# Second Günther cabinet

The Second Günther cabinet is the current state government of Schleswig-Holstein, sworn in on 29 June 2022 after Daniel Günther was elected as Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein by the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. It is the 27th Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein.
It was formed after the 2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises nine ministers. Five are members of the CDU, three are members of the Greens, and one is an independent politician nominated by the CDU.

## Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU, Greens, and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Daniel Günther.
The election took place on 8 May 2022 and resulted in major increase in support for both the CDU and Greens, and a decline for the FDP. The opposition Social Democratic Party (SPD) also suffered major losses, while the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW) improved its performance and the AfD lost representation in the Landtag.
Overall, the incumbent coalition was returned with an increased majority; the CDU alone fell just one seat short of an absolute majority and could form a coalition with any one of the other parties. Minister-President Günther initially expressed his desire to renew the outgoing coalition, but both the Greens and FDP ruled this out on the basis that neither wished to join a government in which they were not mathematically needed. After holding separate talks with both parties, the CDU extended an invitation to the Greens for coalition talks on 23 May, which was accepted.
On 22 June, the CDU and Greens announced that they had finalised a coalition agreement. The contract was approved overwhelmingly by both parties' congresses on 27 June, with the Greens recording four dissenting votes and the CDU none.
Daniel Günther was re-elected as Minister-President by the Landtag on 29 June, winning 47 votes out of 66 cast, including four abstentions.
In June of 2024, Deputy Minister-President Monika Heinold announced her resignation. Her Party designated incumbent Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality Aminata Touré as her successor. Silke Schneider was nominated her successor as Minister of Finance.

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries |
| Minister-President | Daniel Günther born (1973-07-24) 24 July 1973 (age 51) | CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister-President | Aminata Touré born (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 32) | GRÜNE | 1 August 2024 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality | Aminata Touré born (1992-11-15) 15 November 1992 (age 32) | GRÜNE | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | Johannes Albig |
| Deputy Minister-President Minister for Finance | Monika Heinold born (1958-12-30) 30 December 1958 (age 66) | GRÜNE | 29 June 2022 | 1 August 2024 | Silke Torp Oliver Rabe |
| Minister for Finance | Silke Schneider born (1967-09-02) 2 September 1967 (age 57) | GRÜNE | 1 August 2024 | Incumbent | Silke Torp Oliver Rabe |
| Minister for Justice and Health | Kerstin von der Decken born (1968-11-22) 22 November 1968 (age 56) | CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | Otto Carstens Oliver Grundei |
| Minister for Education, Training, Science, Research and Culture | Karin Prien born (1965-06-26) 26 June 1965 (age 59) | CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | Dorit Stenke Guido Wendt |
| Minister for Interior, Communities, Housing and Sport | Sabine Sütterlin-Waack born (1958-02-15) 15 February 1958 (age 67) | CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | Jörg Sibbel Magdalena Finke |
| Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature | Tobias Goldschmidt born (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 43) | GRÜNE | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | Katja Günther Joschka Knuth |
| Minister for Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism | Claus Ruhe Madsen born (1972-08-27) 27 August 1972 (age 52) | CDU(Independent until May 2023, CDU nomination) | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | Tobias von der Heide Julia Carstens |
| Minister for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection | Werner Schwarz [de] born (1960-04-10) 10 April 1960 (age 64) | CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | Anne Benett-Sturies |
| Chief of the State Chancellery | Dirk Schrödter [de] born (1978-10-17) 17 October 1978 (age 46) | CDU | 29 June 2022 | Incumbent | Johannes Callsen Sandra Gerken |