Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein
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The Schleswig-Holstein Landtag is the state diet of the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. It convenes in the state's capital Kiel and currently consists of 69 members of five parties. Its main competences are in the fields of education, culture, regional planning and domestic politics. The current majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Union, supporting the cabinet of Minister-President Peter Harry Carstensen.
The Landtag maintains partnerships with the diet of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, the Oblast Duma of the Kaliningrad Oblast and the parliament of the Pomeranian Voivodeship.
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[edit] Seat
Since 1950, the Landtag convenes in the Landeshaus in Kiel, which was built in 1888 as the Royal Marine Academy. Up to 1950, the Landtag convened in Lübeck, Flensburg and Eckernförde as well as in Kiel. Since its renovation in 2003, the Landtag is assembled in a new Chamber inside of the Landeshaus.
[edit] Current Composition
After the elections of February 20, 2005, the composition of the Landtag is as follows:
| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 30 |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 29 |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 4 |
| Green Party (Die Grünen) | 4 |
| South Schleswig Voter Federation (SSW) | 2 |
Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats. This is not the case for the South Schleswig Voter Federation, representing the Danish and Frisian minorities in Schleswig-Holstein and thus being exempt from the 5% rule.
[edit] Presidents of the Landtag
So far, the presidents of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein have been:
- 1946 Paul Husfeldt, Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1946 - 1954 Karl Ratz, Social Democratic Party (SPD)
- 1954 - 1959 Walther Böttcher, Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1959 - 1964 Claus-Joachim von Heydebreck, Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1964 - 1971 Paul Rohloff, Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1971 - 1983 Helmut Lemke, Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1983 - 1987 Rudolf Titzck, Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
- 1987 - 1992 Lianne Paulina-Mürl, Social Democratic Party (SPD)
- 1992 - 1996 Ute Erdsiek-Rave, Social Democratic Party (SPD)
- 1996 - 2005 Heinz-Werner Arens, Social Democratic Party (SPD)
- since March 17, 2005 Martin Kayenburg, Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
[edit] Weblinks
Official Landtag Webpage (German)
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