State government of Saxony-Anhalt

The state government of after German reunification in 1990 on the basis of countries Law introducing country reformed Saxony-Anhalt is in accordance with Article 64, paragraph 1 of the Constitution of the State of Saxony-Anhalt from the prime minister and the ministers .

The Prime Minister determines the policies of the state government and is responsible for them. He manages the business of the state government in accordance with the rules of procedure . The Minister-President is elected by the state parliament of Saxony-Anhalt in a secret ballot without debate. The ministers are appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister. The prime minister appoints a minister as his deputy.

State governments from 1946 to 1952

Prime Minister	involved parties	Period	cabinet
Erhard Hübener ( LDP )	LDP, KPD , SPD, SED	1945-1946	Cabinet Hübener I
	LDP, SED, CDU	1946-1949	Cabinet Hübener II
Werner Bruschke (SED)	SED, LDP, CDU, NDPD	1949-1950	Cabinet Bruschke I
	SED, CDU, LDP, NDPD, DBD	1950-1952	Cabinet Bruschke II

By law of July 23, 1952, the state of Saxony-Anhalt was dissolved and its territory was divided into the new districts of Halle and Magdeburg .

State governments since 1990

Due to state elections and government reshuffles, the following cabinets have been in office in the state of Saxony-Anhalt, which was restored in 1990 :

Prime Minister	Ruling parties	Period	cabinet
Gerd Gies ( CDU )	CDU , FDP	1990-1991	Cabinet Gies
Werner Münch (CDU)	CDU, FDP	1991-1993	Münch cabinet
Christoph Bergner (CDU)	CDU, FDP	1993-1994	Bergner cabinet
Reinhard Höppner ( SPD )	SPD , Greens	1994-1998	Cabinet Höppner I
	SPD	1998-2002	Cabinet Höppner II
Wolfgang Böhmer (CDU)	CDU, FDP	2002-2006	Cabinet Böhmer I
	CDU, SPD	2006-2011	Cabinet Böhmer II
Reiner Haseloff (CDU)	CDU, SPD	2011-2016	Cabinet Haseloff I
	CDU, SPD, Greens	since 2016	Cabinet Haseloff II

1. ^ The state governments of the 2nd and 3rd electoral periods of the state parliament (1994 to 2002 ) led by Prime Minister Reinhard Höppner (SPD) were minority governments that were tolerated by the state parliament fraction of the PDS .

Web links

• The state government at a glance
• Members of the state government of Saxony-Anhalt at the Federal Council
• Law on the legal relationships of the members of the state government (Ministerial Law) as published on January 28, 2000 (GVBl. LSA p. 128), last amended by the law of October 2, 2014 (GVBl. LSA p. 440)
• Rules of Procedure of the State Government of Saxony-Anhalt of January 18, 2005 (MBl. LSA 2005, p. 27), last amended by resolution of March 7, 2006 (MBl. LSA 2006, p. 155)

• Resolution of the state government on the establishment of the state government of Saxony-Anhalt and the delimitation of the business areas of May 24, 2016 (MBl. LSA 2011, p. 369), last changed by resolution of the state government of September 20, 2016 (MBl. LSA 2016, p . 549)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Constitutional law for the formation of countries in the German Democratic Republic (country introduction law). juris.de, July 22, 1990, accessed on May 26, 2016 . 
2. ^ Constitution of the State of Saxony-Anhalt of July 16, 1992. State Law of Saxony-Anhalt, accessed on May 26, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Law on the further democratization of the structure and functioning of the state organs in the countries in the German Democratic Republic. verassungen.de, July 23, 1952, accessed on May 26, 2016 .