List of current heads of government of the German federal states explained

The following is a list of heads of government of the sixteen states of Germany.

StatePortraitHead of government
PartyTook officeTime in officeElection(s)Current cabinet


Baden-Württemberg
data-sort-value="Kretschmann, Winfried" Winfried Kretschmann
Greens2021
2016
2011



Bavaria
data-sort-value="Söder, Markus" Markus Söder
CSU2023
2018
Söder III


Berlin
data-sort-value="Wegner, Kai"
Kai Wegner
CDU2023Wegner


Brandenburg
data-sort-value="Woidke, Dietmar" Dietmar Woidke
SPD2019
2014
Woidke III


Bremen
data-sort-value="Bovenschulte, Andreas"
Andreas Bovenschulte
SPD2023
2019
Bovenschulte II


Hamburg
data-sort-value="Tschentscher, Peter"
Peter Tschentscher
SPD2020Tschentscher II


Hesse
data-sort-value="Rhein, Boris" Boris Rhein
CDU2023Rhein II


Lower Saxony
data-sort-value="Weil, Stephan" Stephan Weil
SPD2022
2017
2013
Weil III


Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
data-sort-value="Schwesig, Manuela" Manuela Schwesig
SPD2021Schwesig II


North Rhine-Westphalia
data-sort-value="Wüst, Hendrik" Hendrik Wüst
CDU2022Wüst II


Rhineland-Palatinate
data-sort-value="Schweitzer, Alexander" Alexander Schweitzer
SPD2021Schweitzer


Saarland
data-sort-value="Rehlinger, Anke" Anke Rehlinger
SPD2022Rehlinger


Saxony
data-sort-value="Kretschmer, Michael" Michael Kretschmer
CDU2019Kretschmer II


Saxony-Anhalt
data-sort-value="Haseloff, Reiner" Reiner Haseloff
CDU2021
2016
2011
Haseloff III


Schleswig-Holstein
data-sort-value="Günther, Daniel" Daniel Günther
CDU2022
2017
Günther II


Thuringia
data-sort-value="Ramelow, Bodo" Bodo Ramelow
2019
2014
Ramelow II

Current Deputy Minister Presidents

StateDeputyPartyCurrent cabinet
Baden-Württembergdata-sort-value="Strobl, Thomas" Thomas StroblCDUKretschmann III
Bavariadata-sort-value="Aiwanger, Hubert" Hubert AiwangerFree VotersSöder III
Berlindata-sort-value="Giffey, Franziska" Franziska GiffeySPDWegner
Brandenburgdata-sort-value="Stübgen, Michael" Michael StübgenCDUWoidke III
Bremendata-sort-value="Fecker, Björn" GreensBovenschulte II
Hamburgdata-sort-value="Fegebank, Katharina" Katharina FegebankGreensTschentscher II
Hessedata-sort-value="Mansoori, Kaweh" Kaweh MansooriSPDRhein II
Lower Saxonydata-sort-value="Hamburg, Julia" Julia HamburgGreensWeil III
Mecklenburg-Vorpommerndata-sort-value="Oldenburg, Simone" Simone OldenburgThe LeftSchwesig II
North Rhine-Westphaliadata-sort-value="Neubaur, Mona" Mona NeubaurGreensWüst II
Rhineland-Palatinedata-sort-value="Binz, Katharina" Katharina BinzGreensDreyer III
Saarlanddata-sort-value="Barke, Jürgen" SPDRehlinger
Saxonydata-sort-value="Günther, Wolfram" Wolfram GüntherGreensKretschmer II
Saxony-Anhaltdata-sort-value="Willingmann, Armin" Armin WillingmannSPDHaseloff III
Schleswig-Holsteindata-sort-value="Heinold, Monika" Monika HeinoldGreensGünther II
Thuringiadata-sort-value="Maier, Georg" Georg MaierSPDRamelow II

See also