Below is a list of the men who have served in the capacity of minister-president or equivalent office in the German state of Bavaria from the 17th century to the present.

Privy Council chancellor Privy Council chancellors (Geheime Ratskanzler) were:

PortraitNameTerm of officeNote Took office Left office Time in office Johann Adlzreiter von Tettenweis 1650 11 May 1662 12 years Johann Georg Oexle 11 May 1662 1667 c. 5 years Kaspar von Schmid 1667 3 September 1693 c. 26 years Johann Rudolf von Wämpl 1695 9 December 1704 c. 9 years Franz Xaver Josef von Unertl 3 March 1726 6 March 1749 Franz Xaver Andreas von Praidlohn 7 March 1749 20 September 1758 Wiguläus von Kreittmayr 20 September 1758 21 October 1790 Johann Friedrich von Hertling 21 October 1790 13 February 1806

Ministers of foreign affairs

Before 1849, Bavaria had no actual head of government, but the minister of foreign affairs was the most senior of the ministers. In 1806, the office was given to the minister of the Royal House and of foreign affairs.

PortraitNameTerm of officeNote Took office Left office Time in office Electorate of Bavaria (until 1805) Part of the Holy Roman Empire 1 Maximilian Franz Joseph von Berchem 1745 18 November 1777 c. 32 years 2 Matthäus von Vieregg 18 November 1777 21 February 1799 3 Maximilian Graf von Montgelas 21 February 1799 26 December 1805 Kingdom of Bavaria (1805–1918) 3 Maximilian Graf von Montgelas 26 December 1805 2 February 1817 4 Heinrich Alois von Reigersberg 2 February 1817 1823 c. 5 years 5 Aloys Graf von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen 2 Februar 1817 13 Oktober 1825 6 Friedrich Karl von Thürheim 1 Januar 1827 28 April 1827 7 Georg Friedrich von Zentner 28 April 1827 1 September 1828 8 Josef Ludwig von Armansperg 1 September 1828 31 December 1831 9 Friedrich August von Gise 2 January 1832 26 May 1846 10 Otto von Bray-Steinburg 26 May 1846 13 February 1847 11 Georg Ludwig von Maurer 1 March 1847 29 November 1847 12 Ludwig von Oettingen-Wallerstein 1 December 1847 12 March 1848 13 Klemens August Graf von Waldkirch 14 March 1848 29 April 1848 14 Otto von Bray-Steinburg 29 April 1848 18 April 1849

Chairmen of the Council of Ministers The office of Chairman of the Council of Ministers was established in 1849. With one exception (1880–1890), the chairman was always the foreign minister.

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office 15/1 Ludwig von der Pfordten 22 December 1849 1 May 1859 Non-partisan 16/2 Karl von Schrenck von Notzing 1 May 1859 4 October 1864 Non-partisan 17/3 Max von Neumayr 4 October 1864 4 December 1864 Non-partisan 18/4 Ludwig von der Pfordten 4 December 1864 29 December 1866 Non-partisan 19/5 Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst 31 December 1866 7 March 1870 Non-partisan 20/6 Otto von Bray-Steinburg 8 March 1870 18 January 1871 Non-partisan Kingdom of Bavaria (1871–1918) State of the German Reich during the period of the German Empire. (20/6) Otto von Bray-Steinburg 18 January 1871 25 June 1871 Non-partisan 21/7 Friedrich von Hegnenberg-Dux 21 August 1871 2 June 1872 Non-partisan 22/8 Adolph von Pfretzschner 1 October 1872 4 March 1880 Non-partisan 9 Johann von Lutz 4 March 1880 1 June 1890 Non-partisan 23/10 Friedrich Krafft Graf von Crailsheim 1 June 1890 1 March 1903 Non-partisan 24/11 Clemens von Podewils-Dürniz 1 March 1903 9 February 1912 Non-partisan 25/12 Georg von Hertling 9 February 1912 10 November 1917 Centre Party 26/13 Otto Ritter von Dandl 11 November 1917 7 November 1918 Non-partisan

Minister-presidents

Free State of Bavaria (1918–1945) Minister-President of the Free State of Bavaria Political party:

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Time in office Free State of Bavaria (1918–1933) State of the German Reich during the period of the Weimar Republic. 1 Kurt Eisner 8 November 1918 21 February 1919 † Independent Social Democratic Party – Martin Segitz 1 March 1919 17 March 1919 Social Democratic Party 2 Johannes Hoffmann 17 March 1919 16 March 1920 Social Democratic Party 3 Gustav Ritter von Kahr 16 March 1920 21 September 1921 Bavarian People's Party 4 Hugo Graf von Lerchenfeld-Köfering 21 September 1921 8 November 1922 Bavarian People's Party 5 Eugen Ritter von Knilling 8 November 1922 1 July 1924 Bavarian People's Party – Gustav Ritter von Kahr 25 September 1923 17 February 1924 Bavarian People's Party 6 Heinrich Held 2 July 1924 30 January 1933 Bavarian People's Party Free State of Bavaria (1933–1945) State of the German Reich during the period of Nazi Germany. (6) Heinrich Held 30 January 1933 9 March 1933 Bavarian People's Party 7Franz Ritter von EppNazi Party 10 March 1933 10 April 1933 10 April 1933 29 April 1945 8 Ludwig Siebert 12 April 1933 1 November 1942 † Nazi Party 9 Paul Giesler 2 November 1942 29 April 1945 Nazi Party

