| Cabinet Name: | First Cabinet of Daniel Günther |
| Cabinet Number: | 26th |
| Cabinet Type: | Cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | Schleswig-Holstein |
| Flag: | Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Incumbent: | 28 June 2017 – 29 June 2022 |
| Date Formed: | 28 June 2017 |
| Date Dissolved: | 28 June 2022 |
| Government Head Title: | Minister-President |
| Government Head: | Daniel Günther |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Deputy Minister-President |
| Deputy Government Head: | Robert Habeck Monika Heinold Heiner Garg |
| Members Number: | 7 |
| Political Parties: | Christian Democratic Union Alliance 90/The Greens Free Democratic Party |
| Legislature Status: | Coalition government |
| Opposition Parties: | Social Democratic Party Alternative for Germany South Schleswig Voters' Association |
| Election: | 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election |
| Legislature Term: | 19th Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein |
| Predecessor: | Albig cabinet |
| Successor: | Second Günther cabinet |
The first Günther cabinet was the state government of Schleswig-Holstein from between 2017 and 2022, sworn in after Daniel Günther was elected as Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein by the members of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein. It was the 26th Cabinet of Schleswig-Holstein.
It was formed after the 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE) and Free Democratic Party (FDP). Excluding the Minister-President, the cabinet comprised seven ministers. Three were members of the CDU, two were members of the Greens, and two were members of the FDP.
The first Günther cabinet was succeeded by the second Günther cabinet on 29 June 2022.
See also: 2017 Schleswig-Holstein state election. The previous cabinet was a coalition government of the Social Democratic Party, Greens, and South Schleswig Voters' Association led by Minister-President Torsten Albig.
The election took place on 7 May 2017, and resulted in small losses for all three governing parties. The opposition CDU and FDP both recorded a swing toward them, while the AfD debuted at 6%.
Overall, the incumbent coalition lost its majority. The CDU invited the Greens and FDP to exploratory talks, seeking to form a "Jamaica coalition" of the three. The SPD did the same in hopes of forming a traffic light coalition, but the FDP turned down their invitation, citing conflicts with parliamentary leader Ralf Stegner and an unwillingness from the SPD to compromise. Nonetheless, the Greens stated that a government with the SPD and FDP was their preferred outcome.[1] [2]
After exploratory talks, the CDU and FDP both voted to begin negotiations for a Jamaica coalition. The Greens followed on 23 May.[3] The three presented their coalition agreement on 13 June,[4] and formally signed it on the 27th.[5]
Günther was elected Minister-President by the Landtag on 28 June, winning 42 votes out of 73 cast.[6]
| Portfolio | Minister | Party | Took office | Left office | State secretaries | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minister-President State Chancellery | Daniel Günther | bgcolor= | CDU | 28 June 2017 | 28 June 2022 | ||||
| First Deputy Minister-President | Monika Heinold | GRÜNE | 6 February 2018 | 28 June 2022 | |||||
| Minister for Finance | 28 June 2017 | ||||||||
| Acting Minister for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalisation | 2 June 2022 | ||||||||
| Second Deputy Minister-President Minister for Social Affairs, Health, Youth, Family and Seniors | Heiner Garg | bgcolor= | FDP | 28 June 2017 | 28 June 2022 | ||||
| Minister for Interior, Rural Areas, Integration and Equality | Sabine Sütterlin-Waack | CDU | 29 April 2020 | 28 June 2022 | |||||
| Minister for Justice, Europe, Consumer Protection and Equality | 28 June 2017 | 29 April 2020 | |||||||
| Minister for Justice, Europe and Consumer Protection | Claus Christian Claussen | bgcolor= | CDU | 4 May 2020 | 28 June 2022 | ||||
| Minister for Education, Science and Culture | Karin Prien | bgcolor= | CDU | 28 June 2017 | 28 June 2022 | ||||
| Minister for Interior, Rural Areas and Integration | Hans-Joachim Grote | bgcolor= | CDU | 28 June 2017 | 28 April 2020 | ||||
| Minister for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalisation | Jan Philipp Albrecht | bgcolor= | GRÜNE | 1 September 2018 | 2 June 2022[7] | ||||
| First Deputy Minister-President | Robert Habeck | GRÜNE | 28 June 2017 | 6 February 2018 | |||||
| Minister for Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitalisation | 31 August 2018 | ||||||||
| Minister for Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism | Bernd Buchholz | bgcolor= | FDP | 28 June 2017 | 28 June 2022 | ||||