List of Ministers-President of North Rhine-Westphalia

Minister-President of
the State of North Rhine-Westphalia[1]
Ministerpräsident

Incumbent
Hannelore Kraft

since 14 July 2010
Residence State Chancellery
Nominator President of the Landtag
Appointer Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia
Inaugural holder Rudolf Amelunxen
Formation 24 July 1946
Deputy Sylvia Löhrmann
Website www.nrw.de

The Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia (Ministerpräsident des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen) is the head of government of the German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). The current Minister-President is Hannelore Kraft (SPD).

List

Political Party:   Zentrum   CDU   SPD   None

Portrait Name
(Born–Died)
Term of Office Political Party
Took Office Left Office Days
Rudolf Amelunxen
(1888–1969)
23 August 1946 16 June 1947 297 Non-partisan
(until 1947)
Centre Party
(from 1947)
Karl Arnold
(1901–1958)
17 June 1947 20 February 1956 3170 Christian Democratic Union
Fritz Steinhoff
(1897–1969)
20 February 1956 21 July 1958 882 Social Democratic Party of Germany
Franz Meyers
(1908–2002)
21 July 1958 8 December 1966 3062 Christian Democratic Union
Heinz Kühn
(1912–1992)
8 December 1966 20 September 1978 4304 Social Democratic Party of Germany
Johannes Rau
(1931–2006)
20 September 1978 27 May 1998 7189 Social Democratic Party of Germany
Wolfgang Clement
(born 1940)
27 May 1998 22 October 2002 1609 Social Democratic Party of Germany
Peer Steinbrück
(born 1947)
6 November 2002 22 June 2005 959 Social Democratic Party of Germany
Jürgen Rüttgers
(born 1951)
22 June 2005 14 July 2010 1848 Christian Democratic Union
Hannelore Kraft
(born 1961)
14 July 2010 Incumbent 2339 Social Democratic Party of Germany

See also

References

  1. Premier of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
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