Senate Scholz I

The Senate Scholz I (German: Senat Scholz I) was the government of the German city-state of Hamburg from 7 March 2011 to 15 April 2015. The Cabinet was headed by First Mayor Olaf Scholz and was 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.

First Senate of Olaf Scholz Senate Scholz I
7 March 2011 – 15 April 2015
Olaf Scholz
Date formed	7 March 2011
Date dissolved	15 April 2015 (4 years, 1 month, 1 week and 1 day)
People and organisations
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
First Mayor	Olaf Scholz
Second Mayor	Dorothee Stapelfeldt
Member party	Social Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Majority 62 / 121 (51%)
Opposition party	Christian Democratic Union Alliance 90/The Greens Free Democratic Party The Left
Opposition leader	Christian Democratic Union
History
Election	2011 Hamburg state election
Legislature term	20th Hamburg Parliament
Predecessor	Senate Althaus
Successor	Senate Scholz II

Cabinet members hold the office of Senators and heads of their respective agency, except denoted otherwise.

The Senate

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
First Mayor and President of the Senate[1]	Olaf Scholz	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		SPD
Second Mayor & Senator for Science and Research	Dorothee Stapelfeldt	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		SPD
Senator for Justice and Equal Rights	Jana Schiedek	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		SPD
Senator for Schools and Professional Skills	Ties Rabe	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		SPD
Senator for Culture	Barbara Kisseler	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		Independent
Senator for Labor, Social Affairs, Families and Integration	Detlef Scheele	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		SPD
Senator for Health and Consumer Protection	Cornelia Prüfer-Storcks	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		SPD
Senator for Urban Development and Environment	Jutta Blankau	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		SPD
Senator for Economics, Transport and Innovation	Frank Horch	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		Independent
Senator for Interior and Sports	Michael Neumann	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		SPD
Senator for Finance	Peter Tschentscher	7 March 2011	15 April 2015		SPD