Schulze cabinet

Cabinet of Sven Schulze
Schulze

11th Cabinet of Saxony-Anhalt
28 January 2026 – present
Sven Schulze in August 2024
Date formed28 January 2026
People and organisations
Sven Schulze
Deputy Minister-President
Armin Willingmann
Lydia Hüskens
No. of ministers
9
Member parties
  Christian Democratic Union
  Social Democratic Party
  Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature
Majority (coalition)
56 / 97 (58%)









Opposition parties
  Alternative for Germany
  The Left
  Alliance 90/The Greens
History
Legislature term8th Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt
PredecessorThird Haseloff cabinet

The Schulze cabinet is the current state government of Saxony-Anhalt, sworn in on 28 January 2026 after Sven Schulze was elected as Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt by the members of the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt, succeeding retiring Reiner Haseloff. It is the 11th Cabinet of Saxony-Anhalt.

Formation

The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the CDU, SPD, and FDP led by Minister-President Reiner Haseloff, who resigned.

Sven Schulze was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 28 January. He was elected with 58 votes in favour to 38 against and one invalid vote.[1]

Minister-President election
Ballot → 28 January 2026
Required majority → 49 out of 97 check
Sven Schulze
58 / 97
Against
38 / 97
Invalid
1 / 97

Composition

Portfolio Minister Party Took office Left office State secretaries
Minister-President Sven Schulze
born (1979-07-31) 31 July 1979
CDU 28 January 2026 Incumbent
First Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Science, Energy, Climate Protection and Environment
Armin Willingmann
born (1963-01-13) 13 January 1963
SPD 28 January 2026 Incumbent
  • Thomas Wünsch (Science)
  • Steffen Eichner (Environment)
Second Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Infrastructure and Digital Affairs
Lydia Hüskens
born (1964-03-26) 26 March 1964
FDP 28 January 2026 Incumbent
Minister for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Equality Petra Grimm-Benne
born (1962-04-27) 27 April 1962
SPD 28 January 2026 Incumbent
  • Wolfgang Beck
  • Susi Möbbeck (Integration)
Head of the Chancellery Rainer Robra
born (1951-10-15) 15 October 1951
CDU 28 January 2026 Incumbent
  • Simone Großner (Federal and European Affairs, Representative to the Federal Government)
Minister for Culture
  • Sebastian Putz (Culture)
  • Jürgen Ude (Structural Change and Large-scale Settlements)
Minister for Interior and Sport Tamara Zieschang
born (1970-08-21) 21 August 1970
CDU 28 January 2026 Incumbent
  • Klaus Zimmermann
Minister for Economics, Tourism, Agriculture and Forests Michael Richter
born (1954-06-27) 27 June 1954
CDU 28 January 2026 Incumbent
  • Stefanie Pötzsch
  • Gert Zender
Minister for Finance
  • Rüdiger Malter
Minister for Education Jan Riedel
born (1982-06-08) 8 June 1982
CDU 28 January 2026 Incumbent
  • Jürgen Bohm
Minister for Justice and Consumer Protection Franziska Weidinger
born (1976-10-08) 8 October 1976
CDU 28 January 2026 Incumbent
  • Steffen Eckold

References

  1. ↑ "Sven Schulze zum Ministerpräsidenten von Sachsen-Anhalt gewählt". Die Zeit (in German). 28 January 2026.