Editing Schleswig-Holstein (section)

==Administration==
[[File:Schleswig-Holstein Kreise (nummeriert).svg|thumb|Districts of Schleswig-Holstein|300x300px]]

=== Administrative Division ===
Schleswig-Holstein is divided into 11 ''[[Districts of Germany|Kreise]]'' (Districts) and four ''[[Kreisfreie Städte]]'' (Urban Districts).
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!
!Kreis
![[Vehicle registration plates of Germany|License Plate]]
!Area
|-
|1
|[[File:DEU Kreis Dithmarschen COA.svg|left|frameless|29x29px|Coat of Arms of [[Dithmarschen]]]] [[Dithmarschen]]
|HEI<ref name="kba.de">{{Cite web |title=Liste der Kfz-Kennzeichen und auslaufenden Kennzeichen in Deutschland |url=https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Presse/kfz_kennzeichenliste_faltblatt.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=9 |url-status=live |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=kba.de |language=de |archive-date=30 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330200221/https://www.kba.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/DE/Presse/kfz_kennzeichenliste_faltblatt.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=9 }}</ref>
|1.428,17&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein">{{Cite web |title=Schleswig-Holstein – Zahlen zur Bevölkerung |url=http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/LandLeute/ZahlenFakten/_documents/bevoelkerung.html?nn=eb621c67-24ca-4717-ab20-a709981b72a9 |access-date=17 April 2022 |website=Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein |language=de |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417161604/https://www.schleswig-holstein.de/DE/LandLeute/ZahlenFakten/_documents/bevoelkerung.html?nn=eb621c67-24ca-4717-ab20-a709981b72a9 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|2
|[[File:Wappen Herzogtum Lauenburg alt.svg|left|frameless|43x43px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of the [[Herzogtum Lauenburg|Duchy of Lauenburg]]]] [[Herzogtum Lauenburg]]
|RZ<ref name="kba.de" />
|1.263,07&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|3
|[[File:Wappen Kreis Nordfriesland.svg|left|frameless|29x29px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Nordfriesland (district)|Northern Frisia]]]] [[Nordfriesland (district)|Nordfriesland]]
|NF<ref name="kba.de" />
|2.083,56&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|4
|[[File:DEU Kreis Ostholstein COA.svg|left|frameless|29x29px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Ostholstein]]]] [[Ostholstein]]
|OH<ref name="kba.de" />
|1.393,02&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|5
|[[File:DEU Kreis Pinneberg COA.svg|left|frameless|27x27px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Pinneberg (district)|Pinneberg]]]] [[Pinneberg (district)|Pinneberg]]
|PI<ref name="kba.de" />
|664,25&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|6
|[[File:Wappen Kreis Ploen.svg|left|frameless|27x27px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Plön (district)|Plön]]]] [[Plön (district)|Plön]]
|PLÖ<ref name="kba.de" />
|1.083,56&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|7
|[[File:Wappen Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernfoerde.svg|left|frameless|27x27px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Rendsburg-Eckernförde]]]] [[Rendsburg-Eckernförde]]
|RD, ECK<ref name="kba.de" />
|2.189,79&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|8
|[[File:Wappen Kreis Schleswig-Flensburg.svg|left|frameless|27x27px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Schleswig-Flensburg]]]] [[Schleswig-Flensburg]]
|SL<ref name="kba.de" />
|2.071,28&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|9
|[[File:Coa Kreis Segeberg.svg|left|frameless|30x30px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Segeberg]]]] [[Segeberg]]
|SE<ref name="kba.de" />
|1.344,47&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|10
|[[File:DEU Kreis Steinburg COA.svg|left|frameless|25x25px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Steinburg]]]] [[Steinburg]]
|IZ<ref name="kba.de" />
|1.055,70&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|11
|[[File:DEU Kreis Stormarn COA.svg|left|frameless|28x28px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Stormarn (district)|Stormarn]]]] [[Stormarn (district)|Stormarn]]
|OD<ref name="kba.de" />
|766,22&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|Urban District
|[[File:DEU Kiel (Alt.) COA.svg|left|frameless|26x26px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Kiel]]]] [[Kiel]]
|KI<ref name="kba.de" />
|118,65&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|Urban District
|[[File:DEU Luebeck COA.svg|left|frameless|29x29px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Lübeck]]]] [[Lübeck]]
|HL<ref name="kba.de" />
|214,19&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|Urban District
|[[File:Wappen neumuenster.svg|left|frameless|33x33px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Neumünster]]]] [[Neumünster]]
|NMS<ref name="kba.de" />
|71,66&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|-
|Urban District
|[[File:DEU Flensburg COA.svg|left|frameless|29x29px|[[Coat of arms|Coat of Arms]] of [[Flensburg]]]] [[Flensburg]]
|FL<ref name="kba.de" />
|56,73&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup><ref name="Landesportal Schleswig-Holstein" />
|}

