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The politics of Schleswig-Holstein takes place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Schleswig-Holstein. The state has a multi-party system.
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| Country |  Germany |
|---|---|
| Legislative branch | |
| Legislature | Schleswig-Holsteinischer Landtag |
| Speaker | Kristina Herbst, CDU |
| Meeting place | Kiel |
| Executive branch | |
| Minister-President | Daniel Günther |
| 1. Deputy Minister-President | Aminata Toure |
| Judicial branch | |
| Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesverfassungsgericht | |
| President | Christoph Brüning |
From 1919 to 1928, the largest parties in Schleswig-Holstein were the Social Democratic Party, German Democratic Party, Conservative Party and German Peoples Party.[1][2][3] From 1930 onwards, Schleswig-Holstein was a bastion of Nazi support.[1] In the 1930 Reicshtag elections, the Nazi Party received their highest vote share in Schleswig-Holstein with 27%.[1] In 1932, the Nazi Party won 51% of the vote in Schleswig-Holstein, the only district where Nazis received an absolute majority.[1][4] The rural areas of Schleswig-Holstein were particularly likely to support the Nazis.[1][2][5]
Minister-Presidents since 1949
Since the creation of the Federal Republic in 1945, the state's Minister-Presidents have been:[6]
| Period | Minister-President | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1945–1947 | Theodor Steltzer | (CDU) |
| 1947–1949 | Hermann Lüdemann | (SPD) |
| 1949–1950 | Bruno Diekmann | (SPD) |
| 1950–1951 | Walter Bartram | (CDU) |
| 1951–1954 | Friedrich-Wilhelm Lübke | (CDU) |
| 1954–1963 | Kai-Uwe von Hassel | (CDU) |
| 1963–1971 | Helmut Lemke | (CDU) |
| 1971–1982 | Gerhard Stoltenberg[7] | (CDU) |
| 1982–1987 | Uwe Barschel | (CDU) |
| 1987–1988 | Henning Schwarz | (CDU) |
| 1988–1993 | Björn Engholm | (SPD) |
| 1993–2005 | Heide Simonis | (SPD) |
| 2005–2012 | Peter Harry Carstensen | (CDU) |
| 2012– 2016 | Torsten Albig | (SPD) |
| 2017– | Daniel Günther | (CDU) |
Current Cabinet
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President | .jpg) |
Daniel Günther born 24 July 1973 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | ||
| Deputy Minister-President |  |
Aminata Touré born 15 November 1992 |
GRÜNE | 1 August 2024 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Finance |
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Monika Heinold born 30 December 1958 |
GRÜNE | 29 June 2022 | 1 August 2024 |
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| Minister for Finance | Silke Schneider born 2 September 1967 |
GRÜNE | 1 August 2024 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Justice and Health | Kerstin von der Decken born 22 November 1968 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Education, Training, Science, Research and Culture |  |
Karin Prien born 26 June 1965 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Interior, Communities, Housing and Sport |  |
Sabine Sütterlin-Waack born 15 February 1958 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature | Tobias Goldschmidt born 16 September 1981 |
GRÜNE | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism |  |
Claus Ruhe Madsen born 27 August 1972 |
CDU(Independent until May 2023, CDU nomination) | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Minister for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection | Werner Schwarz born 10 April 1960 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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| Chief of the State Chancellery | Dirk Schrödter born 17 October 1978 |
CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent |
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The last elections were held on 8 May 2022.[8]
Election results by percentage of Votes since 1949
| Year | CDU | Green | SPD | FDP | SSW | AfD | BHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19474 | 34,1 | - | 43,8 | 5,0 | 9,3 | - | |
| 19505 | 19,8 | - | 27,5 | 7,1 | 5,5 | - | 23,4 |
| 19546 | 32,2 | - | 33,2 | 7,5 | 3,5 | - | 14,0 |
