.[1] All three parties spoke positively of the discussions.[2] The SPD and CDU met for talks on the 21st.[3] On the 25th, the SPD state board unanimously voted to seek negotiations to renew the outgoing government.[4]
Coalition negotiations commenced on 30 May[5] and finalised on 25 June, with the three parties presenting their agreement the following day. Compared to the previous government, the SPD gained one senator at the expense of the Greens.[6] The contract was overwhelmingly approved by all three parties at meetings at the start of July.[7]
Bovenschulte was re-elected Mayor by the Bürgerschaft on 5 July, winning 49 votes out of 86 cast.[8]
Composition
[edit]Portfolio | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
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Andreas Bovenschulte born 11 August 1965 |
SPD | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent |
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Björn Fecker born 13 December 1977 |
GRÜNE | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent |
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Sascha Karolin Aulepp born 24 September 1970 |
SPD | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | ||
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Claudia Bernhard born 9 February 1961 |
LINKE | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | |||
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Ulrich Mäurer born 14 July 1951 |
SPD | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent |
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Claudia Schilling born 1981 (age 42–43) |
GRÜNE | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent |
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Kathrin Moosdorf born 13 June 1968 |
SPD | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent |
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Özlem Ünsal born 16 May 1974 |
SPD | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | ||
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Kristina Vogt born 3 June 1965 |
LINKE | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Preliminary official results published – SPD invites exploratory talks". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 18 May 2023.
- ^ "Bremen SPD speaks of constructive discussions with the Greens and the Left". Buten un Binnen (in German). 19 May 2023.
- ^ "Grand coalition in Bremen? The SPD and CDU praise exploratory talks". Buten un Binnen (in German). 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Keep it up or start over? The SPD, Greens and Left want to form a coalition". Buten un Binnen (in German). 25 May 2023.
- ^ "The SPD, Greens and Left are negotiating in Bremen about continuing the coalition". Die Zeit (in German). 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Red-green-red makes education a central issue for Bremen". Buten un Binnen (in German). 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Bremen SPD, Greens and Left vote for coalition". Buten un Binnen (in German). 2 July 2023.
- ^ "New Senate elected around Mayor Bovenschulte". Buten un Binnen (in German). 5 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- "The composition of the Senate". State Portal of Bremen (in German). Retrieved 3 November 2023.