# Second Kretschmann cabinet

The second Kretschmann cabinet was the state government of Baden-Württemberg between 2016 and 2021, sworn in on 12 May 2021 after Winfried Kretschmann was elected as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg by the members of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg. It was the 24th Cabinet of Baden-Württemberg.
It was formed after the 2016 Baden-Württemberg state election by Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) and the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised twelve ministers. Seven were members of the Greens and five were members of the CDU.
The second Kretschmann cabinet was succeeded by the third Kretschmann cabinet on 12 May 2021.

## Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the Greens and Social Democratic Party (SPD) led by Minister-President Winfried Kretschmann.
The election took place on 13 March 2016, and resulted in a significant swing toward the Greens, who became the largest party. The SPD and opposition CDU both suffered major losses, and the AfD debuted at 15%. The FDP also recorded gains.
Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. The Greens held exploratory talks with the CDU, SPD, and FDP. The FDP ruled out a traffic light coalition with the Greens and SPD due to policy differences, while the SPD ruled out a coalition with the CDU and FDP. Thus, a coalition between the Greens and CDU was considered the most viable option.
The CDU voted on 30 March to open coalition negotiations with the Greens. Talks began on 1 April and concluded on the 29th, with the coalition agreement presented on 1 May. It was approved by the CDU and Greens congresses on 6 and 7 May, and officially signed two days later.
Kretschmann was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 12 May, winning 82 votes of 142 cast.

## Composition

The composition of the cabinet at the time of its dissolution was as follows:
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries |
| Minister-President Commissioner for Church Affairs | Winfried Kretschmann born (1948-05-17) 17 May 1948 (age 76) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | Andre Baumann (Representative to the Federal Government) Florian Stegmann (Coordinator for Bureaucracy Reduction and Better Regulation) |
| Deputy Minister-PresidentMinister for Interior, Digitalisation and Migration Commissioner for Expellees and Late Resettlers | Thomas Strobl born (1960-03-17) 17 March 1960 (age 64) | CDU | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | Wilfried Klenk |
| Minister for Finance | Edith Sitzmann born (1963-01-04) 4 January 1963 (age 62) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | Gisela Splett |
| Minister for Education, Youth and Sport | Susanne Eisenmann born (1964-11-28) 28 November 1964 (age 60) | CDU | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | Volker Schebesta |
| Minister for Science, Research and Arts | Theresia Bauer born (1965-04-06) 6 April 1965 (age 59) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | Petra Olschowski |
| Minister for Environment, Climate and Energy Industry | Franz Untersteller born (1957-04-04) 4 April 1957 (age 67) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | Andre Baumann |
| Minister for Economics, Labour and Housing Construction | Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut born (1972-10-09) 9 October 1972 (age 52) | CDU | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | Katrin Schütz |
| Minister for Social Affairs and Integration | Manfred Lucha born (1961-03-13) 13 March 1961 (age 63) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | Bärbl Mielich |
| Minister for Rural Areas and Consumer Protection | Peter Hauk born (1960-12-24) 24 December 1960 (age 64) | CDU | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | Friedlinde Gurr-Hirsch |
| Minister for Justice and Europe | Guido Wolf born (1961-09-28) 28 September 1961 (age 63) | CDU | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | |
| Minister for Transport | Winfried Hermann born (1952-07-19) 19 July 1952 (age 72) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | |
| State Councillor for Civil Society and Civic Participation | Gisela Erler born (1946-05-09) 9 May 1946 (age 78) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2016 | 11 May 2021 | |
| Minister of State in the State Ministry | Klaus-Peter Murawski born (1950-05-17) 17 May 1950 (age 74) | GRÜNE | 12 May 2016 | 31 August 2018 | |
| Minister of State in the State Ministry | Theresa Schopper born (1961-04-09) 9 April 1961 (age 63) | GRÜNE | 9 October 2018 | 11 May 2021 | |