Second Müller senate

The second Müller senate is the current state government of Berlin,[1] sworn in on 8 December 2016 after Michael Müller was elected as Governing Mayor by the members of the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin. It is the 27th senate of Berlin.

Second Müller Senate

Cabinet of Berlin
2016–
Date formed8 December 2016
People and organisations
Head of governmentMichael Müller
No. of ministers10
Member partySocial Democratic Party
Alliance '90/The Greens
The Left
Status in legislatureCoalition
Opposition partyChristian Democratic Union
Alternative for Germany
Free Democratic Party
Opposition leaderFlorian Graf
History
Election(s)2016 Berlin state election
Legislature term(s)18th Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin
PredecessorFirst Müller senate

It was formed after the 2016 Berlin state election, by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance '90/The Greens and the Left Party. The senate has 11 members, called Senators, together with the Governing Mayor, 5 are member of the SPD and 3 for both the Alliance '90/The Greens and the Left Party.

Composition

The second Müller cabinet is composed[2] of the Governing Mayor, 10 Senators - two Senators also serve as Deputy Governing Mayors. Furthermore, every Senate department has two Secretaries of State, who support the Senator with their duties. The Senate Chancellery (Governing Mayor's Office) has four Secretaries of State, with one serving as the Chief of the Senate Chancellery, the current Chief of the Senate Chancellery is Christian Gaebler.

L to R: Ramona Pop, Klaus Lederer and Michael Müller - 8 December 2016
Office Image Incumbent Party In office
Governing Mayor Michael Müller SPD 11 December 2014 – present
Deputy Governing Mayor Ramona Pop Green 8 December 2016 – present
Klaus Lederer The Left 8 December 2016 – present
Senator for the Interior and Sport Andreas Geisel SPD 8 December 2016 – present
Senator for Education, Youth and Family Affairs Sandra Scheeres SPD 1 December 2011 – present
Senator for Finance Matthias Kollatz-Ahnen SPD 11 December 2014 – present
Senator for Health, Care and Equality Dilek Kolat SPD 8 December 2016 – present
Senator for Economics, Energy and Business Ramona Pop Green 8 December 2016 – present
Senator for Justice, Consumer Protection and Anti-Discrimination Dirk Behrendt Green 8 December 2016 – present
Senator for Culture and Europe Klaus Lederer The Left 8 December 2016 – present
Senator for Integration, Labour and Social Affairs Elke Breitenbach The Left 8 December 2016 – present
Senator for Urban Development and Housing Katrin Lompscher The Left 8 December 2016 – present
Senator for Environment, Transport and Climate Protection Regine Günther Independent 8 December 2016 – present

References
  1. "Senat Müller (ab 2014)". www.berlin.de (in German). 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
  2. "Die Landesregierung von Berlin". www.berlin.de (in German). 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
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