The CDU Baden-Württemberg (CDU BW or CDU BaWü) is the political party with the most members in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and the second largest state party (in German, Landespartei or Landesverband) of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany with almost 65,000 members. Its chairman is Manuel Hagel, who succeeded Thomas Strobl in 2023.
Its predecessors were the Badische Christlich-Soziale Volkspartei (BCSV), the Christlich-demokratische Partei (CDP), and the Christlich-Soziale Volkspartei.
The state party was founded in January 1971, when the state parties of CDU Nordbaden, Südbaden, Nordwürttemberg, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern merged into a single party. The first chairman was Hans Filbinger.
The CDU has been the governing party of Baden-Württemberg continuously from 1953 to 2011, the year Winfried Kretschmann of the Alliance '90/Greens won the regional state elections.
Election results and coalitions
The CDU Baden-Württemberg won absolute majorities in the 5 state elections between 1972 and 1988, and could govern the state alone. Otherwise the party cooperated with other parties. Until 1958, it cooperated with all parties represented in the parliament. The SPD withdrew from the cooperation in 1958. From 1964 CDU cooperated with FDP/DVP. In the elections of 1968, the SPD won 29% and the NPD won 10%. A grand coalition of CDU and SPD lasted from 1968 to 1972. A new grand coalition lasted from 1992 to 1996. Since 1996, the CDU is cooperating with the FDP.
Chairmen
Nord-Württemberg YearsChairman1946–1948Josef Andre1948–1958Wilhelm Simpfendörfer1958–1971Klaus Scheufelen
Nord-Baden
YearsChairman1945–1951Fridolin Heurich1951–1968Franz Gurk1970–1971Gerhard Zeitel
Süd-Baden
YearsChairman1946–1947Leo Wohleb1948–1966Anton Dichtel1966–1971Hans Filbinger
Württemberg-Hohenzollern
YearsChairman1946–1948Franz Weiss1948–1955Gebhard Müller1956–1971Eduard Adorno
Baden-Württemberg
YearsChairman1971–1979Hans Filbinger1979–1991Lothar Späth1991–2005Erwin Teufel2005–2009Günther Oettinger2009–2011Stefan Mappus2011–2023Thomas Strobl2023–Manuel Hagel
Honorary chairmen
YearsChairmen1979–2007Hans Filbinger1991–2016Lothar Späth
Chairs of the parliamentary faction
YearsChairmenYearsChairmen1952–1953Franz Gurk1953Gebhard Müller1953–1960Franz Hermann1960–1968Camill Wurz1968–1972Erich Ganzenmüller1972–1978Lothar Späth1978–1991Erwin Teufel1991–2005Günther Oettinger2005–2010Stefan Mappus2010–2015Peter Hauk2015–2016Guido WolfWolfgang Reinhart2016–2021Manuel Hagel2021–
References
Literature Weinacht, Paul-Ludwig (Hg.): Die CDU in Baden-Württemberg und ihre Geschichte. Mit einem Geleitwort von Hans Filbinger. Stuttgart 1978. (Schriften zur politischen Landeskunde Baden-Württembergs, 2) Günther Buchstab, Klaus Gotto: Die Gründung der Union, München 1981, , Seite 88–91
External links CDU BW Grundsatzprogramm der CDU BW Regierungsprogramm der CDU BW