List of minister-presidents of Rhineland-Palatinate
The minister-president of Rhineland-Palatinate (German: Ministerpräsident des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz), is the head of government of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The position was created in 1946, through the unification of the southern part of the Prussian Rhine Province, the Bavarian administrative district Circle of the Rhine and western parts of Hesse like Rheinhessen to form the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. The current minister-president is Alexander Schweitzer, heading a coalition government between the Social Democrats, Greens and the FDP. Schweitzer succeeded Malu Dreyer in 2024.
| Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
|---|---|
| Ministerpräsidentin des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz | |
 Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate | |
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| Residence | Mainz |
| Appointer | Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate |
| Term length | Pending resignation or the election of a successor |
| Inaugural holder | Wilhelm Boden |
| Formation | 18 May 1947 |
| Salary | regulated by legislation |
The office of the minister-president is known as the State Chancellery (German: Staatskanzlei) and is located in the capital of Mainz, along with the rest of the cabinet departments.
List
edit| Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Term of office | Political party | ||||
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| Took office | Left office | Days | |||||
| Rhineland-Palatinate (1946–present) | |||||||
| French occupation zone in Allied-occupied Germany (1946–1949) | |||||||
| State of the Federal Republic of Germany (as of 23 May 1949) | |||||||
| 1 | Wilhelm Boden (1890–1961) |
1 December 1946 | 9 July 1947 | 220 | Christian Democratic Union | ||
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Peter Altmeier (1899–1977) |
9 July 1947 | 19 May 1969 | 7985 | Christian Democratic Union | |
| 3 | 
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Helmut Kohl (1930–2017) |
19 May 1969 | 2 December 1976 (resigned) |
2754 | Christian Democratic Union | |
| 4 | 
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Bernhard Vogel (born 1932) |
2 December 1976 | 8 December 1988 (resigned) |
4389 | Christian Democratic Union | |
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Carl-Ludwig Wagner (1930–2012) |
8 December 1988 | 21 May 1991 | 894 | Christian Democratic Union | |
| 6 | 
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Rudolf Scharping (born 1947) |
21 May 1991 | 26 October 1994 (resigned) |
1254 | Social Democratic Party | |
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Kurt Beck (born 1949) |
26 October 1994 | 16 January 2013 (resigned) |
6657 | Social Democratic Party | |
| 8 | 
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Malu Dreyer (born 1961) |
16 January 2013 | 10 July 2024 (resigned) |
4193 | Social Democratic Party | |
| 9 |
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Alexander Schweitzer (born 1973) |
10 July 2024 | Incumbent | 127 | Social Democratic Party | |