Cabinet Ramelow I
The 8th Cabinet of the German federal state of Thuringia, formed on December 5, 2014, was the first cabinet of a German federal state being led by a politician of The Left. A so-called "red-red-green coalition", it was coalition of Die Linke, the SPD, and the Greens, and was headed by Bodo Ramelow. The CDU and AfD served as the government's opposition in the Landtag, which consists of 91 members.
| Ramelow Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 8th Cabinet of Thuringia | |
| Incumbent | |
 | |
| Date formed | December 5, 2014 [1] |
| Date dissolved | February 5, 2020 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of government | Bodo Ramelow |
| No. of ministers | 10 |
| Member party | |
| Status in legislature | The Left-led coalition government |
| Opposition party | |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2014 Thuringian state election |
| Legislature term(s) | 6th legislature of the Landtag of Thuringia |
| Predecessor | Lieberknecht |
| Successor | Kemmerich |
The Ramelow Cabinet was composed of 5 ministers from Die Linke, 3 ministers from the SPD, and 2 ministers from the Greens.
Cabinet
| Office | Image | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President | |
Bodo Ramelow | The Left | |
| Deputy Minister-President |  |
Heike Taubert | SPD | |
| Finance | ||||
| Interior |  |
Holger Poppenhäger until August 30, 2017 |
SPD | |
 |
Georg Maier from August 30, 2017 | |||
| Education, Youth, and Sports | .JPG.webp) |
Birgit Klaubert until July 4, 2017 |
The Left | |
 |
Helmut Holter from August 17, 2017 | |||
| Labor, Social Affairs, Health, Women, and Family |  |
Heike Werner | The Left | |
| Economy, Science, and Digital Society |  |
Wolfgang Tiefensee | SPD | |
| Environment, Energy and Nature Conservation | .jpg.webp) |
Anja Siegesmund | The Greens | |
| Infrastructure and Agriculture | .jpg.webp) |
Birgit Keller | The Left | |
| Migration, Justice, and Consumer Protection | .jpg.webp) |
Dieter Lauinger | The Greens | |
| Culture, Federal and European Affairs |  |
Benjamin-Immanuel Hoff | The Left | |
References
- Erik Kirschbaum, "German state elects reform communist leader in historic shift", Reuters, 5 December 2014.
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