Second Bovenschulte senate

Second Senate of Andreas Bovenschulte
Senate Bovenschulte II
Second Senate of Andreas Bovenschulte; Senate Bovenschulte II
; 26th Senate of Bremen
5 July 2023 – present
	Andreas Bovenschulte in May 2023
Date formed	5 July 2023
People and organisations
Mayor	Andreas Bovenschulte
Deputy Mayor	Björn Fecker
No. of ministers	8
Member parties	Social Democratic Party; Alliance 90/The Greens; The Left
Status in legislature	Coalition government; 48 / 87
Opposition parties	Christian Democratic Union; Citizens in Rage; Free Democratic Party
History
Election	2023 Bremen state election
Legislature term	21st Bürgerschaft of Bremen
Predecessor	First 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			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 (age 59)	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 [de] born (1977-12-13) 13 December 1977 (age 47)	GRÜNE	5 July 2023	Incumbent	Martin Hagen Wiebke Stuhrberg
Senator for Children and Education	Sascha Karolin Aulepp born (1970-09-24) 24 September 1970 (age 54)	SPD	5 July 2023	Incumbent	Torsten Klieme [de]
Senator for Health, Women and Consumer Protection	Claudia Bernhard [de] born (1961-02-09) 9 February 1961 (age 63)	LINKE	5 July 2023	Incumbent	Silke Stroth [de]
Senator for Interior and Sport	Ulrich Mäurer born (1951-07-14) 14 July 1951 (age 73)	SPD	5 July 2023	Incumbent	Olaf Bull
Senator for Environment, Climate, and Science	Claudia Schilling [de] 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 [de] born (1968-06-13) 13 June 1968 (age 56)	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 [de] born (1974-05-16) 16 May 1974 (age 50)	SPD	5 July 2023	Incumbent	Ralph Baumheier [de]
Senator for Economics, Harbours and Transformation	Kristina Vogt born (1965-06-03) 3 June 1965 (age 59)	LINKE	5 July 2023	Incumbent	Sven Wiebe (Economics) (to Sep. 2023) Martin Bialluch (Economics) (from Sep. 2023) Kai Stührenberg (Harbours)