# Second Schwesig cabinet

The Second Schwesig cabinet is the incumbent state government of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, sworn in on 15 November 2021 after Manuela Schwesig was elected as Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern by the members of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is the 11th Cabinet of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
It was formed after the 2021 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and The Left (LINKE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises eight ministers. Six are members of the SPD and two are members of The Left.

## Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the SPD and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) led by Manuela Schwesig of the SPD, who took office in July 2017.
The election took place on 26 September 2021, and resulted in a significant swing to the SPD, while the CDU and the opposition AfD and The Left suffered losses. The Greens and FDP both re-entered the Landtag with 6%.
Overall, the incumbent coalition was returned with an increased majority. Minister-President Schwesig indicated that she planned to talk to all parties except the AfD; exploratory talks the CDU and The Left were held on 1 October. On 13 October, Schwesig announced that the SPD had voted unanimously to seek coalition negotiations with The Left. Discussions began the following week. The parties finalised their coalition agreement on 5 November and presented it three days later. It was approved by both parties and formally signed on 13 November.
Schwesig was elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 15 November, winning 41 votes out of 79 cast.

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries |
| Minister-President State Chancellery | Manuela Schwesig born (1974-05-23) 23 May 1974 (age 50) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | Patrick Dahlemann [de] (Head of the State Chancellery) Heiko Miraß [de] (Western Pomerania and Eastern Mecklenburg) |
| Deputy Minister-PresidentMinister for Education and Daycare Centres | Simone Oldenburg born (1969-03-22) 22 March 1969 (age 55) | LINKE | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | Tom Michael Scheidung [de] |
| Minister for Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour | Reinhard Meyer [de] born (1959-09-05) 5 September 1959 (age 65) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | Jochen Schulte [de] Ines Jesse [de] |
| Minister for Interior, Construction and Digitalisation | Christian Pegel [de] born (1974-01-07) 7 January 1974 (age 51) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | Wolfgang Schmülling [de] (Interior and Communities) Ina-Maria Ulbrich [de] (Digitalisation) |
| Minister for Social Affairs, Health and Sport | Stefanie Drese [de] born (1976-12-09) 9 December 1976 (age 48) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | Sylvia Grimm [de] Frauke Hilgemann [de] (Combating the COVID-19 pandemic) |
| Minister for Science, Culture, and Federal and European Affairs | Bettina Martin [de] born (1966-03-19) 19 March 1966 (age 58) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | Susanne Bowen [de] Jutta Bieringer [de] (Representative to the Federal Government) |
| Minister for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas and Environment | Till Backhaus born (1959-03-13) 13 March 1959 (age 65) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | Jürgen Buchwald [de] |
| Minister for Finance | Heiko Geue [de] born (1965-10-05) 5 October 1965 (age 59) | SPD | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | Carola Voß [de] |
| Minister for Justice, Equality and Consumer Protection | Jacqueline Bernhardt [de] born (1977-02-13) 13 February 1977 (age 48) | LINKE | 15 November 2021 | Incumbent | Friedrich Straetmanns |