# Cabinet Weil III

The third Weil cabinet is the current state government of Lower Saxony, sworn in on 8 November 2022 after Stephan Weil was elected as Minister-President of Lower Saxony by the members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony. It is 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 born (1958-12-15) 15 December 1958 (age 66) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent | Jörg Mielke (Head of the State Chancellery) Anke Pörksen (Speaker for the State Government) |
| Deputy Minister-PresidentMinister for Education | Julia Hamburg born (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 (age 38) | GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent | Marco Hartrich Andrea Hoops |
| Minister for Interior and Sport | Boris Pistorius born (1960-03-14) 14 March 1960 (age 64) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | 18 January 2023 | Stephan Manke |
| Minister for Interior and Sport | Daniela Behrens [de] born (1968-05-12) 12 May 1968 (age 56) | SPD | 25 January 2023 | Incumbent | Stephan Manke |
| Minister for Economy, Housing, Transport and Digitalisation | Olaf Lies born (1967-05-08) 8 May 1967 (age 57) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent | Frank Doods |
| Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection | Christian Meyer born (1975-07-23) 23 July 1975 (age 49) | GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent | Anka Dobslaw |
| Minister for Finance | Gerald Heere [de] born (1979-04-18) 18 April 1979 (age 45) | GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent | Sabine Tegtmeyer-Dette [de] |
| Minister for Justice | Kathrin Wahlmann [de] born (1977-08-04) 4 August 1977 (age 47) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent | Thomas Smollich |
| Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection | Miriam Staudte born (1975-11-04) 4 November 1975 (age 49) | GRÜNE | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent | Michael Marahrens |
| Minister for Science and Culture | Falko Mohrs born (1984-07-23) 23 July 1984 (age 40) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent | Joachim Schachtner |
| Minister for Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Equality | Daniela Behrens [de] born (1968-05-12) 12 May 1968 (age 56) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | 25 January 2023 | Christine Arbogast |
| Minister for Social Affairs, Labour, Health and Equality | Andreas Philippi born (1965-07-04) 4 July 1965 (age 59) | SPD | 25 January 2023 | Incumbent | Christine Arbogast |
| Minister for Federal and European Affairs and Regional Development | Wiebke Osigus [de] born (1981-06-27) 27 June 1981 (age 43) | SPD | 8 November 2022 | Incumbent | Matthias Wunderling-Weilbier |