# List of minister-presidents 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
### Minister-Presidents of the Grand Duchy of Baden (1809–1918)

* 1809–1810: Sigismund von Reitzenstein
* 181000000: 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 | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Days | Political party |
| | | Anton Geiss (1858–1944) | 10 November 1918 | 14 August 1920 | 643 | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| | | Gustav Trunk (1871–1936) First 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) First term | 23 November 1922 | 23 November 1923 | 365 | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| | | Heinrich Köhler (1878–1949) First 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) Second term | 23 November 1925 | 23 November 1926 | 365 | Centre Party |
| | | Heinrich Köhler (1878–1949) Second term | 23 November 1926 | 3 February 1927 | 72 | Centre Party |
| | | Gustav Trunk (1871–1936) Third term | 3 February 1927 | 23 November 1927 | 293 | Centre Party |
| | | Adam Remmele (1877–1951) Second term | 23 November 1927 | 23 November 1928 | 366 | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| | | Josef Schmitt [de] (1874–1939) First term | 23 November 1928 | 20 November 1930 | 727 | Centre Party |
| | | Franz Josef Wittemann [de] (1866–1931) | 20 November 1930 | 10 September 1931 | 294 | Centre Party |
| | | Josef Schmitt [de] (1874–1939) Second term | 10 September 1931 | 11 March 1933 | 548 | Centre Party |
| | | Robert Heinrich Wagner (1895–1946) | Reichkomissar | Reichkomissar | 3 | Nazi Party |
| | | Robert Heinrich Wagner (1895–1946) | 8 March 1933 | 11 March 1933 | 3 | Nazi Party |
| | | Robert Heinrich Wagner (1895–1946) | Präsident | Präsident | 58 | Nazi Party |
| | | Robert Heinrich Wagner (1895–1946) | 11 March 1933 | 8 May 1933 | 58 | Nazi Party |
| | | Robert Heinrich Wagner (1895–1946) | Reichsstatthalter | Reichsstatthalter | 4377 | Nazi Party |
| | | Robert Heinrich Wagner (1895–1946) | 5 May 1933 | 29 April 1945 | 4377 | Nazi Party |
| | | Walter Köhler (1897–1989) | Ministerpräsident | Ministerpräsident | 4349 | Nazi Party |
| | | Walter Köhler (1897–1989) | 8 May 1933 | 4 April 1945 | 4349 | Nazi Party |

## 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
* 191800000: Theodor Liesching

### Presidents of the Free People's State of Württemberg (1918–1945)

Political party:  SPD  DDP  DNVP  Zentrum  NSDAP  None
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Days | Political party |
| | | Wilhelm Blos (1849–1927) | 9 November 1918 | 23 June 1920 | 592 | Social Democratic Party of Germany |
| | | Johannes von Hieber [de] (1862–1951) | 23 June 1920 | 8 April 1924 | 1385 | German Democratic Party |
| | | Edmund Rau [de] (1868–1953) Acting | 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 | Reichskommissar | 7 | Nazi Party |
| | | Wilhelm Murr (1888–1945) | 8 March 1933 | 15 March 1933 | 7 | Nazi Party |
| | | Wilhelm Murr (1888–1945) | Präsident | Präsident | 58 | Nazi Party |
| | | Wilhelm Murr (1888–1945) | 15 March 1933 | 12 May 1933 | 58 | Nazi Party |
| | | Wilhelm Murr (1888–1945) | Reichsstatthalter | Reichsstatthalter | 4368 | Nazi Party |
| | | Wilhelm Murr (1888–1945) | 5 May 1933 | 20 April 1945 | 4368 | Nazi Party |
| | | Christian Mergenthaler (1884–1980) | 12 May 1933 | April 1945 | c. 4360 | Nazi Party |

## Three States (1945–1952)
### Minister-President of Württemberg-Baden

Political party:  FDP  SPD  CDU
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Days | Political party |
| Württemberg-Baden (1945–1949) |||||||
| American-occupied zone of 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

Political party:  SPD  CDU
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Days | Political party |
| Württemberg-Hohenzollern (1945–1949) |||||||
| French occupation zone in 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 | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Days | Political party |
| 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 | | Leo Wohleb [de] (1888–1955) | 3 December 1946 | 23 May 1949 | 902 | Baden Christian Social People's Party (until 1947) Christian Democratic Union (from 1947) |
| Baden (1949–1952) |||||||
| State of the Federal Republic of Germany |||||||
| (1) | | Leo Wohleb [de] (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 | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party |
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Days | Political party |
| 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 | 4956 | Alliance 90/The Greens |