Since the formation of the Southwest State in 1952, there have been nine Minister Presidents at the head of the State of Baden-Württemberg. This timeline presents our successive Heads of Government, from Reinhold Maier to Winfried Kretschmann.
Winfried Kretschmann is the ninth Minister President of Baden-Württemberg. He was re-elected as the Head of Government by the State Parliament on May 12, 2016. Kretschmann heads a coalition made up of two parliamentary parties: The Green Party and the CDU.