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.

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Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate
Ministerpräsidentin des Landes Rheinland-Pfalz
Coat of arms of Rhineland-Palatinate
since 10 July 2024
ResidenceMainz
AppointerLandtag of Rhineland-Palatinate
Term lengthPending resignation or the election of a successor
Inaugural holderWilhelm Boden
Formation18 May 1947
Salaryregulated by legislation
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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.

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Political party:   CDU   SPD

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Portrait Name
(Born–Died)
Term of office Political party
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
2 Peter Altmeier
(1899–1977)
9 July 1947 19 May 1969 7985 Christian Democratic Union
3 Helmut Kohl
(1930–2017)
19 May 1969 2 December 1976
(resigned)
2754 Christian Democratic Union
4 Bernhard Vogel
(born 1932)
2 December 1976 8 December 1988
(resigned)
4389 Christian Democratic Union
5 Carl-Ludwig Wagner
(1930–2012)
8 December 1988 21 May 1991 894 Christian Democratic Union
6 Rudolf Scharping
(born 1947)
21 May 1991 26 October 1994
(resigned)
1254 Social Democratic Party
7 Kurt Beck
(born 1949)
26 October 1994 16 January 2013
(resigned)
6657 Social Democratic Party
8 Malu Dreyer
(born 1961)
16 January 2013 10 July 2024
(resigned)
4193 Social Democratic Party
9 Alexander Schweitzer
(born 1973)
10 July 2024 Incumbent 110 Social Democratic Party
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