Landtag of Brandenburg

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Type
Type	Landtag
Leadership
President	Gunter Fritsch, SPD since 13 October 2004
Structure
Seats	88
Political groups	Government (47)   SPD (30)   The Left (17) Opposition Parties   CDU (21)   AfD (10)   The Greens (6)   Free Voters (3)   Independent (1)
Elections
Last election	14 September 2014
Meeting place
Landtag Brandenburg, Potsdam
Website
landtag.brandenburg.de

The Landtag of Brandenburg (Brandenburg State Parliament) is the unicameral legislature of the state of Brandenburg in Germany. It has 88 Members of Parliament.

History

The Landtag of Brandenburg was established in 1946 and abolished in 1952. It was re-established in 1990. The seat of the Parliament is the reconstructed Potsdam City Palace since early 2014. Its former seat was the Military School building on the Brauhausberg, Potsdam, which dates from 1902.

Current Composition

After the elections of September 14, 2014, the composition of the Landtag is as follows:

Party	Seats
Social Democratic Party (SPD)	30
The Left (Die Linke)	17
Christian Democratic Union (CDU)	21
Alternative for Germany (AfD)	10
Alliance '90/The Greens	6
Free Voters	3
Independent	1

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

Presidents of the Landtag of Brandenburg

Name	Period	Party
Friedrich Ebert (junior)	November 22, 1946-1949	SED
Otto Meier	February, 1949-1952	SED
Herbert Knoblich	October 26, 1990-October 13, 2004	SPD
Gunter Fritsch	October 13, 2004-2014	SPD
Britta Stark	October 8, 2014-Present	SPD

See also

• List of Landstag Elector Districts in Brandenburg
• Brandenburg state election, 1999
• Brandenburg state election, 2004
• Brandenburg state election, 2009
• Brandenburg state election, 2014

External links

• Official Web site of Landtag Brandenburg Template:De icon