Münch cabinet

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The Cabinet Munch made from 1991 to 1993, the second state government of Saxony-Anhalt . After the resignation of the government of the previous Prime Minister Gerd Gies ( CDU ), the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt elected the Minister of Finance Werner Münch (CDU) as the new head of government on July 4, 1991 . He received 61 out of 98 valid votes; his rival candidate Reinhard Hoeppner , chairman of the SPD - parliamentary group , received 29 votes; Eight MPs were practicing abstention . After he was sworn in , Münch first presented a rump cabinet to the state parliament with six ministers who had also belonged to the first state government. The ministries of Education , Finance and the Interior were first business leader by the prime minister and the ministers Walter Remmers and Werner Schreiber perceived.

On July 11, 1991, the Landtag confirmed five new ministers in accordance with Section 2 of the Act on the Provisional Regulations of Government in the State of Saxony-Anhalt . In the course of this, the previous "Ministry of Education, Science and Culture" was divided into a "Ministry of School, Adult Education and Culture" and a "Ministry of Science and Research". In addition, were Division 5 of the Ministry of the Interior ( Town Planning and Housing ) with the State settled presentations for regional planning and regional planning transferred to a newly created "Ministry of Land Management, Planning and Housing". After completion of the formation of a government, the groups of the CDU and could FDP in the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt has been making since the state election in 1990 existing coalition continue.

Just a few weeks after the new government took office, ministers Gerd Brunner (FDP) and Otto Mintus (CDU) announced their resignation. It was possible to prove that they worked for the former Ministry for State Security of the GDR . On September 12, 1991, there was a cabinet reshuffle to three positions.

On November 28, 1993, Prime Minister Werner Münch finally resigned from office after public pressure had increased in the wake of the " salaries affair " - allegations of illegal allowances being received by members of the government from West Germany . According to Article 71 paragraph 1 of the constitution of the State of Saxony-Anhalt , which has since been adopted, the ministers' term of office also ended. On December 2, 1993, the state parliament elected the previous CDU parliamentary group chairman, Christoph Bergner, as the new Prime Minister. The other members of the government - with the exception of the "Federal Minister" Hans-Jürgen Kaesler (FDP), who was immediately dismissed by Bergner - remained in office until the successor government took office on December 15, 1993.

Members of the state government

Münch Cabinet - July 4, 1991 to December 15, 1993
Office Surname Political party
Prime Minister Werner Münch (until December 2, 1993) CDU
Deputy Prime Minister Gerd Brunner (until September 12, 1991)
Wolfgang Rauls (from September 12, 1991) 		FDP
Minister of the Interior Hartmut Perschau (from July 11, 1991) 1 CDU
Minister of Finance Wolfgang Böhmer (from July 11, 1991) 2 CDU
Minister for Labor and Social Affairs Werner Schreiber CDU
Minister for Science and Research Rolf Frick (from July 11, 1991) FDP
Minister for Education, Science and Culture;
from July 11, 1991: Minister for Schools, Adult Education and Culture;
from October 29, 1991: Minister of Education 		Werner Sobetzko (from July 11, 1991) 3 CDU
Minister for Economy, Technology and Transport Horst Rehberger FDP
Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry Otto Mintus (until September 12, 1991)
Petra Wernicke (from September 12, 1991) 		CDU
Minister of Justice Walter Remmers CDU
Minister for Federal and European Affairs Gerd Brunner (until September 12, 1991)
Hans-Jürgen Kaesler (September 12, 1991 to December 3, 1993) 		FDP
Minister for Regional Planning, Urban Development and Housing Petra Wernicke (July 11, 1991 to September 12, 1991)
Karl-Heinz Daehre (from September 12, 1991) 		CDU
Minister for the Environment and Nature Conservation Wolfgang Rauls FDP
1Responsible for the conduct of business until July 11, 1991: Minister of Justice Walter Remmers .
2Until July 11, 1991 in charge of business: Prime Minister Werner Münch .
3Responsible for running the business until July 11, 1991: Minister for Labor and Social Affairs Werner Schreiber .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Election of the Prime Minister; Confirmation of the members of the state government; Swearing in of the members of the state government. (PDF; 2.1 MB) In: Minutes of the plenary 1/19. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, July 4, 1991, pp. 1324–1336 , accessed on July 15, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Confirmation from members of the state government; Swearing-in of members of the state government. (PDF; 1.6 MB) In: Plenary minutes 1/20. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, July 11, 1991, pp. 1424–1425 , accessed on July 15, 2017 .
  3. ↑ Hole in the brain. In: Der Spiegel No. 33/1991. August 12, 1991, p. 75 , accessed July 15, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Confirmation from members of the state government. (PDF; 1.6 MB) In: Plenary Minutes 1/21. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, September 12, 1991, pp. 1515–1516 , accessed on July 15, 2017 .
  5. ^ Announcements from the President. (PDF; 602 kB) In: Minutes of the plenary 1/55. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, December 2, 1993, p. 6473 , accessed on July 15, 2017 .
  6. ↑ briefing. (PDF; 12 kB) In: Drucksache 1/3216. State Parliament of Saxony-Anhalt, November 29, 1993, accessed on July 15, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Or a diamond ring. In: Der Spiegel No. 48/1993. November 29, 1993, pp. 26-28 , accessed July 15, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Klaus Hartung : Fear of Chaos. In: The time. December 10, 1993. Retrieved July 15, 2017 .
  9. ^ Resolution of the state government on the establishment of the state government of Saxony-Anhalt and the delimitation of the business areas of July 16, 1991 (MBl. LSA 19/1991, p. 391)
  10. ↑ Official notices. (PDF; 5.6 MB) In: Plenary minutes 664th Bundesrat, December 17, 1993, p. 583 , accessed on July 14, 2017 .