# Second Bovenschulte senate

The second Bovenschulte senate is the current state government of Bremen, sworn in on 5 July 2023 after Andreas Bovenschulte was elected as Mayor by the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen. It is the 26th Senate of Bremen.
It was formed after the 2023 Bremen state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE), and The Left (LINKE). Excluding the Mayor, the senate comprises eight ministers, called Senators. Four are members of the SPD, two are members of the Greens, and two are members of The Left.

## Formation

The previous Senate was a coalition government of the SPD, Greens, and Left led by Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte of the SPD.
The election took place on 14 May 2023, and resulted in a swing to the SPD and a losses for the Greens. The Left remained steady. The opposition CDU lost its position as the largest party to the SPD. The FDP narrowly retained its seats with 5%, while BiW recorded their best result to date with 9%.
After the election, Mayor Bovenschulte held exploratory talks with the Greens followed by The Left. All three parties spoke positively of the discussions. The SPD and CDU met for talks on the 21st. On the 25th, the SPD state board unanimously voted to seek negotiations to renew the outgoing government.
Coalition negotiations commenced on 30 May and finalised on 25 June, with the three parties presenting their agreement the following day. Compared to the previous government, the SPD gained one senator at the expense of the Greens. The contract was overwhelmingly approved by all three parties at meetings at the start of July.
Bovenschulte was re-elected Mayor by the Bürgerschaft on 5 July, winning 49 votes out of 86 cast.

## Composition

| Portfolio | Senator | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries |
| President of the Senate and Mayor Senator for Religious Affairs Senator for Culture | Andreas Bovenschulte born (1965-08-11) 11 August 1965 (age 59) | SPD | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | Thomas Emke (Head of the Senate Chancellery) Olaf Joachim [de] (Representative to the Federal Government and Europe) Carmen Emigholz [de] (Culture) |
| Mayor Senator for Finance | Björn Fecker [de] born (1977-12-13) 13 December 1977 (age 47) | GRÜNE | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | Martin Hagen [de] Wiebke Stuhrberg [de] |
| Senator for Children and Education | Sascha Karolin Aulepp born (1970-09-24) 24 September 1970 (age 54) | SPD | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | Torsten Klieme [de] |
| Senator for Health, Women and Consumer Protection | Claudia Bernhard [de] born (1961-02-09) 9 February 1961 (age 64) | LINKE | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | Silke Stroth [de] |
| Senator for Interior and Sport | Ulrich Mäurer born (1951-07-14) 14 July 1951 (age 73) | SPD | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | Olaf Bull [de] |
| Senator for Labour, Social Affairs, Youth and Integration Senator for Justice and Constitution | Claudia Schilling [de] born (1968-06-13) 13 June 1968 (age 56) | SPD | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | Jan Fries [de] Irene Strebl [de] |
| Senator for Environment, Climate, and Science | Kathrin Moosdorf [de] born 1981 (age 43–44) | GRÜNE | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | Kirsten Kreuzer [de] (Social Affairs, Youth and Integration) Karin Treu [de] (Labour) Björn Tschöpe [de] |
| Senator for Construction, Mobility and Urban Development | Özlem Ünsal [de] born (1974-05-16) 16 May 1974 (age 50) | SPD | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | Ralph Baumheier [de] |
| Senator for Economics, Harbours and Transformation | Kristina Vogt born (1965-06-03) 3 June 1965 (age 59) | LINKE | 5 July 2023 | Incumbent | Sven Wiebe [de] (Economics) (to Sep. 2023) Martin Bialluch [de] (Economics) (from Sep. 2023) Kai Stührenberg [de] (Harbours) |