Second Senate of Andreas Bovenschulte
Senate Bovenschulte II

26th Senate of Bremen
5 July 2023 – present
Andreas Bovenschulte in May 2023
Date formed5 July 2023
People and organisations
MayorAndreas Bovenschulte
Deputy MayorBjörn Fecker
No. of ministers8
Member partiesSocial Democratic Party
Alliance 90/The Greens
The Left
Status in legislatureCoalition government
48 / 87
Opposition partiesChristian Democratic Union
Citizens in Rage
Free Democratic Party
History
Election(s)2023 Bremen state election
Legislature term(s)21st Bürgerschaft of Bremen
PredecessorFirst Bovenschulte senate

The second Bovenschulte senate is the current state government of Bremen, sworn in on 5 July 2023 after Andreas Bovenschulte was elected as Mayor by the members of the Bürgerschaft of Bremen. It is the 26th Senate of Bremen.

It was formed after the 2023 Bremen state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE), and The Left (LINKE). Excluding the Mayor, the senate comprises eight ministers, called Senators. Four are members of the SPD, two are members of the Greens, and two are members of The Left.

Formation

The previous Senate was a coalition government of the SPD, Greens, and Left led by Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte of the SPD.

The election took place on 14 May 2023, and resulted in a swing to the SPD and a losses for the Greens. The Left remained steady. The opposition CDU lost its position as the largest party to the SPD. The FDP narrowly retained its seats with 5%, while BiW recorded their best result to date with 9%.

After the election, Mayor Bovenschulte held exploratory talks with the Greens followed by The Left.[1] All three parties spoke positively of the discussions.[2] The SPD and CDU met for talks on the 21st.[3] On the 25th, the SPD state board unanimously voted to seek negotiations to renew the outgoing government.[4]

Coalition negotiations commenced on 30 May[5] and finalised on 25 June, with the three parties presenting their agreement the following day. Compared to the previous government, the SPD gained one senator at the expense of the Greens.[6] The contract was overwhelmingly approved by all three parties at meetings at the start of July.[7]

Bovenschulte was re-elected Mayor by the Bürgerschaft on 5 July, winning 49 votes out of 86 cast.[8]

Composition

Portfolio Senator Party Took office Left office State secretaries
  • President of the Senate and Mayor
  • Senator for Religious Affairs
  • Senator for Culture
 Andreas Bovenschulte
born (1965-08-11) 11 August 1965		 SPD 5 July 2023 Incumbent
  • Thomas Emke (Head of the Senate Chancellery)
  • Olaf Joachim (Representative to the Federal Government and Europe)
  • Carmen Emigholz (Culture)
  • Mayor
  • Senator for Finance
 Björn Fecker
born (1977-12-13) 13 December 1977		 GRÜNE 5 July 2023 Incumbent
  • Martin Hagen
  • Wiebke Stuhrberg
  • Senator for Children and Education
 Sascha Karolin Aulepp
born (1970-09-24) 24 September 1970		 SPD 5 July 2023 Incumbent
  • Torsten Klieme
  • Senator for Health, Women and Consumer Protection
 Claudia Bernhard
born (1961-02-09) 9 February 1961		 LINKE 5 July 2023 Incumbent
  • Silke Stroth
  • Senator for Interior and Sport
 Ulrich Mäurer
born (1951-07-14) 14 July 1951		 SPD 5 July 2023 Incumbent
  • Olaf Bull
  • Senator for Environment, Climate, and Science
 Claudia Schilling
born 1981 (age 42–43)		 GRÜNE 5 July 2023 Incumbent
  • Jan Fries
  • Irene Strebl
  • Senator for Labour, Social Affairs, Youth and Integration
  • Senator for Justice and Constitution
 Kathrin Moosdorf
born (1968-06-13) 13 June 1968		 SPD 5 July 2023 Incumbent
  • Kirsten Kreuzer (Social Affairs, Youth and Integration)
  • Karin Treu (Labour)
  • Björn Tschöpe
  • Senator for Construction, Mobility and Urban Development
 Özlem Ünsal
born (1974-05-16) 16 May 1974		 SPD 5 July 2023 Incumbent
  • Ralph Baumheier
  • Senator for Economics, Harbours and Transformation
 Kristina Vogt
born (1965-06-03) 3 June 1965		 LINKE 5 July 2023 Incumbent
  • Sven Wiebe (Economics) (to Sep. 2023)
  • Martin Bialluch (Economics) (from Sep. 2023)
  • Kai Stührenberg (Harbours)

References

  1. ↑ "Preliminary official results published – SPD invites exploratory talks". Deutschlandfunk (in German). 18 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Bremen SPD speaks of constructive discussions with the Greens and the Left". Buten un Binnen (in German). 19 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Grand coalition in Bremen? The SPD and CDU praise exploratory talks". Buten un Binnen (in German). 21 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Keep it up or start over? The SPD, Greens and Left want to form a coalition". Buten un Binnen (in German). 25 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "The SPD, Greens and Left are negotiating in Bremen about continuing the coalition". Die Zeit (in German). 30 May 2023.
  6. ↑ "Red-green-red makes education a central issue for Bremen". Buten un Binnen (in German). 26 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Bremen SPD, Greens and Left vote for coalition". Buten un Binnen (in German). 2 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "New Senate elected around Mayor Bovenschulte". Buten un Binnen (in German). 5 July 2023.
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