Below is a list of the men who have served in the capacity of Minister-President or equivalent office in the German state of Bavaria from the 17th century to the present.
Privy Council chancellor
Privy Council chancellors (Geheime Ratskanzler ) were:
Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Before 1849 Bavaria had no actual head of government , but the Minister of Foreign Affairs was the most senior of the ministers. In 1806, the office was given to the Minister of the Royal House and of Foreign Affairs .
Chairmen of the Council of Ministers
The office of Chairman of the Council of Ministers was established in 1849. With one exception (1880–1890), the Chairman was always the Foreign Minister.
Minister-presidents
Free State of Bavaria (1918–1945)
Minister-President of the Free State of Bavaria
Political party:
USPD
SPD
BVP
NSDAP
None
Free State of Bavaria (1945–present)
Minister-President of Free State of Bavaria
Political party:
CSU
SPD
Portrait
Name(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Political party
Took office
Left office
Time in office
Free State of Bavaria (1945–present)
American-occupied zone of Germany (1945–1949)
State of the Federal Republic of Germany (as of 23 May 1949)
1
Fritz Schäffer (1888–1967)
28 May 1945
28 September 1945
123 days
Christian Social Union
2
Wilhelm Hoegner (1887–1980) First term
28 September 1945
16 December 1946
1 year, 79 days
Social Democratic Party
3
Hans Ehard (1887–1980) First term
21 December 1946
14 December 1954
7 years, 358 days
Christian Social Union
4(2)
Wilhelm Hoegner (1887–1980) Second term
14 December 1954
8 October 1957(resigned)
2 years, 298 days
Social Democratic Party
5
Hanns Seidel (1901–1961)
16 October 1957
22 January 1960(resigned)
2 years, 98 days
Christian Social Union
6(3)
Hans Ehard (1887–1980) Second term
26 January 1960
11 December 1962
2 years, 319 days
Christian Social Union
7
Alfons Goppel (1905–1991)
11 December 1962
6 November 1978
15 years, 330 days
Christian Social Union
8
Franz Josef Strauss (1915–1988)
6 November 1978
3 October 1988 †
9 years, 332 days
Christian Social Union
9
Max Streibl (1932–1998)
19 October 1988
27 May 1993(resigned)
4 years, 220 days
Christian Social Union
10
Edmund Stoiber (born 1941)
28 May 1993
30 September 2007(resigned)
14 years, 126 days
Christian Social Union
11
Günther Beckstein (born 1943)
9 October 2007
27 October 2008
1 year, 18 days
Christian Social Union
12
Horst Seehofer (born 1949)
27 October 2008
13 March 2018(resigned)
9 years, 140 days
Christian Social Union
13
Markus Söder (born 1967)
16 March 2018
Incumbent
6 years, 205 days
Christian Social Union
Timeline since 1918
See also
External links
Minister-presidents
Mayors