| 19587 | 44,4 | - | 35,9 | 5,4 | 2,8 | - | 6,9 |
| 1962 | 45,0 | - | 39,2 | 7,9 | 2,3 | - | 4,2 |
| 19678 | 46,0 | - | 39,4 | 5,9 | 1,9 | - | - |
| 1971 | 51,9 | - | 41,0 | 3,8 | 1,4 | - | - |
| 1975 | 50,4 | - | 40,1 | 7,1 | 1,4 | - | - |
| 1979 | 48,3 | 2,4 | 41,7 | 5,7 | 1,4 | - | - |
| 1983 | 49,0 | 3,6 | 43,7 | 2,2 | 1,3 | - | - |
| 1987 | 42,6 | 3,9 | 45,2 | 5,2 | 1,5 | - | - |
| 1988 | 33,3 | 2,9 | 54,8 | 4,4 | 1,7 | - | - |
| 19929 | 33,8 | 5,0 | 46,2 | 5,6 | 1,9 | - | - |
| 199610 | 37,2 | 8,1 | 39,8 | 5,7 | 2,5 | - | - |
| 2000 | 35,2 | 6,2 | 43,1 | 7,6 | 4,1 | - | - |
| 2005 | 40,2 | 6,2 | 38,7 | 6,6 | 3,6 | - | - |
| 2009 | 31,5 | 12,4 | 25,4 | 14,9 | 4,3 | - | - |
| 2012 | 30,8 | 13,2 | 30,4 | 8,2 | 4,6 | - | - |
| 2017[9] | 32,0 | 12,9 | 27,3 | 11,5 | 3,3 | 5,9 | - |
| 2022[8] | 43,4 | 18,3 | 16,0 | 6,4 | 5,7 | 4,4 | - |
Election results by distribution of seats since 1947
| Year | Total | CDU | Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen | SPD | FDP | SSW | AfD | BHE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | 70 | 21 | - | 43 | 6 | - | ||
| 1950 | 69 | 16 | - | 19 | 8 | 4 | - | 15 |
| 1954 | 69 | 25 | - | 25 | 5 | - | - | 10 |
| 1958 | 69 | 33 | - | 26 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 1962 | 69 | 34 | - | 29 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 1967 | 73 | 34 | - | 30 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 1971 | 73 | 40 | - | 32 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1975 | 73 | 37 | - | 30 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 1979 | 73 | 37 | - | 31 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 1983 | 74 | 39 | - | 34 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1987 | 74 | 33 | - | 36 | 4 | 1 | - | - |
| 1988 | 74 | 27 | - | 46 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 1992 | 89 | 32 | - | 45 | 5 | 1 | - | - |
| 1996 | 75 | 30 | 6 | 33 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 2000 | 89 | 33 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 3 | - | - |
| 2005 | 69 | 30 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 2 | - | - |
| 2009 | 95 | 34 | 12 | 25 | 14 | 4 | - | - |
| 2012 | 69 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 3 | - | - | |
| 2017[9] | 73 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 2022[10] | 69 | 34 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | - | - |
1st Landtag, following 1947 election
2nd Landtag, following 1950 election
3rd Landtag, following 1954 election
4th Landtag, following 1958 election
5th Landtag, following 1962 election
6th Landtag, following 1967 election
7th Landtag, following 1971 election
8th Landtag, following 1975 election
9th Landtag, following 1979 election
10th Landtag, following 1983 election
11th Landtag, following 1987 election
12th Landtag, following 1988 election
13th Landtag, following 1992 election
14th Landtag, following 1996 election
15th Landtag, following 2000 election
16th Landtag, following 2005 election
17th Landtag, following 2009 election
18th Landtag, following 2013 election
19th Landtag, following 2017 election
20th Landtag, following 2022 election
Constituencies in the Landtag
- Nordfriesland-Nord (01)
- Nordfriesland-Süd (02)
- Flensburg (03)
- Flensburg-Land (04)
- Schleswig (05)
- Dithmarschen-Schleswig (06)
- Dithmarschen-Süd (07)
- Echernförde (08)
- Rendsburg-Ost (09)
- Rendsburg (10)
- Neumünster (11)
- Kiel-Nord (12)
- Kiel-West (13)
- Kiel-Ost (14)
- Plön-Nord (15)
- Plön-Ostholstein (16)
- Ostholstein-Nord (17)
- Ostholstein-Süd (18)
- Steinburg-West (19)
- Steinburg-Ost (20)
- Elmshorn (21)
- Pinneberg-Nord (22)
- Pinneberg-Elbmarschen (23)
- Pinneberg (24)
- Segeberg-West (25)
- Segeberg-Ost (26)
- Norderstedt (27)
- Stormarn-Nord (28)
- Stormarn-Mitte (29)
- Stormarn-Süd (30)
- Lübeck-Ost (31)
- Lübeck-West (32)
- Lübeck-Süd (33)
- Lauenburg-Nord (34)
- Lauenburg-Süd (35)
The Schleswig-Holstein Landesverfassungsgericht was formed in 2008.[11] Until then, Schleswig-Holstein was the last German state without a constitutional court.[11]
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