The politics of Baden-Württemberg takes place within a framework of a

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parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the

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exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...

. Since 1948 politics in the state has been dominated by the rightist Christian Democratic Union (CDU). However, in the 2011 election the CDU lost its majority in the

Landtag of Baden-Württemberg The Landtag of Baden-Württemberg is the diet of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It convenes in Stuttgart and currently consists of 154 members of five political parties. The majority before the 2021 election was a coalition of the All ...

and since various coalitions were formed by the

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leader Winfried Kretschmann.

Minister-presidents since 1952

Since the creation of the state in 1952, the state's

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s have been:

State parliament since 1952

For election results split by party, see Elections in Baden-Württemberg.

Earlier history

The Minister-Presidents of Baden-Württemberg's predecessor states were: Prior to the

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and the regime of

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from 1933, the largest party in both the

Republic of Baden The Republic of Baden (german: Republik Baden) was a German state that existed during the time of the Weimar Republic, formed after the abolition of the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1918. It is now part of the modern German state of Baden-Württemberg ...

and the

Free People's State of Württemberg The Free People's State of Württemberg (german: Freier Volksstaat Württemberg) was a state in Württemberg, Germany, during the Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany. 1918 revolution With the German revolution near the end of World War I, the Kin ...

was the Catholic Centre Party. The leaders of the government of the Republic of Baden: The leaders of the government of Württemberg 1918 – 1933:

Latest election

In the 27 March 2011 state assembly election, the ruling CDU/FDP coalition lost its majority of seats. The Alliance '90/The Greens party more than doubled its vote and its number of seats, whereas the Free Democratic Party was reduced to less than half its former result. The Greens and SDP jointly achieved a 4-seat majority over the former coalition partners. On 12 May 2011, after 58 years of CDU dominance, the new assembly elected

Winfried Kretschmann Winfried Kretschmann (born 17 May 1948) is a German politician serving as Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg since 2011. A member of the Alliance '90/Greens, he was President of the Bundesrat and ''ex officio'' deputy to the President of ...

as the first Green minister-president.

Minister-presidents since 1952

State parliament since 1952

Earlier history

Latest election

See also