Cabinet Wulff I

First Cabinet of Christian Wulff Cabinet Wulff I
24th Cabinet of Lower Saxony
4 March 2003 – 26 February 2008
Christian Wulff
Date formed	4 March 2003
Date dissolved	26 February 2008 (4 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
People and organisations
Chancellor	Gerhard Schröder (until 22 November 2005) Angela Merkel (from 22 November 2005)
Minister President	Christian Wulff
Member party	Christian Democratic Union Free Democratic Party
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party Alliance 90/The Greens
Opposition leader	Social Democratic Party
History
Election(s)	2003 Lower Saxony state election
Legislature term(s)	15th Landtag of Lower Saxony
Predecessor	Cabinet Gabriel
Successor	Cabinet Wulff II

The Cabinet Wulff I was the state government of the German state of Lower Saxony from 4 March 2003 until 26 February 2008. The Cabinet was headed by Minister President Christian Wulff and was formed by the Christian Democratic Union and the Free Democratic Party. On 4 March 2003 Wulff was elected and sworn in as Minister President by the Landtag of Lower Saxony, after Wulff's winning of the 2003 Lower Saxony state election.

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Minister President	Christian Wulff	4 March 2003	26 February 2008		CDU
Deputy Minister President & Economics, Labour and Transport	Walter Hirche	4 March 2003	26 February 2008		FDP
Minister of the Interior and Sports	Uwe Schünemann	4 March 2003	26 February 2008		CDU
Minister of Finance	Hartmut Möllring	4 March 2003	26 February 2008		CDU
Minister of Justice	Elisabeth Heister-Neumann	4 March 2003	26 February 2008		CDU
Minister of Education	Bernd Busemann	4 March 2003	26 February 2008		CDU
Minister of Social Affairs, Women and Families and Health	Ursula von der Leyen	4 March 2003	22 November 2005		CDU
	Mechthild Ross-Luttmann	7 December 2005	26 February 2008		CDU
Minister of Science and Culture	Lutz Stratmann	4 March 2003	26 February 2008		CDU
Minister of the Environment	Hans-Heinrich Sander	4 March 2003	26 February 2008		FDP
Minister of Nutrition, Agriculture, Consumer Protection and Regional Development	Hans-Heinrich Ehlen	4 March 2003	26 February 2008		CDU