Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt

Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt Der Landtag von Sachsen-Anhalt
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type	Landtag
Leadership
President of the Landtag	Detlef Gürth, CDU
Structure
Seats	105
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Political groups	Government (68)      CDU (42)      SPD (26) Opposition Parties      The Left (28)      The Greens (9)
Elections
Last election	20 March 2011
Meeting place
File:Landtag von Sachsen-Anhalt in Magdeburg.jpg
Magdeburg
Website
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The Saxony-Anhalt Landtag is the state diet of the German federal state of Saxony-Anhalt. It convenes in Magdeburg and currently consists of 97 members of four Parties. The current majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Union, supporting the cabinet of Minister-President Reiner Haseloff.

Current composition

After the elections of March 20, 2011, the composition of the Landtag is as follows:

Party	Seats
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	42 (+1)
The Left (Die Linke)	28 (–1)
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	26
Alliance '90/The Greens	9

Elections are conducted using a proportional representation system, with a minimum of 5% vote share to receive any seats.

Presidents of the Landtag

Name	Period	Party
Bruno Böttge	November 18, 1946-October 1948	SED
Adam Wolfram	1948-1950	SED
Michael Schöder	1950-1952	SED
Klaus Keitel	1990-1998	CDU
Wolfgang Schaefer	1998-2002	SPD
Adolf Spotka	2002-2006	CDU
Dieter Steinecke	2006-2011	CDU
Detlef Gürth	2011-Incumbent	CDU

See also

• Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2002
• Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2006
• Saxony-Anhalt state election, 2011

External links

• Official Website