List of Ministers-President of Hesse

This list includes all the Prime Minister of the People's State of Hesse and the State of Great - Hesse since 1919, and the Prime Minister of Hesse since 1945.

In the period from 1935 to the occupation of the people's state of Hesse by U.S. forces in late March 1945 Jakob Sprenger (NSDAP ), as imperial governor at the same time leader of the state government. From the U.S. military government took over Prof. Ludwig Bergsträsser (SPD ) is mandated to establish a national government based in Darmstadt. By early August 1945 were gradually subordinated to all counties and cities of the former provinces Starkenburgring and Oberhessen of the people's state of Hesse his administration. This was called then " German government of the State of Hesse " but had after the proclamation of Groß- Hessen only the status of a county government for the administrative district Darmstadt.

Until now, in Hesse under two prime ministers a caretaker government. The first time it was under Holger Börner of 1982-1984 the case. The second time 2008-2009 under Roland Koch. Cabinets of a caretaker government be marked with a letter.

Prime Minister of the People's State of Hesse

Heads of State and Prime Minister of the People's State of Hesse were:

Prime Minister of the Federal State of Hesse

The first two Prime Ministers after the war, Ludwig Bergsträsser (SPD ) and Karl Geiler (independent), were not elected, but was used by the American occupation forces. The first state election after the war took place on 1 December 1946.