Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type	Landtag
Leadership
President	Sylvia Bretschneider, SPD Since 2002
Structure
Seats	71
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Political groups	Government (45)      SPD (27)      CDU (18) Opposition Parties      The Left (14)      The Greens (7)      NPD (5)
Elections
Last election	4 September 2011
Meeting place
Schloss Schwerin, Chamber of the Landtag
Website
landtag-mv.de

The Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania) is the state diet of the German federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania). It convenes in Schwerin and currently consists of 71 members of five Parties. The current majority is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party and the Christian Democratic Union, supporting the cabinet of Minister-President Erwin Sellering.

The main functions of the Landtag are the election of the Minister-President, the passage of laws controlling the state government.

Current Composition

After the elections of September 4, 2011, the composition of the Landtag is as follows:

Party	Seats
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	27
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	18
The Left (Die Linke)	14
Alliance '90/The Greens (Die Grünen)	7
National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD)	5

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
Carl Moltmann	1946-1952	SED
Rainer Prachtl	1990-1998	CDU
Hinrich Kuessner	1998-2002	SPD
Sylvia Bretschneider	2002-Incumbent	SPD

The current Vice Presidents are Beate Schlupp (CDU), Regine Lück (The Left) and Silke Gajek (The Greens).

See also

• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2002
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2006
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, 2011

External links

• Official Webpage (German)