Politics of Baden-Württemberg
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The Politics of Baden-Württemberg takes place within a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, where the Federal Government of Germany exercises sovereign rights with certain powers reserved to the states of Germany including Baden-Württemberg. Since 1948 politics in the state has been dominated by the rightist Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
Since the creation of the state in 1952, the state's Minister-Presidents have been:
| Period | Minister-President | Party | Coalition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-1953 | Reinhold Maier | FDP | FDP-SPD |
| 1953–1958 | Gebhard Müller | CDU | CDU-SPD-FDP |
| 1958–1960 | Kurt Georg Kiesinger | CDU | CDU-SPD-FDP |
| 1960–1966 | Kurt Georg Kiesinger | CDU | CDU-FDP |
| 1966–1972 | Hans Filbinger | CDU | CDU-SPD |
| 1972–1978 | Hans Filbinger | CDU | CDU |
| 1978–1991 | Lothar Späth | CDU | CDU |
| 1991–1992 | Erwin Teufel | CDU | CDU |
| 1992–1996 | Erwin Teufel | CDU | CDU-SDP |
| 1996–2005 | Erwin Teufel | CDU | CDU-FDP |
| 2005– | Günther Oettinger | CDU | CDU-FDP |
Election results split by party have been:
| 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |
| Turnout in % | 63,7 | 70,3 | 59,0 | 67,7 | 70,7 | 80,0 | 75,5 | 72,0 | 71,2 | 71,8 | 70,1 | 67,6 | 62,6 | 53,4 |
| CDU | 36,0 | 42,6 | 39,5 | 46,2 | 44,2 | 52,9 | 56,7 | 53,4 | 51,9 | 49,0 | 39,6 | 41,3 | 44,8 | 44,2 |
| SPD | 28,0 | 28,9 | 35,3 | 37,3 | 29,0 | 37,6 | 33,3 | 32,5 | 32,4 | 32,0 | 29,4 | 25,1 | 33,3 | 25,2 |
| FDP/DVP | 18,0 | 16,6 | 15,8 | 13,1 | 14,4 | 8,9 | 7,8 | 8,3 | 7,2 | 5,9 | 5,9 | 9,6 | 8,1 | 10,7 |
| BHE bzw. GDP | 6,3 | 6,3 | 8,2 | |||||||||||
| NPD | 9,8 | |||||||||||||
| GRÜNE | 5,3 | 8,0 | 7,9 | 9,5 | 12,1 | 7,7 | 11,7 | |||||||
| REP | 10,9 | 9,1 |
The Minister-Presidents of Baden-Württemberg's predecessor states were:
| State | Period | Minister-President | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Württemberg-Hohenzollern | 1945 - 1947 | Carlo Schmid | SPD |
| 1947 - 1948 | Lorenz Bock | CDU | |
| 1948 - 1952 | Gebhard Müller | CDU | |
| Württemberg-Baden | 1946 - 1952 | Reinhold Maier | DVP, then FDP |
| South Baden | 1946 - 1952 | Leo Wohleb | CDU |
Prior to the Second World War and the regime of Nazi Germany from 1933, the largest party in both the Republic of Baden and the Free People's State of Württemberg was the Catholic Centre Party.
The leaders of the government of the Republic of Baden:
| Period | Minister-President | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 – 1920 | Anton Geiß | SPD |
| 1920 – 1921 | Gustav Trunk | Centre |
| 1921 - 1922 | Hermann Hummel | DDP |
| 1922 - 1923 | Adam Remmele | SPD |
| 1923 - 1924 | Heinrich Franz Köhler | Centre |
| 1924 - 1925 | Willy Hellpach | DDP |
| 1925 - 1926 | Gustav Trunk | Centre |
| 1926 - 1927 | Heinrich Franz Köhler | Centre |
| Feb 1927 - Nov 1927 | Gustav Trunk | Centre |
| Nov 1927 - 1928 | Adam Remmele | SPD |
| 1928 - 1930 | Josef Schmitt | Centre |
| 1930 - 1931 | Franz Josef Wittemann | Centre |
| 1931 - 1933 | Josef Schmitt | Centre |
The leaders of the goverment of Württemberg 1918 - 1933:
[edit] Latest election
In the 2006 election, the ruling CDU increased its share of seats, largely at the expense of the opposition Social Democratic Party of Germany. However, the CDU fell one seat short of an overall majority. The Alliance '90/The Greens party increased both its vote and its number of seats by over a half, overtaking the Free Democratic Party to take third place. The CDU considered forming a coaltion with the Greens, but decided in the end to continue its coalition with the FDP. The full results were:
| Party | Party List votes | Vote percentage (change) | Total Seats (change) | Seat percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Democratic Union (CDU) | 1,748,781 | 44.2% | -0.6% | 69 | +6 | 49.7% |
| Social Democratic Party (SPD) | 996,095 | 25.2% | -8.1% | 38 | -7 | 27.3% |
| Alliance '90/The Greens | 462,889 | 11.7% | +4.0% | 17 | +7 | 12.2% |
| Free Democratic Party (FDP) | 421,885 | 10.7% | +2.6% | 15 | +5 | 10.8% |
| Electoral Alternative for Labor and Social Justice (WASG) | 121,875 | 3.1% | +3.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| The Republicans | 100,079 | 2.5% | -1.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| All Others | 108,741 | 2.6% | 0.0% | 0 | +0 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 3,960,345 | 100.0% | 139 | +11 | 100.0% | |
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