Cabinet Biedenkopf III

The Biedenkopf III cabinet held office from 1999 to 2002 as the third Saxon state government . The election for the 3rd Saxon state parliament on September 19, 1999 allowed the 1990 ruling CDU of Prime Minister Kurt Biedenkopf to continue their one-party government . A slight loss of 1.2 percentage points compared to the 1994 election gave the ruling party 56.9 percent of the second vote and 76 of the 120 seats in the state parliament .

In the constituent session of the state parliament on October 13, 1999, the deputies re-elected the incumbent Kurt Biedenkopf as prime minister. He had 75 votes in favor, 40 against and four abstentions . In the second session on October 27, 1999, the eleven ministers of state appointed by the head of government were sworn in before the state parliament.

After almost twelve years in office, Prime Minister Biedenkopf announced his resignation on April 17, 2002. This also ended the term of office of the Cabinet in accordance with Article 68, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution of the Free State of Saxony . The following day, Biedenkopf was replaced by the CDU state chairman and former finance minister Georg Milbradt . Until the state government formed by Milbradt took office on May 2, 2002, the members of the government remained in office.

Members of the State Government

Cabinet Biedenkopf III - October 27, 1999 to May 2, 2002
Office	Surname
Prime Minister	Kurt Biedenkopf (until April 17, 2002)	CDU
Deputy Prime Minister	Hans Geisler	CDU
Minister of State for the Interior	Klaus Hardraht	CDU
Minister of State for Finance	Georg Milbradt (until January 31, 2001) Thomas de Maizière (from January 31, 2001)	CDU
Minister of State for Justice	Steffen Heitmann (until September 12, 2000) Manfred Kolbe (from September 15, 2000)	CDU
Minister of State for Culture	Matthias Roessler	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 Social Affairs, Health, Youth and Family	Hans Geisler	CDU
Minister of State for Environment and Agriculture	Steffen Flath	CDU
Minister of State and Head of the State Chancellery	Thomas de Maizière (until January 31, 2001) Georg Brüggen (from February 6, 2001)	CDU
Minister of State for Federal and European Affairs	Stanislaw Tillich	CDU
Minister of State for Equality between Women and Men	Christine Weber	CDU

Individual evidence

↑ Election of the Prime Minister; Swearing in of the Prime Minister. (PDF; 2.4 MB) In: Plenary minutes 3/1. Saxon State Parliament, October 13, 1999, pp. 7–8 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .
↑ Presentation of the other members of the state government; Swearing in of the other members of the state government. (PDF; 3.0 MB) In: Plenary minutes 3/2. Saxon State Parliament, October 27, 1999, pp. 35–36 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b Information from the state government. (PDF; 45 kB) In: Drucksache 3/6301. Saxon State Parliament, April 18, 2002, accessed on June 17, 2017 .
^ Resolution of the Saxon State Government on the delimitation of the business areas of the State Ministries. In: Saxon Official Gazette 1999 No. 48. November 10, 1999, p. 1008 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .
↑ Official notices. (PDF; 2.6 MB) In: Plenary Protocol 759th Federal Council, February 16, 2001, p. 1 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .
↑ Official notices. (PDF; 1.5 MB) In: Plenary minutes 755th Federal Council, October 20, 2000, p. 405 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .
↑ Taking the oath of office when a member of the state government takes office. (PDF; 9.7 MB) In: plenary minutes 3/21. Saxon State Parliament, September 15, 2000, pp. 1386-1387 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .
↑ Taking an oath of office when a member of the state government takes office. (PDF; 6.1 MB) In: Plenary Minutes 3/31. Saxon State Parliament, February 8, 2001, p. 2248 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .

[1] Election of the Prime Minister; Swearing in of the Prime Minister. (PDF; 2.4 MB) In: Plenary minutes 3/1. Saxon State Parliament, October 13, 1999, pp. 7–8 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .

[2] Presentation of the other members of the state government; Swearing in of the other members of the state government. (PDF; 3.0 MB) In: Plenary minutes 3/2. Saxon State Parliament, October 27, 1999, pp. 35–36 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .

[:0-3] Information from the state government. (PDF; 45 kB) In: Drucksache 3/6301. Saxon State Parliament, April 18, 2002, accessed on June 17, 2017 .

[4] Resolution of the Saxon State Government on the delimitation of the business areas of the State Ministries. In: Saxon Official Gazette 1999 No. 48. November 10, 1999, p. 1008 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .

[5] Official notices. (PDF; 2.6 MB) In: Plenary Protocol 759th Federal Council, February 16, 2001, p. 1 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .

[6] Official notices. (PDF; 1.5 MB) In: Plenary minutes 755th Federal Council, October 20, 2000, p. 405 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .

[7] Taking the oath of office when a member of the state government takes office. (PDF; 9.7 MB) In: plenary minutes 3/21. Saxon State Parliament, September 15, 2000, pp. 1386-1387 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .

[8] Taking an oath of office when a member of the state government takes office. (PDF; 6.1 MB) In: Plenary Minutes 3/31. Saxon State Parliament, February 8, 2001, p. 2248 , accessed on June 17, 2017 .