Cabinet Biedenkopf I

The members of the first Saxon state government (from the 3rd person from left): Hans Geisler, Arnold Vaatz, Karl Weise, Rolf Jähnichen, Rudolf Krause, Kajo Schommer, Kurt Biedenkopf, Hans Joachim Meyer, Stefanie Rehm, Steffen Heitmann, Georg Milbradt

The Biedenkopf I cabinet was the first state government of the Free State of Saxony , which was re-established in 1990 . The cabinet was in office as the Saxon state government during the first electoral period of the Saxon state parliament from 1990 to 1994.

After the CDU had achieved an absolute majority in the state parliament with 53.8 percent of the valid second votes in the election to the 1st Saxon state parliament on October 14, 1990 and had taken 92 of the 160 seats, CDU top candidate Kurt Biedenkopf formed the first state government as sole government . In its constituent session on October 27, 1990, the state parliament first passed the law to make the Saxon state parliament and the Saxon state government (Vorschaltgesetz) the legal basis for the formation of a government, since the Saxon constitution was not yet in force.

The state parliament then elected Kurt Biedenkopf as Saxon Prime Minister . With 120 of 152 votes cast, he received cross-party support from the opposition factions . In the 2nd session of the state parliament on November 8, 1990, the ministers of state appointed by the prime minister were sworn in. For further member of the government in accordance with § 5, paragraph 1 of the Vorschaltgesetzes was on 26 November 1990 State Secretary Günter Ermisch called the as the authorized representative of the Free State of Saxony for Federal and European Affairs the interests of the new country in Bonn and Brussels perceived.

With the meeting of the 2nd Landtag on October 6, 1994, the term of office of the state government ended in accordance with Article 68, Paragraph 2 of the constitution of the Free State of Saxony, which is now in force . On the same day, the new government, also led by Kurt Biedenkopf, was presented ( Biedenkopf II cabinet ).

Members of the State Government

Cabinet Biedenkopf I - November 8, 1990 to October 6, 1994
Office	Surname
Prime Minister	Kurt Biedenkopf	CDU
Deputy Prime Minister	Rudolf Krause (until September 28, 1991) Heinz Eggert (from September 30, 1991)	CDU
Minister of State for the Interior	Rudolf Krause (until September 28, 1991) Heinz Eggert (from September 30, 1991)	CDU
Minister of State for Justice	Steffen Heitmann	CDU (from 1991)
Minister of State for Finance	Georg Milbradt	CDU
Minister of State for Culture	Stefanie Rehm (until March 2, 1993) Friedbert Groß (from March 2, 1993)	CDU
Minister of State for Science and Art	Hans Joachim Meyer	CDU
Minister of State for Economy and Labor	Kajo Schommer	CDU
Minister of State for Agriculture, Food and Forests	Rolf Jähnichen	CDU
Minister of State for Social Affairs, Health and Family	Hans Geisler	CDU
Minister of State for the Environment and Regional Development	Karl Weise (until December 31, 1991) Arnold Vaatz (from January 1, 1992)	CDU
Minister of State in the State Chancellery	Arnold Vaatz (until December 31, 1991)	CDU
Minister of State for Special Tasks	Karl Weise (January 1, 1992 to April 6, 1993)	CDU
State Secretary and authorized representative of the Free State of Saxony for federal and European affairs	Günter Ermisch (from November 26, 1990)	CDU

Individual evidence

↑ Election of the Prime Minister; Swearing in of the Prime Minister. (PDF; 3.0 MB) In: Plenary minutes 1/1. Saxon State Parliament, October 27, 1990, pp. 30–31 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .
↑ Presentation of the state government of the Free State of Saxony; Swearing-in of the members of the state government of the Free State of Saxony. (PDF; 4.5 MB) In: Plenary minutes 1/2. Saxon State Parliament, November 8, 1990, pp. 49-52 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b Swearing-in of a cabinet member. (PDF; 4.1 MB) In: Plenary minutes 1/6. Saxon State Parliament, December 13, 1990, p. 196 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .
↑ Announcement of the Saxon State Government on the delimitation of the business areas of the State Ministries. In: Saxon Official Gazette 1993 No. 41. August 24, 1993, p. 1076 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b Official notices. (PDF; 2.4 MB) In: Plenary Protocol 635. Bundesrat, October 18, 1991, p. 439 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b Taking the oath of office when a minister takes office. (PDF; 5.1 MB) In: Plenary minutes 1/30. Saxon State Parliament, October 25, 1991, pp. 1880–1881 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b Official notices. (PDF; 1.6 MB) In: Plenary Protocol 655th Bundesrat, April 16, 1993, p. 127 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .
↑ Taking the oath of office when the State Minister for Culture takes office. (PDF; 5.8 MB) In: Minutes of the plenary 1/64. Saxon State Parliament, March 18, 1993, p. 4477 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .

[1] Election of the Prime Minister; Swearing in of the Prime Minister. (PDF; 3.0 MB) In: Plenary minutes 1/1. Saxon State Parliament, October 27, 1990, pp. 30–31 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .

[2] Presentation of the state government of the Free State of Saxony; Swearing-in of the members of the state government of the Free State of Saxony. (PDF; 4.5 MB) In: Plenary minutes 1/2. Saxon State Parliament, November 8, 1990, pp. 49-52 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .

[:0-3] Swearing-in of a cabinet member. (PDF; 4.1 MB) In: Plenary minutes 1/6. Saxon State Parliament, December 13, 1990, p. 196 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .

[4] Announcement of the Saxon State Government on the delimitation of the business areas of the State Ministries. In: Saxon Official Gazette 1993 No. 41. August 24, 1993, p. 1076 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .

[:2-5] Official notices. (PDF; 2.4 MB) In: Plenary Protocol 635. Bundesrat, October 18, 1991, p. 439 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .

[:1-6] Taking the oath of office when a minister takes office. (PDF; 5.1 MB) In: Plenary minutes 1/30. Saxon State Parliament, October 25, 1991, pp. 1880–1881 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .

[:3-7] Official notices. (PDF; 1.6 MB) In: Plenary Protocol 655th Bundesrat, April 16, 1993, p. 127 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .

[8] Taking the oath of office when the State Minister for Culture takes office. (PDF; 5.8 MB) In: Minutes of the plenary 1/64. Saxon State Parliament, March 18, 1993, p. 4477 , accessed on June 15, 2017 .