Cabinet Gabriel

Cabinet of Sigmar Gabriel Cabinet Gabriel
23rd Cabinet of Lower Saxony
15 December 1999 – 4 March 2003
Sigmar Gabriel
Date established	15 December 1999
Date dissolved	4 March 2003 (3 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Leadership and composition
Chancellor	Gerhard Schröder
Minister President	Sigmar Gabriel
Member party	Social Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Christian Democratic Union Alliance 90/The Greens
Opposition leader	Christian Democratic Union
Formation and history
Election	1998 Lower Saxony state election
Legislature term	14th Landtag of Lower Saxony
Predecessor	Cabinet Glogowski
Successor	Cabinet Wulff I

The Cabinet Gabriel was the state government of the German state of Lower Saxony from 15 December 1999 until 4 March 2003. The Cabinet was headed by Minister President Sigmar Gabriel and was formed by the Social Democratic Party. On 15 December 1999 Gabriel was elected and sworn in as Minister President by the Landtag of Lower Saxony. A cabinet reshuffle took place in December 2000.

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Minister President	Sigmar Gabriel	15 December 1999	4 March 2003		SPD
Deputy Minister President	Heidrun Merk	15 December 1999	12 December 2000		SPD
	Renate Jürgens-Pieper	13 December 2000	4 March 2003		SPD
Minister of the Interior	Heiner Bartling	15 December 1999	4 March 2003		SPD
Minister of Economics, Technology and Transport	Peter Fischer	15 December 1999	12 December 2000		SPD
	Peter Fischer	13 December 2000	4 March 2003		SPD
Minister of Nutrition, Agriculture and Forestry	Uwe Bartels	15 December 1999	4 March 2003		SPD
Minister of Finance	Heinrich Aller	15 December 1999	4 March 2003		SPD
Minister of Justice	Wolf Weber	15 December 1999	12 December 2000		SPD
	Christian Pfeiffer	13 December 2000	4 March 2003		SPD
Minister of Education	Renate Jürgens-Pieper	15 December 1999	4 March 2003		SPD
Minister of Social Affairs, Women, Families and Health	Heidrun Merk	15 December 1999	12 December 2000		SPD
	Gitta Trauernicht	13 December 1999	4 March 2003		SPD
Minister of Science and Culture	Thomas Oppermann	15 December 1999	4 March 2003		SPD
Minister of the Environment	Wolfgang Jüttner	15 December 1999	4 March 2003		SPD
Minister of Federal and European Affairs	Wolfgang Senff	15 December 1999	4 March 2003		SPD