=== Legislature ===
{{See also|Politics of Schleswig-Holstein}}Schleswig-Holstein has its own [[Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein|parliament]] and government which are located in the state capital city of Kiel.<ref name="PoliticsSH">{{cite web |title=Responsibilities of the Government |url=http://www.schleswig-holstein.de/Portal/EN/LandGovernment/TheResponsibilities/Responsibilities_node.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230065923/http://schleswig-holstein.de/Portal/EN/LandGovernment/TheResponsibilities/Responsibilities_node.html |archive-date=30 December 2010 |access-date=14 April 2011 |publisher=State of Schleswig-Holstein}}</ref>

===Executive Branch===
{{See also|Second Günther cabinet}}

The [[List of Ministers-President of Schleswig-Holstein|Minister-President]] of Schleswig-Holstein is elected by the [[Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein]].<ref name="PoliticsSH" />
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:90%"
!Portfolio
! colspan="2" |Minister
! colspan="2" |Party
!Took office
!Left office
!State secretaries
|-
|[[List of Ministers-President of Schleswig-Holstein|Minister-President]]
|[[File:Daniel_Günther_(2017).jpg|center|frameless|149x149px]]
|[[Daniel Günther]]<br/>{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1973|07|24}}}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |
|[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
|29 June 2022
|Incumbent
|
|-
|Deputy Minister-President
| rowspan="2" |[[File:18-08-27-Åland-Aminata-Touré-RalfR- RRK7312.jpg|151x151px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Aminata Touré (German politician)|Aminata Touré]]<br />{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|11|15}}}}
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Alliance 90/The Greens|GRÜNE]]
|1 August 2024
|Incumbent
|
|-
|Minister for Social Affairs, Youth, Family, Seniors, Integration and Equality
|29 June 2022
|Incumbent
|{{smalldiv|*Johannes Albig}}
|- style="background-color:#E6E6E6"
|Deputy Minister-President
----Minister for Finance
|[[File:1454-ri-102-Gruene_Monika_Heinold_(cropped).jpg|center|133x133px]]
|[[Monika Heinold]]<br />{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|12|30}}}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}" |
|[[Alliance 90/The Greens|GRÜNE]]
|29 June 2022
|1 August 2024
|{{smalldiv|*Silke Torp
*Oliver Rabe}}
|-
|Minister for Finance
|
|[[Silke Schneider]]<br />{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1967|09|02}}}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}" |
|[[Alliance 90/The Greens|GRÜNE]]
|1 August 2024
|Incumbent
|{{smalldiv|*Silke Torp
*Oliver Rabe}}
|- style="height:75px"
|Minister for Justice and Health
|
|[[Kerstin von der Decken]]<br/>{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1968|11|22}}}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |
|[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
|29 June 2022
|Incumbent
|{{smalldiv|*Otto Carstens
*Oliver Grundei}}
|- style="height:75px"
|Minister for Education, Training, Science, Research and Culture
|[[File:Karin Prien-2024-msu-6025-.jpg|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Karin Prien]]<br/>{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|06|26}}}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |
|[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
|29 June 2022
|Incumbent
|{{smalldiv|*Dorit Stenke
*Guido Wendt}}
|-
|Minister for Interior, Communities, Housing and Sport
|[[File:Portrait Dr. Sabine Sütterlin-Waack.jpg|center|149x149px]]
|[[Sabine Sütterlin-Waack]]<br/>{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1958|02|15}}}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |
|[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
|29 June 2022
|Incumbent
|{{smalldiv|*Jörg Sibbel
*Magdalena Finke}}
|- style="height:75px"
|Minister for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature
|
|[[Tobias Goldschmidt]]<br/>{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1981|09|16}}}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}" |
|[[Alliance 90/The Greens|GRÜNE]]
|29 June 2022
|Incumbent
|{{smalldiv|*Katja Günther
*Joschka Knuth}}
|- style="height:75px"
|Minister for Economics, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism
|[[File:Claus_Ruhe_Madsen_Nov_2021.jpg|140x140px]]
|[[Claus Ruhe Madsen]]<br/>{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|08|27}}}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |
|[[Independent politician|CDU]]{{small|(Independent until May 2023, CDU nomination)}}
|29 June 2022
|Incumbent
|{{smalldiv|*Tobias von der Heide
*Julia Carstens}}
|- style="height:75px"
|Minister for Agriculture, Rural Areas, Europe and Consumer Protection
|
|[[Werner Schwarz (German Politician)|Werner Schwarz]]<br/>{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1960|04|10}}}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |
|[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
|29 June 2022
|Incumbent
|{{smalldiv|*Anne Benett-Sturies}}
|- style="height:75px"
|Chief of the State Chancellery
|
|[[Dirk Schrödter]]<br/>{{small|born {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|10|17}}}}
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}" |
|[[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]]
|29 June 2022
|Incumbent
|{{smalldiv|*Johannes Callsen
*Sandra Gerken}}
|}

==== Recent elections ====
{{See also|2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election}}

State elections were held on [[2022 Schleswig-Holstein state election|8 May 2022]]. The current government is a coalition of the [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|Christian Democratic Union]] (CDU) and [[Alliance 90/The Greens|The Greens]], led by [[List of ministers-president of Schleswig-Holstein|Minister-President]] [[Daniel Günther]].

==== List of minister-presidents of Schleswig-Holstein ====
{{main|List of minister-presidents of Schleswig-Holstein}}