Politics of Schleswig-Holstein
The politics of Schleswig-Holstein takes place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic , where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Schleswig-Holstein . The state has a multi-party system.
History
From 1919 to 1928, the largest parties in Schleswig-Holstein were the Social Democratic Party, German Democratic Party, Conservative Party and German Peoples Party.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] From 1930 onwards, Schleswig-Holstein was a bastion of Nazi support.[ 1] In the 1930 Reicshtag elections, the Nazi Party received their highest vote share in Schleswig-Holstein with 27%.[ 1] In 1932, the Nazi Party won 51% of the vote in Schleswig-Holstein, the only district where Nazis received an absolute majority.[ 1] [ 4] The rural areas of Schleswig-Holstein were particularly likely to support the Nazis.[ 1] [ 2] [ 5]
Executive Branch
Minister-Presidents since 1949
Since the creation of the Federal Republic in 1945, the state's Minister-Presidents have been:[ 6]
Current Cabinet
Portfolio
Minister
Party
Took office
Left office
State secretaries
Minister-President
Daniel Günther born (1973-07-24 ) 24 July 1973 (age 51)
CDU
29 June 2022
Incumbent
Deputy Minister-President
Aminata Touré born (1992-11-15 ) 15 November 1992 (age 32)
GRÜNE
1 August 2024
Incumbent
Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality
29 June 2022
Incumbent
Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Finance
Monika Heinold born (1958-12-30 ) 30 December 1958 (age 65)
GRÜNE
29 June 2022
1 August 2024
Minister for Finance
Silke Schneider born (1967-09-02 ) 2 September 1967 (age 57)
GRÜNE
1 August 2024
Incumbent
Minister for Justice and Health
Kerstin von der Decken born (1968-11-22 ) 22 November 1968 (age 56)
CDU
29 June 2022
Incumbent
Otto Carstens
Oliver Grundei
Minister for Education, Training, Science, Research and Culture
Karin Prien born (1965-06-26 ) 26 June 1965 (age 59)
CDU
29 June 2022
Incumbent
Minister for Interior, Communities, Housing and Sport
Sabine Sütterlin-Waack born (1958-02-15 ) 15 February 1958 (age 66)
CDU
29 June 2022
Incumbent
Jörg Sibbel
Magdalena Finke
Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature
Tobias Goldschmidt born (1981-09-16 ) 16 September 1981 (age 43)
GRÜNE
29 June 2022
Incumbent
Katja Günther
Joschka Knuth
Minister for Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism
Claus Ruhe Madsen born (1972-08-27 ) 27 August 1972 (age 52)
CDU (Independent until May 2023, CDU nomination)
29 June 2022
Incumbent
Tobias von der Heide
Julia Carstens
Minister for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection
Werner Schwarz born (1960-04-10 ) 10 April 1960 (age 64)
CDU
29 June 2022
Incumbent
Chief of the State Chancellery
Dirk Schrödter born (1978-10-17 ) 17 October 1978 (age 46)
CDU
29 June 2022
Incumbent
Johannes Callsen
Sandra Gerken
Legislative Branch
The last elections were held on 8 May 2022.[ 8]
Election results by percentage of Votes since 1949
Year
CDU
Green
SPD
FDP
SSW
AfD
BHE
19474
34,1
-
43,8
5,0
9,3
-
19505
19,8
-
27,5
7,1
5,5
-
23,4
19546
32,2
-
33,2
7,5
3,5
-
14,0
19587
44,4
-
35,9
5,4
2,8
-
6,9
1962
45,0
-
39,2
7,9
2,3
-
4,2
19678
46,0
-
39,4
5,9
1,9
-
-
1971
51,9
-
41,0
3,8
1,4
-
-
1975
50,4
-
40,1
7,1
1,4
-
-
1979
48,3
2,4
41,7
5,7
1,4
-
-
1983
49,0
3,6
43,7
2,2
1,3
-
-
1987
42,6
3,9
45,2
5,2
1,5
-
-
1988
33,3
2,9
54,8
4,4
1,7
-
-
19929
33,8
5,0
46,2
5,6
1,9
-
-
199610
37,2
8,1
39,8
5,7
2,5
-
-
2000
35,2
6,2
43,1
7,6
4,1
-
