First Cabinet of Christian Wulff Cabinet Wulff I | |
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24th Cabinet of Lower Saxony | |
4 March 2003 – 26 February 2008 | |
Date formed | 4 March 2003 |
Date dissolved | 26 February 2008 (4 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 1 day) |
People and organisations | |
Chancellor |
Gerhard Schröder (until 22 November 2005) Angela Merkel (from 22 November 2005) |
Minister President | Christian Wulff |
Member party |
Christian Democratic Union Free Democratic Party |
Opposition party |
Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens |
Opposition leader | Social Democratic Party |
History | |
Election | 2003 Lower Saxony state election |
Legislature term | 15th Landtag of Lower Saxony |
Predecessor | Cabinet Gabriel |
Successor | Cabinet Wulff II |
The Cabinet Wulff I was the state government of the German state of Lower Saxony from 4 March 2003 until 26 February 2008. [1] The Cabinet was headed by Minister President Christian Wulff and was formed by the Christian Democratic Union and the Free Democratic Party. [1]
On 4 March 2003 Wulff was elected and sworn in as Minister President by the Landtag of Lower Saxony, after Wulff's winning of the 2003 Lower Saxony state election.[ citation needed]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Minister President | 4 March 2003 | 26 February 2008 | CDU | ||
Deputy Minister President & Economics, Labour and Transport |
Walter Hirche [
de] | 4 March 2003 | 26 February 2008 | FDP | |
Minister of the Interior and Sports | 4 March 2003 | 26 February 2008 | CDU | ||
Minister of Finance | 4 March 2003 | 26 February 2008 | CDU | ||
Minister of Justice | 4 March 2003 | 26 February 2008 | CDU | ||
Minister of Education |
Bernd Busemann [
de] | 4 March 2003 | 26 February 2008 | CDU | |
Minister of Social Affairs, Women and Families and Health | 4 March 2003 | 22 November 2005 | CDU | ||
7 December 2005 | 26 February 2008 | CDU | |||
Minister of Science and Culture |
Lutz Stratmann [
de] | 4 March 2003 | 26 February 2008 | CDU | |
Minister of the Environment | 4 March 2003 | 26 February 2008 | FDP | ||
Minister of Nutrition, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development | 4 March 2003 | 26 February 2008 | CDU |