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List of ministers-president of Baden-Württemberg
This is a list of the men who have served in the capacity of Minister-President or equivalent office in Baden, Württemberg and Baden-Württemberg from the 19th century to the present.
Baden
Ministers-President of the Grand Duchy of Baden (1809–1918)
- 1809–1810: Sigismund von Reitzenstein
- 1810: Conrad Karl Friedrich von Andlau-Birseck
- 1810–1812: Christian Heinrich Gayling von Altheim
- 1812–1817: Karl Christian von Berckheim
- 1817–1818: Sigismund von Reitzenstein
- 1818–1831: Wilhelm Ludwig Leopold Reinhard von Berstett
- 1832–1833: Sigismund von Reitzenstein
- 1833–1838: Ludwig Georg von Winter
- 1838–1839: Karl Friedrich Nebenius
- 1839–1843: Friedrich Landolin Karl von Blittersdorf
- 1843–1845: Christian Friedrich von Boeckh
- 1845–1846: Karl Friedrich Nebenius
- 1846–1848: Johann Baptist Bekk
- 1848–1849: Karl Georg Hoffmann
- 1849–1850: Friedrich Adolf Klüber
- 1850–1856: Ludwig Rüdt von Collenberg-Bödigheim
- 1856–1860: Franz von Stengel
- 1861–1866: Anton Stabel
- 1866–1868: Karl Mathy
- 1868–1876: Julius Jolly
- 1876–1893: Ludwig Karl Friedrich Turban
- 1893–1901: Franz Wilhelm Nokk
- 1901–1905: Carl Ludwig Wilhelm Arthur von Brauer
- 1905–1917: Alexander von Dusch
- 1917–1918: Heinrich von Bodman
Presidents of the Republic of Baden (1918–1945)
Political Party: SPD Zentrum DDP NSDAP
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Political Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | Days | ||||
| Anton Geiss (1858–1944) | 10 November 1918 | 14 August 1920 | 643 | Social Democratic Party of Germany | ||
| Gustav Trunk (1871–1936) 1st term | 14 August 1920 | 23 November 1921 | 466 | Centre Party | ||
| Hermann Hummel (1876–1952) | 23 November 1921 | 23 November 1922 | 365 | German Democratic Party | ||
| Adam Remmele (1877–1951) 1st term | 23 November 1922 | 23 November 1923 | 365 | Social Democratic Party of Germany | ||
| Heinrich Köhler (1878–1949) 1st term | 23 November 1923 | 23 November 1924 | 366 | Centre Party | ||
| Willy Hellpach (1877–1955) | 23 November 1924 | 23 November 1925 | 365 | German Democratic Party | ||
| Gustav Trunk (1871–1936) 2nd term | 23 November 1925 | 23 November 1926 | 365 | Centre Party | ||
| Heinrich Köhler (1878–1949) 2nd term | 23 November 1926 | 3 February 1927 | 72 | Centre Party | ||
| Gustav Trunk (1871–1936) 3rd term | 3 February 1927 | 23 November 1927 | 293 | Centre Party | ||
| Adam Remmele (1877–1951) 2nd term | 23 November 1927 | 23 November 1928 | 366 | Social Democratic Party of Germany | ||
| Josef Schmitt (1874–1939) 1st term | 23 November 1928 | 20 November 1930 | 727 | Centre Party | ||
| Franz Josef Wittemann (1866–1931) | 20 November 1930 | 10 September 1931 | 294 | Centre Party | ||
| Josef Schmitt (1874–1939) 2nd term | 10 September 1931 | 11 March 1933 | 548 | Centre Party | ||
| Robert Heinrich Wagner (1895–1946) | Reichkomissar | 3 | National Socialist German Workers' Party | |||
| 8 March 1933 | 11 March 1933 | |||||
| Präsident | 58 | |||||
| 11 March 1933 | 8 May 1933 | |||||
| Reichsstatthalter | c. 4360 | |||||
| 5 May 1933 | April 1945 | |||||
| Walter Köhler (1897–1989) | Ministerpräsident | c. 4360 | National Socialist German Workers' Party | |||
| 8 May 1933 | April 1945 | |||||
Württemberg
Ministers-President of the Kingdom of Württemberg (1821–1918)
- 1821–1831: Christian Friedrich von Otto
- 1831–1848: Paul Friedrich Theodor Eugen Reichsfreiherr von Maucler
- 1848–1849: Friedrich von Römer
- 1849–1850: Johannes von Schlayer
- 1850–1864: Joseph Freiherr von Linden
- 1864–1870: Karl Friedrich Gottlob Freiherr von Varnbüler von und zu Hemmingen
- 1870–1871: Adolf Graf von Taube (acting)
- 1871–1873: Johann August Freiherr von Wächter
- 1873–1900: Hermann Freiherr von Mittnacht
- 1900–1901: Max Freiherr Schott von Schottenstein
- 1901–1906: Wilhelm August von Breitling
- 1906–1918: Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker
- 1918: Theodor Liesching
Presidents of the Free People's State of Württemberg (1918–1945)
Political Party: SPD DDP DNVP Zentrum NSDAP None
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Political Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | Days | ||||
| Wilhelm Blos (1849–1927) | 9 November 1918 | 23 June 1920 | 592 | Social Democratic Party of Germany | ||
| Johannes von Hieber (1862–1951) | 23 June 1920 | 8 April 1924 | 1385 | German Democratic Party | ||
| Eduard Rau (1868–1953) Acting President | 8 April 1924 | 3 June 1924 | 56 | Non-partisan | ||
| Wilhelm Bazille (1874–1934) | 3 June 1924 | 8 June 1928 | 1466 | German National People's Party | ||
| Eugen Bolz (1881–1945) | 8 June 1928 | 15 March 1933 | 1741 | Centre Party | ||
| Wilhelm Murr (1888–1945) | Reichskommissar | 7 | National Socialist German Workers' Party | |||
