The Schweitzer cabinet was the government of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate from July 2024 to May 2026, succeeding the third Dreyer cabinet.
The cabinet was again formed as a traffic light coalition consisting of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP.
Vote in the Landtag On 10 July 2024, the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate elected Alexander Schweitzer as Minister-President, receiving three more votes than the coalition factions supporting him actually have; thus, he was also elected by opposition MPs in the secret ballot. Schweitzer's cabinet was then appointed and confirmed by the Landtag.
+Mainz, 10 July 2024 – total number of votes = 101 votes – absolute majority = 51 votesBallotCandidateVotesnumber of votesshare (votes cast)supporters1st round of votingAlexander Schweitzer (SPD)yes votes5756.4%SPD, Greens, FDPno votes3938.6%abstentions44.0%Invalid votes00.0%non-participation11.0%Alexander Schweitzer was elected Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate.
State government +Schweitzer CabinetOffice/departmentPhotoNamePartyPictureState secretariesPartyMinisterpräsidentAlexander SchweitzerSPD - SPDHeike Raab -, and for Europe, Media, Digital and SustainabilityKatharina BinzAlso Deputy Minister-PresidentGRÜNEnon-partisanGRÜNEDaniela SchmittFDPFDPDoris AhnenSPDSPDHerbert Mertin (died 2025) Philipp FernisFDPFDPMichael EblingSPDSPDStefanie HubigSPDBettina BrückSPDDörte SchallSPDSPDClemens HochSPDSPDKatrin EderGRÜNEGRÜNE
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