State government of Voves I

The provincial government Voves I was the Styrian provincial government that had been in office from the state elections in Styria in 2005 until 2010. After the SPÖ first came first in the election, Franz Voves was sworn in as the new governor on October 25, 2005. The SPÖ-ÖVP coalition consisted of nine members, five of which belonged to the SPÖ and four to the ÖVP. After the state elections in 2010 , the government was replaced by its successor government Voves II on October 21, 2010 .

Government members

Office	Surname	Political party	Departments
Governor	Franz Voves	SPÖ	Department group State Office Directorate, Europe, Disaster Management, Communities, Participations
1. Deputy Governor	Hermann Schützenhöfer	ÖVP	Tourism, folk culture, VP communities
2. Deputy Governor	Kurt Flecker - until September 22, 2009 from September 22, 2009: Siegfried Stepwieser	SPÖ	(Flecker) Social, work and culture (Stepwise) health, hospitals, staff
Provincial Councilor	Kristina Edlinger-Ploder	ÖVP	Science & research, transport and technology
Provincial Council	Johann Seitinger	ÖVP	Agriculture and forestry, water and waste management, housing and sustainability
Provincial Councilor	Bettina Vollath	SPÖ	Youth, women, family and education, from September 22, 2009: Education, Social Affairs and Work
Provincial Council	Manfred Wegscheider	SPÖ	Sport, environment and renewable energy
Provincial Council	Helmut Hirt - until September 22, 2009 from September 22, 2009: Elisabeth Grossmann	SPÖ	(Shepherd) health, hospitals and staff (Grossmann) Youth, women and family
Provincial Council	Christian Buchmann	ÖVP	Economy, innovation and finance