| 8 March 1933 | 15 March 1933 | |||||
| Präsident | 58 | |||||
| 15 March 1933 | 12 May 1933 | |||||
| Reichsstatthalter | 4368 | |||||
| 5 May 1933 | 20 April 1945 | |||||
| Christian Mergenthaler (1884–1980) | 12 May 1933 | April 1945 | c. 4360 | National Socialist German Workers' Party | ||
Three States (1945–1952)
Minister-President of Württemberg-Baden
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Political Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||||
| Württemberg-Baden (1945–1949) | |||||||
| American occupation zone in Allied-occupied Germany | |||||||
| 1 | Reinhold Maier (1889–1971) | 19 September 1945 | 23 May 1949 | 1342 | Free Democratic Party | ||
| Württemberg-Baden (1949–1952) | |||||||
| State of the Federal Republic of Germany | |||||||
| 1 | Reinhold Maier (1889–1971) | 23 May 1949 | 25 April 1952 | 1068 | Free Democratic Party | ||
| The state of Württemberg-Baden was dissolved on 25 April 1952 and with the merge of Württemberg-Hohenzollern and Baden re-founded as the new federal state of Baden-Württemberg. | |||||||
Minister-President of Württemberg-Hohenzollern
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Political Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||||
| Württemberg-Hohenzollern (1945–1949) | |||||||
| French occupation zone in Allied-occupied Germany | |||||||
| 1 | Carlo Schmid (1896–1979) | 16 October 1945 | 22 July 1947 | 644 | Social Democratic Party of Germany | ||
| 2 | Lorenz Bock (1883–1948) | 22 July 1947 | 3 August 1948 | 378 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| – | Carlo Schmid (1896–1979) Acting | 4 August 1948 | 13 August 1948 | 9 | Social Democratic Party of Germany | ||
| 3 | Gebhard Müller (1900–1990) | 13 August 1948 | 23 May 1949 | 283 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| Württemberg-Hohenzollern (1949–1952) | |||||||
| State of the Federal Republic of Germany | |||||||
| (3) | Gebhard Müller (1900–1990) | 23 May 1949 | 25 April 1952 | 1068 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| The state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern was dissolved on 25 April 1952 and with the merge of Württemberg-Baden and Baden re-founded as the new federal state of Baden-Württemberg. | |||||||
President of (South) Baden
Political Party: CDU
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of Office | Political Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||||
| South Baden (1945–1946) Baden (1946–1949) | |||||||
| French occupation zone in Allied-occupied Germany | |||||||
| For the first year of its existence, the state was directly governed by the French military administration. | |||||||
| 1 | Leo Wohleb (1888–1955) | 3 December 1946 | 23 May 1949 | 902 | Baden Christian Social People's Party (1946–1947) Christian Democratic Union (1947–) | ||
| Baden (1949–1952) | |||||||
| State of the Federal Republic of Germany | |||||||
| (1) | Leo Wohleb (1888–1955) | 23 May 1949 | 25 April 1952 | 1068 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| The state of Baden was dissolved on 25 April 1952 and with the merge of Württemberg-Baden and Württemberg-Hohenzollern re-founded as the new federal state of Baden-Württemberg. | |||||||
Baden-Württemberg (1952–present)
- Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg
Political party: FDP CDU Green
| Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Political party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Days | |||||
| Baden-Württemberg (1952–present) | |||||||
| State of the Federal Republic of Germany | |||||||
| 1 | Reinhold Maier (1889–1971) | 25 April 1952 | 30 September 1953 (resigned) | 523 | Free Democratic Party | ||
| 2 | Gebhard Müller (1900–1990) | 30 September 1953 | 17 December 1958 (resigned) | 1904 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| 3 | Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904–1988) | 17 December 1958 | 1 December 1966 (resigned to become Chancellor) | 2906 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| 4 | Hans Filbinger (1913–2007) | 16 December 1966 | 30 August 1978 (resigned) | 4275 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| 5 | Lothar Späth (1937–2016) | 30 August 1978 | 22 January 1991 (resigned) | 4528 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| 6 | Erwin Teufel (born 1939) | 22 January 1991 | 21 April 2005 (resigned) | 5203 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| 7 | Günther Oettinger (born 1953) | 21 April 2005 | 10 February 2010 (resigned) | 1756 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| 8 | Stefan Mappus (born 1966) | 10 February 2010 | 12 May 2011 | 456 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
| 9 | Winfried Kretschmann (born 1948) | 12 May 2011 | Incumbent | 4294 | Alliance 90/The Greens | ||