Cabinet Gies

The “Gies cabinet” after his appointment on November 2, 1990 (from left): Rehberger, Schreiber, Münch, Brunner, Rauls, Gies, Remmers, Braun, Mintus, Sobetzko

The Gies cabinet formed the first state government of Saxony-Anhalt from November 2, 1990 to July 4, 1991 . After the state of Saxony-Anhalt , which was dissolved in 1952, was restored as a result of German reunification , the first state election took place on October 14, 1990 . The CDU emerged victorious from this with its top candidate Gerd Gies : It received 39.0 percent of the valid second votes and was able to form the first government together with the FDP (13.5 percent) . Together, the governing parties held 62 of the 106 mandates in the state parliament .

In its constituent session on October 28, 1990, the state parliament first passed the law on the provisional order of governance in the state of Saxony-Anhalt , since a constitution was not yet in force. On this basis, Gerd Gies was elected Prime Minister . He was able to unite 59 votes, his opponent Hans-Jochen Tschiche , the chairman of the Alliance 90 / Greens parliamentary group , received 30 votes; 13 MPs abstained and four votes were invalid. At the 2nd Landtag session on November 2, 1990, Gerd Gies presented the members of his government who, in accordance with Section 2 of the Act on the Provisional Regulations of Government in the State of Saxony-Anhalt , had to be confirmed by a resolution of the Landtag before they took office.

In comparison with the other newly formed governments of the five so-called “ new states”, the “ Gies cabinet” was remarkable in two respects: It was the only state government that did not include a woman and it was the first to resign before the end of her term of office.

After Prime Minister Gerd Gies came under increasing pressure to have party friends with allegations of working in the former Ministry for State Security of the GDR to give up state parliament mandates in order to be able to become a member of parliament, Gies and his government declared their resignation on July 4, 1991 . The state parliament then elected the previous Minister of Finance Werner Münch (CDU) as the new Prime Minister, who continued the coalition of CDU and FDP.

Members of the state government

Gies cabinet - November 2, 1990 to July 4, 1991
Office	Surname
Prime Minister	Gerd Gies	CDU
Deputy Prime Minister	Gerd Brunner	FDP
Minister of the Interior	Wolfgang Braun	CDU
Minister of Finance	Werner Münch	CDU
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs	Werner Schreiber	CDU
Minister for Education, Science and Culture	Werner Sobetzko	CDU
Minister for Economy, Technology and Transport	Horst Rehberger	FDP
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forests	Otto Mintus	CDU
Minister of Justice	Walter Remmers	CDU
Minister for Federal and European Affairs	Gerd Brunner	FDP
Minister for the Environment and Nature Conservation	Wolfgang Rauls	FDP

Individual evidence

↑ Law on the provisional order of governance in the state of Saxony-Anhalt of October 28, 1990. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Saxony-Anhalt, 1st year, number 1. Prime Minister of the state Saxony-Anhalt - State Chancellery, December 17, 1990, p. 1 , accessed on September 7, 2017 .
↑ Election of the Prime Minister. (PDF; 511 kB) In: Plenary minutes 1/1. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, October 28, 1990, pp. 13–15 , accessed on July 9, 2017 .
^ Presentation of the Cabinet by the Prime Minister; Confirmation of the cabinet list; Oath of the ministers. (PDF; 426 kB) In: Plenary minutes 1/2. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, November 2, 1990, pp. 20-23 , accessed on July 9, 2017 .
↑ "Then he falls too". In: Der Spiegel No. 27/1991. July 1, 1991, pp. 28-30 , accessed July 9, 2017 .
^ Announcements from the President. (PDF; 2.1 MB) In: Minutes of the plenary 1/19. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, July 4, 1991, p. 1319 , accessed on July 9, 2017 .
^ Resolution of the state government on the establishment of the state government of Saxony-Anhalt and the delimitation of the business areas of November 6, 1990 (MBl. LSA 1991, p. 2)

[1] Law on the provisional order of governance in the state of Saxony-Anhalt of October 28, 1990. (PDF; 1.2 MB) In: Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Saxony-Anhalt, 1st year, number 1. Prime Minister of the state Saxony-Anhalt - State Chancellery, December 17, 1990, p. 1 , accessed on September 7, 2017 .

[2] Election of the Prime Minister. (PDF; 511 kB) In: Plenary minutes 1/1. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, October 28, 1990, pp. 13–15 , accessed on July 9, 2017 .

[3] Presentation of the Cabinet by the Prime Minister; Confirmation of the cabinet list; Oath of the ministers. (PDF; 426 kB) In: Plenary minutes 1/2. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, November 2, 1990, pp. 20-23 , accessed on July 9, 2017 .

[4] "Then he falls too". In: Der Spiegel No. 27/1991. July 1, 1991, pp. 28-30 , accessed July 9, 2017 .

[5] Announcements from the President. (PDF; 2.1 MB) In: Minutes of the plenary 1/19. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, July 4, 1991, p. 1319 , accessed on July 9, 2017 .

[6] Resolution of the state government on the establishment of the state government of Saxony-Anhalt and the delimitation of the business areas of November 6, 1990 (MBl. LSA 1991, p. 2)