Provincial government Dörfler I

The provincial government Dörfler I was the incumbent Carinthian provincial government between the time of its election on October 23, 2008 and the assumption of office of the provincial government Dörfler II on March 31, 2009. After Jörg Haider's accidental death on October 11, 2008, Gerhard Dörfler took over the official business as deputy governor on an interim basis . On October 23, he was elected governor by the Carinthian state parliament, Uwe Scheuch as the first deputy governor and Harald Dobernig as the financial councilor. Due to the proportional representation system , three representatives each from the BZÖ and SPÖ as well as one representative from the ÖVP were represented in the state government.

Government members

Office	Surname	Political party	Presentations
Governor	Gerhard Dörfler	BZÖ	Disaster control, constitutional service, national minority and citizens' bureau, tourism, traffic and road construction, family support, kindergartens, special support for senior citizens
1. Deputy Governor	Uwe Scheuch	BZÖ	Education and school system, technical colleges, regional planning, KAGIS, labor market, housing, national parks, nature conservation, economy
2. Deputy Governor	Reinhart Rohr	SPÖ	Municipalities, energy, water management, fire brigades, staff & special needs allocations
Provincial Council	Peter Kaiser	SPÖ	Sanitary, social and health law, hospitals, state hospitals, state buildings, sports, hospital staff
Provincial Council	Harald Dobernig	BZÖ	Finance, economy, national companies, culture, personnel & special needs assignments
Provincial Councilor	Nicole Cernic	SPÖ	Environment, social issues, youth, family and women, youth, advocacy for children and young people, women and equal treatment, senior citizens, advocacy for the disabled, refugee (financial), rescue services
Provincial Council	Josef Martinz	ÖVP	Agriculture and forestry, EU coordination office, Arge Alpen-Adria, trade