First Rhein cabinet

First Cabinet of Boris Rhein
Rhein I

23rd Cabinet of Hesse
31 May 2022 – 18 January 2024
Boris Rhein in May 2019
Date formed31 May 2022
Date dissolved18 January 2024
People and organisations
Minister-PresidentBoris Rhein
Deputy Minister-PresidentTarek Al-Wazir
No. of ministers11
Member partiesChristian Democratic Union
Alliance 90/The Greens
Status in legislatureCoalition government
69 / 137
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Party
Alternative for Germany
Free Democratic Party
The Left
History
ElectionNone
Legislature term20th Landtag of Hesse
PredecessorThird Bouffier cabinet
SuccessorSecond Rhein cabinet

The first Rhein cabinet was the state government of Hesse from 31 May 2022, after Boris Rhein was elected as Minister-President of Hesse by the members of the Landtag of Hesse, until 18 January 2024. It was the 23rd Cabinet of Hesse, and was succeeded by the second Rhein cabinet.

It was formed after the resignation of Minister-President Volker Bouffier, and was a continuation of the coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) formed after the 2018 Hessian state election. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised eleven ministers. Seven were members of the CDU and four were members of the Greens.

Formation

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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.[1] 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.[2]

Rhein was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 31 May 2022, winning 74 votes out of 137 cast.[3]

Composition

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Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President Boris Rhein
born (1972-01-02) 2 January 1972 (age 52)
CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Tobias Rösmann
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Economics, Energy, Transport and Housing
Tarek Al-Wazir
born (1971-01-03) 3 January 1971 (age 53)
GRÜNE 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Philipp Nimmermann
  • Jens Deutschendorf
Head of the State Chancellery Axel Wintermeyer
born (1960-01-01) 1 January 1960 (age 64)
CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
Minister for Federal Affairs and Europe Lucia Puttrich
born (1961-04-11) 11 April 1961 (age 63)
CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Uwe Becker
Minister for Interior and Sport Peter Beuth
born (1967-12-03) 3 December 1967 (age 56)
CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Stefan Sauer
Minister for Finance Michael Boddenberg
born (1959-07-15) 15 July 1959 (age 65)
CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Martin Worms
Minister for Justice Roman Poseck
born (1970-03-16) 16 March 1970 (age 54)
CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Tanja Eichner
Minister for Education Ralph Alexander Lorz
born (1965-11-30) 30 November 1965 (age 58)
CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Manuel Lösel
Minister for Science and Art Angela Dorn-Rancke
born (1982-06-02) 2 June 1982 (age 42)
GRÜNE 31 May 2022 Incumbent
Minister for Social Affairs and Integration Kai Klose
born (1973-12-23) 23 December 1973 (age 50)
GRÜNE 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Anne Janz
Minister for Environment, Climate Protection, Agricultural Economics and Consumer Protection Priska Hinz
born (1959-03-10) 10 March 1959 (age 65)
GRÜNE 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Oliver Conz
Minister for Digital Strategy and Development Kristina Sinemus
born (1963-09-16) 16 September 1963 (age 61)
CDU 31 May 2022 Incumbent
  • Patrick Burghardt
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  • "Top Staff: Minister-President and Ministers". Hessen.de (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2022.

References

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