Cabinet Höppner I

The Höppner I cabinet formed the state government of Saxony-Anhalt from 1994 to 1998 . It resulted from the election for the 2nd state parliament on June 26, 1994. Neither of the two political camps was able to form a government on its own : The CDU with the incumbent Prime Minister Christoph Bergner could no longer count on its previous coalition partner FDP , which with 3.6 percent of the valid second votes and did not miss the five percent hurdle was represented more in the state parliament. The SPD, with its top candidate Reinhard Höppner , gained significantly and was only slightly behind the CDU (34.4 percent) with a share of the vote of 34.0 percent. However, even together with Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen , the SPD did not achieve the necessary absolute majority of seats in the state parliament (50 of 99 mandates ).

After the SPD rejected an offer from the CDU to form a “ grand coalition” , a minority government was formed from the SPD and Alliance 90 / The Greens, which the PDS tolerated. Since the PDS agreed to vote in votes with the government factions or to abstain , the red-green alliance was able to rule with a relative majority of 41 seats against the sole opposition party, the CDU (37 seats). This agreement became known as the " Magdeburg Model " and marked the PDS's first involvement in a German state government without being part of the government itself.

In the constituent session of the 2nd Landtag on July 21, 1994, as expected, the Prime Minister was not elected successfully until the third ballot. Previously, neither Christoph Bergner nor Reinhard Höppner had received the absolute majority of the votes required under Article 65 paragraph 2 of the constitution of the state of Saxony-Anhalt . In the third ballot, in which the candidate with the most votes was considered elected, Höppner was able to prevail with 48 votes against Bergner, who received 37 votes.

The next day, the newly elected Prime Minister Höppner appointed the members of his state government, which was the only representative of the smaller coalition partner Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen Environment Minister Heidrun Heidecke . The Ministry of Science and Research, newly created by the former Münch government in July 1991, was reintegrated into the Ministry of Culture . After the resignation of Agriculture Minister Helmut Rehhahn (SPD) on May 25, 1996, his position was not filled; Instead, on June 11, 1996, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry was merged with the Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Regional Planning to form the Ministry of Regional Planning, Agriculture and Environment led by Heidrun Heidecke.

With the first meeting of the 3rd state parliament on May 25, 1998, the term of office of the state government ended in accordance with Article 71 paragraph 1 of the state constitution. It was replaced the following day by the Höppner II cabinet, also led by Reinhard Höppner as a minority government.

Members of the state government

Cabinet Höppner I - July 22, 1994 to May 26, 1998
Office	Surname
Prime Minister	Reinhard Höppner	SPD
Deputy Prime Minister	Heidrun Heidecke	Alliance 90 / The Greens
Minister of the Interior	Manfred Püchel	SPD
Minister of Finance	Wolfgang Schaefer	SPD
Minister for Labor, Social Affairs and Health	Gerlinde Kuppe	SPD
Minister of Education	Karl-Heinz Reck	SPD
Minister of Economy and Technology ; from September 24, 1996: Minister for Economy, Technology and European Affairs	Jürgen Gramke (August 15, 1994 to November 26, 1994) ¹ Klaus Schucht (from February 1, 1995)	SPD
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forests	Helmut Rehhahn (until May 28, 1996)	SPD
Minister of Justice	Karin Schubert	SPD
Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Transport	Jürgen Heyer	SPD
Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Regional Planning ; from June 11, 1996: Minister for Regional Planning, Agriculture and the Environment	Heidrun Heidecke	Alliance 90 / The Greens

¹From November 26, 1994 to February 1, 1995 in charge of the business: Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schaefer .

Individual evidence

↑ Election of the Prime Minister; Swearing in of the Prime Minister. (PDF; 549 kB) In: Plenary minutes 2/1. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, July 21, 1994, pp. 9–26 , accessed on July 18, 2017 .
↑ Presentation of the members of the state government; Swearing in of the members of the state government. (PDF; 263 kB) In: Plenary minutes 2/2. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, July 22, 1994, pp. 27–28 , accessed on July 18, 2017 .
↑ Briefing : Renaming a Ministry. (PDF; 80 kB) In: Drucksache 2/2772. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, October 17, 1996, accessed on July 18, 2017 .
^ Information: Members of the state government. (PDF; 10 kB) In: Drucksache 2/95. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, September 7, 1994, accessed on July 18, 2017 .
^ Information: Members of the state government. (PDF; 10 kB) In: Drucksache 2/373. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, December 2, 1994, accessed on July 18, 2017 .
^ Information: Members of the state government. (PDF; 10 kB) In: Drucksache 2/606. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, February 7, 1995, accessed on July 18, 2017 .
^ Information: Members of the state government. (PDF; 68 kB) In: Drucksache 2/2306. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, May 29, 1996, accessed on July 18, 2017 .
^ Information: Members of the state government. (PDF; 98 kB) In: Drucksache 2/2402. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, June 17, 1996, accessed on July 18, 2017 .

[1] Election of the Prime Minister; Swearing in of the Prime Minister. (PDF; 549 kB) In: Plenary minutes 2/1. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, July 21, 1994, pp. 9–26 , accessed on July 18, 2017 .

[2] Presentation of the members of the state government; Swearing in of the members of the state government. (PDF; 263 kB) In: Plenary minutes 2/2. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, July 22, 1994, pp. 27–28 , accessed on July 18, 2017 .

[3] Briefing : Renaming a Ministry. (PDF; 80 kB) In: Drucksache 2/2772. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, October 17, 1996, accessed on July 18, 2017 .

[4] Information: Members of the state government. (PDF; 10 kB) In: Drucksache 2/95. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, September 7, 1994, accessed on July 18, 2017 .

[5] Information: Members of the state government. (PDF; 10 kB) In: Drucksache 2/373. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, December 2, 1994, accessed on July 18, 2017 .

[6] Information: Members of the state government. (PDF; 10 kB) In: Drucksache 2/606. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, February 7, 1995, accessed on July 18, 2017 .

[7] Information: Members of the state government. (PDF; 68 kB) In: Drucksache 2/2306. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, May 29, 1996, accessed on July 18, 2017 .

[8] Information: Members of the state government. (PDF; 98 kB) In: Drucksache 2/2402. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, June 17, 1996, accessed on July 18, 2017 .