Baden-Baden head of government Margret Mergen
Lord Mayors
1907–1929: Reinhard Fieser
1929–1934: Hermann Elfner
1934–1945: Hans Schwedhelm (when he was not in office because of military service, mayor Kurt Bürkle was in office)
April 1945–May 1945: Ludwig Schmitt
May 1945–January 1946: Karl Beck
January 1946–September 1946: Eddy Schacht
1946–1969: Ernst Schlapper (CDU) (1888-1976)
1969–1990: Walter Carlein (CDU) (1922-2011)
1990–1998: Ulrich Wendt (CDU)
1998–2006: Sigrun Lang (independent)
2006–2014: Wolfgang Gerstner (born 1955), (CDU)
2014-2022: Margret Mergen (born 1961), (CDU)
2022-present: Dietmar Späth (independent)
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