-
2005
40,2
6,2
38,7
6,6
3,6
-
-
2009
31,5
12,4
25,4
14,9
4,3
-
-
2012
30,8
13,2
30,4
8,2
4,6
-
-
2017[ 9]
32,0
12,9
27,3
11,5
3,3
5,9
-
2022[ 8]
43,4
18,3
16,0
6,4
5,7
4,4
-
Election results by distribution of seats since 1947
Distribution of Seats in the 20th Schleswig-Holstein Landtag
Year
Total
CDU
Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen
SPD
FDP
SSW
AfD
BHE
1947
70
21
-
43
6
-
1950
69
16
-
19
8
4
-
15
1954
69
25
-
25
5
-
-
10
1958
69
33
-
26
3
2
-
5
1962
69
34
-
29
5
1
-
-
1967
73
34
-
30
4
1
-
-
1971
73
40
-
32
-
1
-
-
1975
73
37
-
30
5
1
-
-
1979
73
37
-
31
4
1
-
-
1983
74
39
-
34
-
1
-
-
1987
74
33
-
36
4
1
-
-
1988
74
27
-
46
-
1
-
-
1992
89
32
-
45
5
1
-
-
1996
75
30
6
33
4
2
-
-
2000
89
33
5
41
7
3
-
-
2005
69
30
4
29
4
2
-
-
2009
95
34
12
25
14
4
-
-
2012
69
10
22
6
3
-
-
2017[ 9]
73
25
10
21
9
3
5
-
2022[ 10]
69
34
14
12
5
4
-
-
1st Landtag, following
1947 election
2nd Landtag, following
1950 election
3rd Landtag, following
1954 election
4th Landtag, following
1958 election
5th Landtag, following
1962 election
6th Landtag, following
1967 election
7th Landtag, following
1971 election
8th Landtag, following
1975 election
9th Landtag, following
1979 election
10th Landtag, following
1983 election
11th Landtag, following
1987 election
12th Landtag, following
1988 election
13th Landtag, following
1992 election
14th Landtag, following
1996 election
15th Landtag, following
2000 election
16th Landtag, following
2005 election
17th Landtag, following
2009 election
18th Landtag, following
2013 election
19th Landtag, following
2017 election
20th Landtag, following
2022 election
Constituencies in the Landtag
Judicial Branch
The Schleswig-Holstein Landesverfassungsgericht was formed in 2008.[ 11] Until then, Schleswig-Holstein was the last German state without a constitutional court .[ 11]
References
^ a b c d e Heberle, Rudolf (1944). "The Ecology of Political Parties: A Study of Elections in Rural Communities in Schleswig-Holstein, 1918-1932" . American Sociological Review . 9 (4): 401–414. doi :10.2307/2085984 . ISSN 0003-1224 .
^ a b Heberle, Rudolf (1943). "The Political Movements Among the Rural People in Schleswig-Holstein, 1918 to 1932, I" . The Journal of Politics . 5 (1): 3–26. doi :10.2307/2125927 . ISSN 0022-3816 .
^ Heberle, Rudolf (1943). "The Political Movements Among the Rural People in Schleswig-Holstein, 1918 to 1932, II" . The Journal of Politics . 5 (2): 115–141. doi :10.2307/2125668 . ISSN 0022-3816 .
^ Hamilton, Richard F. (2003). "The Rise of Nazism: A Case Study and Review of Interpretations: Kiel, 1928-1933" . German Studies Review . 26 (1): 43–62. doi :10.2307/1432901 . ISSN 0149-7952 .
^ Loomis, Charles P.; Beegle, J. Allan (1946). "The Spread of German Nazism in Rural Areas" . American Sociological Review . 11 (6): 724–734. doi :10.2307/2087068 . ISSN 0003-1224 .
^ admin. "Schleswig-Holstein - Ministerpräsidenten seit 1946" . Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-18 .
^ see List of Honorary Citizens of Schleswig-Holstein
^ a b "Landtagswahl Schleswig-Holstein 2022" . tagesschau.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-05-18 .
^ a b "Informationen zur Wahl des 19. Schleswig-Holsteinischen Landtags - Statistikamt Nord" . www.statistik-nord.de . Retrieved 2022-05-18 .
^ "CDU gewinnt deutlich, Grüne auf Platz zwei" . www.landtag.ltsh.de . Retrieved 2022-05-18 .
^ a b "Schlie: Schleswig-Holstein ohne Verfassungsgericht nicht mehr vorstellbar" . www.landtag.ltsh.de . Retrieved 2022-05-18 .