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The Second Söder cabinet was the state government of Bavaria from November 2018 to late 2023. It was sworn in on 12 November 2018, after Markus Söder was elected as Minister-President of Bavaria by the members of the Landtag of Bavaria. It was the 27th Cabinet of Bavaria.
Second Cabinet of Markus Söder Söder II | |
|---|---|
 27th Cabinet of Bavaria | |
| 12 November 2018 – 7 November 2023 | |
Markus Söder at the Landtag of Bavaria plenary session in December 2018 | |
| Date formed | 12 November 2018 |
| Date dissolved | 7 November 2023 |
| People and organisations | |
| Minister-President | Markus Söder |
| Deputy Minister-President | Hubert Aiwanger |
| No. of ministers | 15 |
| Member parties | Christian Social Union Free Voters of Bavaria |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government 112 / 205 |
| Opposition parties | Alliance 90/The Greens Alternative for Germany Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party |
| History | |
| Election | 2018 Bavarian state election |
| Legislature term | 18th Landtag of Bavaria |
| Predecessor | First Söder cabinet |
| Successor | Third Söder cabinet |
It was formed after the 2018 Bavarian state election, by the Christian Social Union (CSU) and Free Voters (FW). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised fourteen ministers and three state secretaries. Eleven ministers and two state secretaries were members of the CSU and three ministers and one state secretary were members of the Free Voters.
The previous cabinet was a majority government of the CSU led by Minister-President Markus Söder, who took office in March 2018.
The election took place on 14 October 2018; it resulted in the CSU losing its absolute majority and recording its worst result since 1950. The Greens improved from fourth to second place with 18% of the vote while the SPD lost more than half its vote share and dropped from second to fifth. The Free Voters remained the third-largest party with 12% of the vote, an improvement of two and a half percentage points. The AfD debuted at 10%; the FDP re-entered the Landtag with 5%.
The CSU met with each party except the AfD, initially expressing interest in both The Greens and Free Voters. On 18 October, they announced they would seek a coalition with the Free Voters. Söder stated that The Greens differed too much from the CSU on refugee and domestic security policy, while the FW held agreeable positions on important issues.[1]
Coalition negotiations between the CSU and FW were finalised on 2 November, and both parties approved the agreement on 4 November.[2]
Söder was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 8 November, winning 110 votes out of 202 cast. The new cabinet took office on 12 November.[3]
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretary | ||
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| Minister-President | _(cropped).jpg) |
Markus Söder born 5 January 1967 |
CSU | 8 November 2018 | 7 November 2023 | ||
| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Economics, State Development and Energy |
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Hubert Aiwanger born 26 January 1971 |
FW | 12 November 2018 | 7 November 2023 |
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| Minister for Interior, Sport and Integration |  |
Joachim Herrmann born 21 September 1956 |
CSU | 12 November 2018 | 7 November 2023 |
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| Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery and Minister of State for Federal Affairs and Media | _(cropped).jpg) |
Florian Herrmann born 7 December 1971 |
CSU | 12 November 2018 | 7 November 2023 | ||
| Minister for Housing, Construction and Transport |  |
Hans Reichhart born 20 June 1982 |
CSU | 12 November 2018 | 1 February 2020 | ||
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Christian Bernreiter born 7 April 1964 |
CSU | 23 February 2022 | 7 November 2023 | |||
| Minister for Justice |  |
Georg Eisenreich born 6 December 1970 |
CSU | 12 November 2018 | 7 November 2023 | ||
| Minister for Teaching and Education |  |
Michael Piazolo born 22 October 1959 |
FW | 12 November 2018 | 7 November 2023 |
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| Minister for Science and Art |  |
Bernd Sibler born 19 February 1971 |
CSU | 12 November 2018 | 23 February 2022 | ||
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Markus Blume born 14 February 1975 |
CSU | 23 February 2022 | 7 November 2023 | |||
| Minister for Finance and Homeland |  |
Albert Füracker born 3 February 1968 |
CSU | 12 November 2018 | 7 November 2023 | ||
| Minister for Environment and Consumer Protection |  |
Thorsten Glauber born 21 November 1970 |
FW | 12 November 2018 | 7 November 2023 | ||
| Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry | .jpg) |
Michaela Kaniber born 14 September 1977 |
CSU | 12 November 2018 | 7 November 2023 | ||
| Minister for Family, Labour and Social Affairs |  |
Kerstin Schreyer born 29 June 1971 |
CSU | 12 November 2018 | 6 February 2020 |
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Carolina Trautner born 25 May 1961 |
CSU | 6 February 2020 | 23 February 2022 | |||
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Ulrike Scharf born 16 December 1967 |
CSU | 23 February 2022 | 7 November 2023 | |||
| Minister of State for European and International Affairs in the State Chancellery |  |
Melanie Huml born 9 September 1975 |
CSU | 11 January 2021 | 7 November 2023 | ||
| Minister for Health and Care | 12 November 2018 | 10 January 2021 |
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Klaus Holetschek born 21 October 1964 |
CSU | 11 January 2021 | 7 November 2023 | |||
| Minister for Digital Affairs |  |
Judith Gerlach born 3 November 1985 |
CSU | 12 November 2018 | 7 November 2023 | ||
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