Cabinet Beck IV

Fourth Cabinet of Kurt Beck Cabinet Beck IV
21st Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate
18 May 2006 – 18 May 2011
Kurt Beck
Date formed	18 May 2006
Date dissolved	18 May 2011 (5 years)
People and organisations
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Minister President	Kurt Beck
Deputy Minister President	Karl Peter Bruch
Member party	Social Democratic Party
Opposition party	Christian Democratic Union Free Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Christian Democratic Union
History
Election	2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
Legislature term	15th Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Predecessor	Cabinet Beck III
Successor	Cabinet Beck V

The Cabinet Beck IV was the state government of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate from 18 May 2006 until 18 May 2011. The Cabinet was headed by Minister President Kurt Beck and was formed by the Social Democratic Party, after Beck’s winning of the 2006 Rhineland-Palatinate state election. On 18 May 2006 Beck was re-elected and sworn in as Minister President by the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was succeeded by Beck's fifth and last cabinet.

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Minister President	Kurt Beck	18 May 2006	18 May 2011		SPD
Deputy Minister President	Jürgen Zöllner	18 May 2006	20 November 2006		SPD
	Karl Peter Bruch	21 November 2006	18 May 2011		SPD
Minister for Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture	Hendrik Hering	18 May 2006	18 May 2011		SPD
Minister for the Interior and Sport	Karl Peter Bruch	18 May 2006	18 May 2011		SPD
Minister for Employment, Social, Health, Family Affairs and Women	Malu Dreyer	18 May 2006	18 May 2011		SPD
Minister for Education, Science, Youth and Culture	Doris Ahnen	18 May 2006	18 May 2011		SPD
Minister for Finance	Ingolf Deubel	18 May 2006	7 July 2009		SPD
	Carsten Kühl	7 July 2009	18 May 2011		SPD
Minister for Justice	Heinz Georg Bamberger	18 May 2006	18 May 2011		SPD
Minister for Economy, Transport, Agriculture and Viticulture	Hendrik Hering	18 May 2006	18 May 2011		SPD
Minister for the Environment, Forestry and Consumer protection	Margit Conrad	18 May 2006	18 May 2011		SPD