Senate Scholz I
The Senate Scholz (Senat Scholz) is the government of the German city-state of Hamburg. The Cabinet is headed by Mayor Olaf Scholz and is formed by the Social Democratic Party, who gained an overall majority in the last state-elections. On 7 March 2011 Scholz was elected and sworn in as Mayor by the state assembly. On 23 March 2011 he appointed the Senators and had them confirmed by the assembly.
Cabinet members hold the office of Senators and heads of their respective agency, except denoted otherwise.
The Senate
| Office | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| President of the Senate; First Mayor |
Olaf Scholz | SPD |
| Second Mayor; Science and Research |
Dorothee Stapelfeldt |
SPD |
| Justice and Equal Rights | Jana Schiedek |
SPD |
| Schools and Professional Skills | Ties Rabe |
SPD |
| Culture | Barbara Kisseler |
none |
| Labor, Social Affairs, Families and Integration | Detlef Scheele |
SPD |
| Health and Consumer Protection | Cornelia Prüfer-Storcks |
SPD |
| Urban Development and Environment | Jutta Blankau |
SPD |
| Economics, Transport and Innovation | Frank Horch |
none |
| Interior and Sports | Michael Neumann |
SPD |
| Finance | Peter Tschentscher |
SPD |