It was formed after the 2020 Hamburg state election by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and Alliance 90/The Greens (GRÜNE).

The previous denate was a coalition government of the SPD and Greens led by First Mayor Peter Tschentscher.

The opposition CDU recorded its worst ever result at 11%, while the Left remained steady on 9%.

The AfD slipped to 5% and the FDP narrowly fell below the 5% electoral threshold, retaining only a single seat from a direct constituency.

[5] Peter Tschentscher was elected as First Mayor by the Parliament on 10 June, winning 87 votes out of 123 cast.