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
Minister-presidents 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:
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Days Anton Geiss 10 November 1918 14 August 1920 Social Democratic Party of Germany Gustav Trunk 14 August 1920 23 November 1921 Centre Party Hermann Hummel 23 November 1921 23 November 1922 German Democratic Party Adam Remmele 23 November 1922 23 November 1923 Social Democratic Party of Germany Heinrich Köhler 23 November 1923 23 November 1924 Centre Party Willy Hellpach 23 November 1924 23 November 1925 German Democratic Party Gustav Trunk 23 November 1925 23 November 1926 Centre Party Heinrich Köhler 23 November 1926 3 February 1927 Centre Party Gustav Trunk 3 February 1927 23 November 1927 Centre Party Adam Remmele 23 November 1927 23 November 1928 Social Democratic Party of Germany 23 November 1928 20 November 1930 Centre Party 20 November 1930 10 September 1931 Centre Party 10 September 1931 11 March 1933 Centre PartyRobert Heinrich WagnerNazi Party 8 March 1933 11 March 1933 11 March 1933 8 May 1933 5 May 1933 29 April 1945Walter KöhlerNazi Party 8 May 1933 4 April 1945
Württemberg
Minister-presidents 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:
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Days Wilhelm Blos 9 November 1918 23 June 1920 Social Democratic Party of Germany 23 June 1920 8 April 1924 German Democratic Party 8 April 1924 3 June 1924 Non-partisan Wilhelm Bazille 3 June 1924 8 June 1928 German National People's Party Eugen Bolz 8 June 1928 15 March 1933 Centre PartyWilhelm MurrNazi Party 8 March 1933 15 March 1933 15 March 1933 12 May 1933 5 May 1933 20 April 1945 Christian Mergenthaler 12 May 1933 April 1945 4360 Nazi Party
Three States (1945–1952)
Minister-President of Württemberg-Baden Political party:
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Days Württemberg-Baden (1945–1949) American occupation zone in Germany 1 Reinhold Maier 19 September 1945 23 May 1949 Free Democratic Party Württemberg-Baden (1949–1952) State of the Federal Republic of Germany 1 Reinhold Maier 23 May 1949 25 April 1952 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 Political party:
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Days Württemberg-Hohenzollern (1945–1949) French occupation zone in Germany 1 Carlo Schmid 16 October 1945 22 July 1947 Social Democratic Party of Germany 2 Lorenz Bock 22 July 1947 3 August 1948 † Christian Democratic Union – Carlo Schmid 4 August 1948 13 August 1948 Social Democratic Party of Germany 3 Gebhard Müller 13 August 1948 23 May 1949 Christian Democratic Union Württemberg-Hohenzollern (1949–1952) State of the Federal Republic of Germany (3) Gebhard Müller 23 May 1949 25 April 1952 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:
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical party Took office Left office Days South Baden (1945–1946)Baden (1946–1949) French occupation zone in Germany For the first year of its existence, the state was directly governed by the French military administration. 1 3 December 1946 23 May 1949 Baden Christian Social People's Party Christian Democratic Union Baden (1949–1952) State of the Federal Republic of Germany (1) 23 May 1949 25 April 1952 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:
PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyCabinetTook officeLeft officeTime in office 1Reinhold Maier25 April 195230 September 1953FDPI 2Gebhard Müller30 September 195317 December 1958CDUIII 3Kurt Georg Kiesinger17 December 19581 December 1966CDUIIIIII Deputy Minister-President Wolfgang Haußmann (FDP) served as acting minister-president from 1 to 16 December 1966. 4Hans Filbinger16 December 196630 August 1978CDUIIIIIIIV 5Lothar Späth30 August 197813 January 1991CDUIIIIIIIV Deputy Minister-President Gerhard Weiser (CDU) served as acting minister-president from 13 to 22 January 1991. 6Erwin Teufel22 January 199121 April 2005CDUIIIIIIIV 7Günther Oettinger21 April 20059 February 2010CDUIII Deputy Minister-President Ulrich Goll (FDP) served as acting minister-president from 9 to 10 February 2010. 8Stefan Mappus10 February 201012 May 2011CDUI 9Winfried Kretschmann12 May 201113 May 2026Alliance 90/The GreensIIIIII 10Cem Özdemir13 May 2026IncumbentAlliance 90/The GreensI
See also List of monarchs of Baden List of monarchs of Württemberg