Cabinet McAllister
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The Cabinet McAllister is the current state government of the German state
of Lower Saxony
. It took office on 1 July 2010.
The Cabinet is headed by Prime Minister David McAllister
. It is notable for being the first modern cabinet in Germany headed by a person holding dual citizenship (German and British), although Germany, its states and its various predecessors have previously had many politicians of foreign, including French, Polish, Italian and Slovene, ancestry.
Cabinet members hold the office of Ministers of their respective portfolio, except denoted otherwise.
States of Germany
Germany is made up of sixteen which are partly sovereign constituent states of the Federal Republic of Germany. Land literally translates as "country", and constitutionally speaking, they are constituent countries...
of Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...
. It took office on 1 July 2010.
The Cabinet is headed by Prime Minister David McAllister
David McAllister
David Graeme McAllister AM is the Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet and a former Principal Dancer with the company.-Biography:...
. It is notable for being the first modern cabinet in Germany headed by a person holding dual citizenship (German and British), although Germany, its states and its various predecessors have previously had many politicians of foreign, including French, Polish, Italian and Slovene, ancestry.
Cabinet members hold the office of Ministers of their respective portfolio, except denoted otherwise.
| Office | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Prime Minister of Lower Saxony The Minister-President of Lower Saxony , also referred to as Premier or Prime Minister, is the head of government of the German state of Lower Saxony. The position was created in 1946, when the states of Brunswick, Oldenburg, Schaumburg-Lippe and the State of Hanover were merged to form the state... |
David McAllister David McAllister David Graeme McAllister AM is the Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet and a former Principal Dancer with the company.-Biography:... |
CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... |
| Deputy Prime Minister Economics, Labour and Transport |
Jörg Bode Jörg Bode Jörg Bode may refer to*Jörg Bode, the Deputy Prime Minister of Lower Saxony*Jörg Bode, a footballer... |
FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
| Interior and Sports | Uwe Schünemann Uwe Schünemann Uwe Schuenemann is a German politician and interior minister of the German state of the federation Lower Saxony... |
CDU |
| Finance | Hartmut Möllring | CDU |
| Justice | Bernd Busemann | CDU |
| Social Affairs, Women and Families, Health and Integration | Aygül Özkan Aygül Özkan Aygül Özkan is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. Since 2010, she has served as Minister of Social Affairs, Women, Families, Health and Integration in the state of Lower Saxony, in the Second Cabinet Wulff and the Cabinet McAllister.Özkan's father immigrated from Ankara to... |
CDU |
| Science and Culture | Johanna Wanka Johanna Wanka Johanna Wanka is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union. She is Minister of Science and Culture of the state of Lower Saxony, in the Cabinet McAllister... |
CDU |
| Education | Bernd Althusmann | CDU |
| Food, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development | Astrid Grotelüschen until December 17, 2010 Hans-Heinrich Sander Hans-Heinrich Sander Hans-Heinrich Sander is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party .He was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 2003, and has been re-elected on one occasion... acting, December 17, 2010 - January 19, 2011 Gert Lindemann from January 19, 2011 |
CDU |
| Environment and Climate Protection | Hans-Heinrich Sander Hans-Heinrich Sander Hans-Heinrich Sander is a German politician for the Free Democratic Party .He was elected to the Lower Saxon Landtag in 2003, and has been re-elected on one occasion... |
FDP |