Free State of Bavaria (since 1945) Minister-President of Free State of Bavaria Political party:

PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyCabinetTook officeLeft officeTime in office 1Fritz Schäffer28 May 194528 September 1945IndependentI 2Wilhelm Hoegner28 September 194516 December 1946SPDI 3Hans Ehard21 December 194614 December 1954CSUIIIIII 4Wilhelm Hoegner14 December 19548 October 1957SPDII 5Hanns Seidel16 October 195722 January 1960CSUIII 6Hans Ehard26 January 196011 December 1962CSUIV 7Alfons Goppel11 December 19626 November 1978CSUIIIIIIIV 8Franz Josef Strauß6 November 19783 October 1988CSUIIIIII Deputy Minister-President Max Streibl and President of the Landtag Franz Heubl (both CSU) served together as acting minister-presidents from 3 to 19 October 1988. 9Max Streibl19 October 198828 May 1993CSUIII 10Edmund Stoiber28 May 19939 October 2007CSUIIIIIIIV 11Günther Beckstein9 October 200727 October 2008CSUI 12Horst Seehofer27 October 200813 March 2018CSUIII Deputy Minister-President Ilse Aigner and President of the Landtag Barbara Stamm (both CSU) served together as acting minister-presidents from 13 to 16 March 2018. 13Markus Söder16 March 2018IncumbentCSUIIIIII

Timeline since 1918

Free State of Bavaria (since 1945)

Longest-serving minister-presidents

The following table lists all minister-presidents of the Free State of Bavaria (since 1945) ranked by their length of tenure, with the incumbent minister-president's tenure automatically updating daily.

Rank Minister-President Length of tenure(s) Timespan(s) Party 1 Alfons Goppel 1962–1978 CSU 2 Edmund Stoiber 1993–2007 CSU 3 Hans Ehard 10 years, 320 days CSU 4 Franz Josef Strauß 1978–1988 CSU 5 Horst Seehofer 2008–2018 CSU 6 Markus Söder 2018–present CSU 7 Max Streibl 1988–1993 CSU 8 Wilhelm Hoegner 4 years, 13 days SPD 9 Hanns Seidel 1957–1960 CSU 10 Günther Beckstein 2007–2008 CSU 11 Fritz Schäffer 1945 CSU

Notes: Green indicates the current incumbent minister-president Söder's rank will rise as his tenure continues Hans Ehard and Wilhelm Hoegner each served two non-consecutive terms; combined totals are shown

Minister-presidents by party

The following table summarizes minister-presidents of the Free State of Bavaria (since 1945) grouped by political party.

Party Total time in office Number ofminister-presidents Minister-Presidents CSUChristian Social Union (+ ongoing) 9 Fritz Schäffer, Hans Ehard, Hanns Seidel, Alfons Goppel, Franz Josef Strauß, Max Streibl, Edmund Stoiber, Günther Beckstein, Horst Seehofer, Markus Söder SPDSocial Democratic Party 4 years, 13 days 1 Wilhelm Hoegner

Notes: Green indicates the party of the current incumbent minister-president Bold name indicates the current incumbent minister-president CSU total time includes the ongoing tenure of Markus Söder Fritz Schäffer was a member of the BVP (Bavarian People's Party) before the war; he co-founded the CSU in 1945

Age-related statistics

The following table shows age-related data for all minister-presidents of the Free State of Bavaria since 1945, with living minister-presidents' ages automatically updating.

Minister-President Born Age at startof office Age at endof office Post-officetimespan Died Lifespan Fritz Schäffer 12 May 1888 29 March 1967 Wilhelm Hoegner 23 September 1887 5 March 1980 Hans Ehard 10 November 1887 18 October 1980 Wilhelm Hoegner 23 September 1887 5 March 1980 Hanns Seidel 12 October 1901 — 5 August 1961 Hans Ehard 10 November 1887 18 October 1980 Alfons Goppel 1 October 1905 24 December 1991 Franz Josef Strauß 6 September 1915 — 3 October 1988 Max Streibl 6 January 1932 11 December 1998 Edmund Stoiber 28 September 1941 — Günther Beckstein 23 November 1943 — Horst Seehofer 4 July 1949 — Markus Söder 5 January 1967 Incumbent

Notes: Light green indicates living former minister-presidents Green indicates the current incumbent minister-president Hans Ehard and Wilhelm Hoegner each served two non-consecutive terms; both are shown separately Hanns Seidel and Franz Josef Strauß died in office, hence "—" for post-office timespan Living minister-presidents' post-office timespan and lifespan automatically update daily

Graphical representation This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the minister-presidents of Bavaria since 1945. They are listed in order of first assuming office.

The following chart shows minister-presidents by their age (living minister-presidents in green), with the years of their time in office in color.

See also List of rulers of Bavaria

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