Fourth Merkel cabinet
The fourth Merkel cabinet (German: Kabinett Merkel IV) is the 24th and current Government of Federal Republic of Germany, sworn in on 14 March 2018 after Angela Merkel was proposed as Chancellor by Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and elected by the Bundestag on the first ballot.[1]
| Fourth Merkel cabinet | |
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 24th Cabinet of Germany | |
| 2018–present | |
 Signing of the coalition agreement for the 19th Bundestag on 12 March 2018 | |
| Date formed | 14 March 2018 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Frank-Walter Steinmeier |
| Head of government | Angela Merkel |
| Member party | Christian Democratic Union Social Democratic Party Christian Social Union in Bavaria |
| Status in legislature | Grand coalition |
| Opposition party | Alternative for Germany Free Democratic Party The Left The Greens |
| Opposition leader | Alice Weidel Alexander Gauland |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2017 federal election |
| Legislature term(s) | 19th Bundestag |
| Predecessor | Merkel III |
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Revolution of 1989 Kohl Administration Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
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The government is supported by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD),[2] as was its immediate predecessor. Olaf Scholz (SPD) replaced Sigmar Gabriel as Vice-Chancellor of Germany and CSU Leader Horst Seehofer became Federal Minister of the Interior, Building and Community.
Composition
The cabinet consists of Chancellor Angela Merkel and fifteen federal ministers. Fourteen ministers head a department; one member of the cabinet, the Head of the Chancellery, is Federal Minister for Special Affairs without a portfolio. The CDU has seven positions, the SPD has six and the CSU has three, as follows:
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- Parliamentary State Secretaries in the Chancellery and Foreign Office are awarded the honorary title Staatsminister (StMin, transl. Minister of State) in order to underline the importance of their field of responsibilities. This title does not, however, confer upon them any additional powers.
2018 government crisis
In June 2018, a government crisis erupted within the cabinet between Interior Minister and CSU Chairman Horst Seehofer and Chancellor Angela Merkel, after Seehofer had elaborated a masterplan on asylum policies, containing the rejection of asylum seekers already registered in other EU countries.[4] Seehofer threatened to resign over the crisis on 1 July, but an agreement was made between the CDU/CSU sister parties on 2 July.[5]
References
- "Bundestag wählt die Kanzlerin am 14. März" [Bundestag elects the Chancellor on 14 March] (in German). Deutscher Bundestag. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- based on Artikel 60 III of the Basic Law: – via Wikisource. (full text)
- German Chancellery (15 March 2018). "Liste der Bundesministerinnen und Bundesminister" [List of Federal Ministers]. Protokoll Inland der Bundesregierung (in German). German Federal Ministry of the Interior. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- German government crisis: What are Merkel's options?, Reuters, 2 July 2018
- Chancellor Angela Merkel and Horst Seehofer agree on a migration compromise, Deutsche Welle, 2 July 2018
External links
- Cabinet of Germany (English)
- Federal Ministries of Germany (English)
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