Landtag of Brandenburg
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The Landtag of Brandenburg (Brandenburg State Parliament) is the unicameral legislature of the state
of Brandenburg
in Germany
.
It has 88 members of parliament, currently belonging to four parties.
, which dates from 1902, although it will move to the Potsdam City Palace once it's finished..
Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats.
.
A new building is planned.
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 Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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It has 88 members of parliament, currently belonging to four parties.
History
The Landtag of Brandenburg was established in 1946 and abolished in 1952. It was re-established in 1990. Its current seat is the former Military School building in the Brauhausberg, PotsdamPotsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
, which dates from 1902, although it will move to the Potsdam City Palace once it's finished..
Current Composition
After the elections of September 27, 2009, the composition of the Landtag is as follows:| Party | Seats |
|---|---|
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
31 |
| The Left (Die Linke) The Left (Germany) The Left , also commonly referred to as the Left Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The Left is the most left-wing party of the five represented in the Bundestag.... |
26 |
| Christian Democratic Union (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... |
19 |
| Free Democratic Party 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... |
7 |
| Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... |
5 |
Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats.
The building
The building that houses the Landtag is on the Brauhausberg hill in PotsdamPotsdam
Potsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
.
A new building is planned.
Presidents of the Landtag of Brandenburg
| Name | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Ebert (junior) | November 22, 1946-1949 | SED Socialist Unity Party of Germany The Socialist Unity Party of Germany was the governing party of the German Democratic Republic from its formation on 7 October 1949 until the elections of March 1990. The SED was a communist political party with a Marxist-Leninist ideology... |
| Otto Meier | February, 1949-1952 | SED |
| Herbert Knoblich | October 26, 1990-October 13, 2004 | SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
| Gunter Fritsch | October 13, 2004-Incumbent | SPD |
See also
- Brandenburg state election, 1999Brandenburg state election, 1999The Brandenburg state election, 1999, was conducted on September 5, 1999, to elect members to the Landtag of Brandenburg , the state legislature of Brandenburg.-Results:-Post-election:...
- Brandenburg state election, 2004Brandenburg state election, 2004The Brandenburg state election, 2004, was conducted on September 19, 2004, to elect members to the Landtag of Brandenburg, the state legislature of Brandenburg.-Issues and Campaign:...
- Brandenburg state election, 2009Brandenburg state election, 2009State elections were held in Brandenburg on 27 September 2009, the same day as the German federal elections and the Schleswig-Holstein state elections...