Landtag of Lower Saxony
State diet of the German state of Lower Saxony
Landtag of Lower Saxony
Niedersächsischer Landtag
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Established | 1947 |
Leadership | |
President of the Landtag
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Seats | 146 |
Political groups
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Government
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Opposition (65) |
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Last election
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9 October 2022 |
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Leineschloss , Hanover | |
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The Lower Saxon Landtag ( Niedersächsischer Landtag ) or the Parliament of Lower Saxony is the state diet of the German state of Lower Saxony . It convenes in Hanover and currently consists of 146 members, consisting of four parties. Since 2022 the majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the Greens , supporting the cabinet of Minister-President Stephan Weil (SPD). [1]
Landtag building
The Landtag is situated in the Leineschloss , a former residence of the kings of Hanover . After its destruction in World War II it was rebuilt from 1957 to 1962. Thus, from 1947 to 1962, the parliament of Lower Saxony convened in the old town hall ( Stadthalle Hannover ).
Current composition
After the elections of 9 October 2022 the composition of the Lower Saxony Landtag is as follows:
Party | Seats | (Percent) |
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Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 57 | 33.4% |
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 47 | 28.1% |
Alliance 90/The Greens (Die Grünen) | 24 | 14.5% |
Alternative for Germany (AfD) | 18 | 11.0% |
Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system , with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats in the Landtag.
Currently, the Social Democratic Party and the Greens have a government with 81 out of 146 seats (55.5%).
Presidents of the Landtag
So far, the presidents of the Landtag of Lower Saxony have been:
- 1946–1955 Karl Olfers , Social Democratic Party (SPD)
- 1955–1957 Werner Hofmeister , German Party (DP) / Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1957–1959 Paul Oskar Schuster , DP / CDU
- 1959–1963 Karl Olfers , SPD
- 1963–1967 Richard Lehners , SPD
- 1967–1974 Wilhelm Baumgarten , SPD
- 1974–1982 Heinz Müller , CDU
- 1982–1985 Bruno Brandes , CDU
- 1985–1990 Edzard Blanke , CDU
- 1990–1998 Horst Milde , SPD
- 1998–2003 Rolf Wernstedt , SPD
- 2003–2008 Jürgen Gansäuer , CDU
- 2008–2013 Hermann Dinkla , CDU
- 2013–2017 Bernd Busemann , CDU
- 2017–2022 Gabriele Andretta , SPD
- 2022 Hanna Naber , SPD
See also
References
- ↑ Bundesrat. Lower Saxony Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
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