# Third Woidke cabinet

The Third Woidke cabinet was the state government of Brandenburg from 2019 to 2024. It was sworn in on 20 November 2019 after Dietmar Woidke was elected as Minister-President of Brandenburg by the members of the Landtag of Brandenburg. It was the 9th Cabinet of Brandenburg.
It was formed after the 2019 Brandenburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised ten ministers. Five were members of the SPD, three were members of the CDU, and two were members of the Greens.

## Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and The Left led by Minister-President Dietmar Woidke of the SPD.
The election took place on 1 September 2019, and resulted in significant losses for both governing parties. The opposition CDU also suffered losses, while the AfD became the second largest party and the BVB/FW narrowly passed the 5% threshold.
Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. Two new coalitions were considered: a red-red-green coalition of the SPD, Left, and Greens, and a Kenya coalition of the SPD, CDU, and Greens. Of these, the former was considered more likely as it would represent a less radical departure from the outgoing government. Likewise, the Left and Greens shared a greater policy overlap with the SPD compared to the CDU. On the other hand, the Kenya coalition would have a safer majority of 50 seats compared to 45 for the red-red-green coalition, which held only a one-seat majority.
On 19 September, Minister-President Woidke announced that the SPD would seek coalition negotiations with the CDU and Greens. Discussions began on 23 September, and the three parties presented their coalition agreement on 24 October. It was subsequently approved by the SPD party congress with 113 votes in favour, no votes against and one abstention on 15 November. The CDU carried out an advisory survey of party members, who voted 85.7% in support. The agreement was subsequently approved by the party congress on 16 November. The Greens held a membership ballot to review the pact, the results of which were announced on 18 November; with a turnout of 59%, it received 90.8% approval.
Woidke was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 20 November, winning 47 votes out of 87 cast.

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries |
| Minister-President | Dietmar Woidke born (1961-10-22) 22 October 1961 (age 63) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | |
| First Deputy Minister-PresidentMinister for Interior and Communities | Michael Stübgen born (1959-10-17) 17 October 1959 (age 65) | CDU | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | Markus Grünewald (Communities) Uwe Schüler (Interior) |
| Second Deputy Minister-PresidentMinister for Social Affairs, Health, Integration and Consumer Protection | Ursula Nonnemacher [de] born (1957-06-29) 29 June 1957 (age 67) | GRÜNE | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | Anna Heyer-Stuffer Michael Ranft |
| Minister for Justice | Susanne Hoffmann [de] born (1960-02-02) 2 February 1960 (age 64) | CDU | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | Christiane Leiwesmeyer |
| Minister for Finance and Europe | Katrin Lange born (1971-12-24) 24 December 1971 (age 53) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | Frank Stolper (Finance) Jobst-Hinrich Ubbelohde (Europe) |
| Minister for Infrastructure and State Planning | Guido Beermann [de] born (1965-12-04) 4 December 1965 (age 59) | CDU | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | Rainer Genilke |
| Minister for Economics, Labour and Energy | Jörg Steinbach [de] born (1956-05-28) 28 May 1956 (age 68) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | Hendrik Fischer |
| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | Britta Ernst born (1961-02-23) 23 February 1961 (age 63) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | Steffen Freiberg |
| Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Climate Protection | Axel Vogel [de] born (1956-06-03) 3 June 1956 (age 68) | GRÜNE | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | Anja Boudon |
| Minister for Science, Research and Culture | Manja Schüle born (1976-08-04) 4 August 1976 (age 48) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | Tobias Dünow |
| Head of the State Chancellery | Kathrin Schneider born (1962-09-30) 30 September 1962 (age 62) | SPD | 20 November 2019 | Incumbent | Benjamin Grimm [de] Jutta Jahns-Böhm [de] |