Cabinet Seehofer I

The Cabinet Seehofer I made ​​up from October 30, 2008 to 8 October 2013, the State Government of the Free State of Bavaria. And was followed by Horst Seehofer (CSU ), who was elected prime minister by parliament on 27 October 2008. It was the first coalition government in Bavaria since the coalition of CSU and Bavaria Party in the Cabinet Goppel I ( 1962-1966 ). The formation of a coalition became necessary after the CSU lost its absolute majority in the parliamentary elections on 28 September 2008.

According to the coalition agreement, the FDP occupied the Minister for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology and the Minister of Science, Research and Art. In addition, you stand to the position of Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economy. For the other members of the State Government the right of proposal lies with the CSU. As in previous Cabinets of Stoiber and pelvic stone, introduced in 1998, the constitutional limit of 18 members will be fully exploited.