The third Weil cabinet was the state government of Lower Saxony from 8 November 2022 to 20 May 2025, after Stephan Weil was elected as Minister-President of Lower Saxony by the members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony. It was the 30th Cabinet of Lower Saxony.
It was formed after the 2022 Lower Saxony state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises ten ministers. Six are members of the SPD and four are members of the Greens.
Formation
The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Minister-President Stephan Weil of the SPD.
The election took place on 9 October 2022, and resulted in losses for both governing parties. The SPD remained the largest party and increased its lead over the CDU. The opposition Greens increased their vote share to a record 14.5%, while the AfD also improved to 11%.
Overall, the incumbent coalition retained its majority. Minister-President Weil ruled out continuing the grand coalition and voiced his preference for a coalition with the Greens. Four days after the election on 13 October, the SPD and Greens agreed to preliminary discussions, with the goal of finalising government negotiations by 3 November. Formal coalition talks began on schedule on 26 October and concluded successfully just a few days later on 31 October. The coalition pact was approved by both parties and signed on 7 November.
Weil was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 8 November 2022, winning 82 votes out of 145 cast.
Composition Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries Minister-President Stephan Weil SPD 8 November 2022 20 May 2025 Deputy Minister-PresidentMinister for Education Julia Hamburg GRÜNE 8 November 2022 Incumbent Minister for Interior and Sport Boris Pistorius SPD 8 November 2022 18 January 2023 Daniela BehrensSPD25 January 2023Incumbent Minister for Economy, Housing, Transport and Digitalisation Olaf Lies SPD 8 November 2022 20 May 2025 Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection Christian Meyer GRÜNE 8 November 2022 Incumbent Minister for Finance Gerald Heere GRÜNE 8 November 2022 Incumbent Minister for Justice Kathrin Wahlmann SPD 8 November 2022 Incumbent Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Miriam Staudte GRÜNE 8 November 2022 Incumbent Minister for Science and Culture Falko Mohrs SPD 8 November 2022 Incumbent Minister for Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Equality Daniela Behrens SPD 8 November 2022 25 January 2023 Andreas PhilippiSPD25 January 2023Incumbent Minister for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development Wiebke Osigus SPD 8 November 2022 Incumbent
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