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Cabinet of Olaf Lies Cabinet Lies | |
|---|---|
 31st Cabinet of Lower Saxony | |
| 20 May 2025 - | |
.jpg) Olaf Lies in 2023 | |
| Date established | 20 May 2025 |
| Leadership and composition | |
| Olaf Lies | |
Deputy Minister-President | Julia Hamburg |
No. of ministers | 10 |
Member parties | Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens |
Status in legislature | Coalition government (Majority) |
Opposition parties | Christian Democratic Union Alternative for Germany |
| Formation and history | |
| Election | 2022 Lower Saxony state election |
| Legislature term | 19th Landtag of Lower Saxony |
| Predecessor | Third Weil cabinet |
The Lies Cabinet is the current state government of Lower Saxony. It was formed on 20 May 2025, after the retirement of long-serving Minister-President of Lower Saxony Stephan Weil after 12 years in office.[1][2][3] It is the 31st Cabinet of Lower Saxony.
It succeeded the Third Weil cabinet as a continuation of the existing Red-green coalition between the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) which was formed after the 2022 Lower Saxony state election, subsequently elected by the members of the Landtag of Lower Saxony. Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprises ten ministers. Six are members of the SPD and four are members of the Greens.
Composition
[edit]| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President | |
Olaf Lies born 8 May 1967 |
SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Deputy Minister-President
Minister for Education |
 |
Julia Hamburg
born 26 June 1986 |
GRÜNE | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Interior Affairs, Sport and Digitalisation |  |
Daniela Behrens
born 12 May 1968 |
SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Economic Affairs, Housing and Transport |  |
Grant Hendrik Tonne
born 22 June 1976 |
SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Protection |  |
Christian Meyer
born 23 July 1975 |
GRÜNE | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Finance |  |
Gerald Heere
born 18 April 1979 |
GRÜNE | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Justice | Kathrin Wahlmann
born 4 August 1977 |
SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | ||
| Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection |  |
Miriam Staudte
born 4 November 1975 |
GRÜNE | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Science and Culture | _cropped.jpg) |
Falko Mohrs
born 23 July 1984 |
SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Social Affairs, Employment, Health and Equality | .jpg){kind=small} |
Andreas Philippi
born 4 July 1965 |
SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | |
| Minister for Europe and Regional Development | Melanie Walter
born 9 December 1973 |
SPD | 20 May 2025 | Incumbent | ||
Summary of Changes
[edit]| * Olaf Lies succeeds Stephan Weil as Minister President | * Grant Hendrik Tonne succeeds Lies as Minister for Economy, Housing and Transport. | * Daniela Behrens takes on additional portfolio of Digitalisation from Lies. | * Melanie Walter replaces Wiebke Osigus as Minister for Europe and Regional Development. |
References
[edit]- ↑ dpa-AFX (4 January 2025). "Circles: Lower Saxony's Minister President Weil announces his retirement". Market Screener. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ↑ Rinke, Andreas (2 April 2025). "VW promised continuity as Lower Saxony set for new leader". Reuters. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ↑ "Stephan Weil Announces Departure as Niedersachsen's Prime Minister". The Munich Eye. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ↑ "The Lower Saxony state government". English website of the State Government of Lower Saxony. 23 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.