Bavarian Prime Minister

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Markus Söder, Bavarian Prime Minister (2020)

The Bavarian Prime Minister , according to the fourth section of the first main part of the Constitution of Bavaria , the chairman of the Bavarian state government .

Markus Söder ( CSU ) has been Prime Minister of the Free State of Bavaria since March 16, 2018 . He is the successor to Horst Seehofer ( CSU ), who has moved to the Merkel IV cabinet as Federal Minister of the Interior, for Building and Home Affairs .

Election and resignation

The Minister-President is secretly appointed by the Bavarian State Parliament , which meets at the latest 22 days after its election (this period has been in effect since the referendum of September 21, 2003) within a week of its constituent meeting for a period of five years with an absolute majority of the votes cast Vote elected. If none of the applicants achieves this majority in the 1st ballot, there will be a runoff between the two applicants who received the most votes. In the event that the runoff ballot in two rounds leads to a ballot between these two applicants, Section 45 (2) sentence 2 of the Rules of Procedure of the Bavarian State Parliament provides for a drawing of lots. Every Bavarian who is eligible to vote is eligible as long as he has reached the age of 40. The state parliament cannot remove the prime minister from office. The constitution stipulates his resignation, however, if a trusting cooperation with the state parliament is no longer possible due to political circumstances (Art. 44 Para. 3 Bavarian Constitution ). If he doesn't, he can be charged before the Bavarian Constitutional Court .

tasks

The prime minister directs the affairs of the state government. With the consent of the Landtag, he appoints and dismisses his deputy and a maximum of 17  ministers of state and state secretaries to whom he assigns business areas or special tasks. According to Article 50 of the state constitution, the Prime Minister can take over one or more business areas himself. He is responsible for the political guidelines and represents Bavaria externally. In his actions he is responsible to the state parliament. The Prime Minister can make use of a right to pardon .

The Bavarian State Chancellery supports the Prime Minister in his constitutional tasks .

History of office

The forerunner of the office of the Prime Minister was the Secret Council Chancellor of the Electorate of Bavaria . From the end of the 18th century, the Minister of Foreign Affairs , from 1806 Minister of the Royal House and Foreign Affairs , usually assumed a prominent position. In 1847 a Council of Ministers was established, but King Ludwig I (1825–1848) reserved the chair for himself; in his absence the most senior minister presided over the meetings. In 1849 the office of chairman of the Council of Ministers was created, which with one exception (1880-1890) was connected to the office of Foreign Minister until the end of the kingdom . With the establishment of the Free State on November 8, 1918 in the course of the November Revolution at the end of the First World War , the office of Prime Minister was also created; the first incumbent on a revolutionary basis was Kurt Eisner . During the Nazi regime the office between 1933 and 1945 lost due to the DC circuit of the countries in importance.

The American military government appointed Fritz Schäffer as "Temporary Minister-President for Bavaria" on May 28, 1945 ; on September 28, 1945 she deposed him and appointed Wilhelm Hoegner (SPD) as his successor. After the state elections on December 1, 1946 , the state parliament elected Hans Ehard (CSU) as Prime Minister (the first freely elected after the war). Ehard held two full legislative terms ( Cabinet Ehard I , II and III ).

Public officials

Secret Council Chancellor

Coat of arms of spa Bavaria
Official Term of office Remarks
Johann Adlzreiter from Tettenweis 1650-1662
Johann Georg Oexle 1662-1667
Kaspar von Schmid 1667-1693
Johann Rudolf von Wämpl 1695-1704
vacant 1704-1726 Imperial administration in Bavaria 1704–1714
Franz Xaver Josef Freiherr von Unertl March 3, 1726 -
March 6, 1749
Franz Xaver Andreas von Praidlohn 1749-1758
Wiguläus Freiherr von Kreittmayr September 20, 1758 -
October 21, 1790
Johann Friedrich von Hertling 1790-1806

Foreign Minister

Kingdom of Bavaria

Before 1849 there was no prime minister, but the Minister of Foreign Affairs, from 1806 Minister of the Royal House and Foreign Affairs , usually had a priority. In 1847 a Council of Ministers was established, but King Ludwig I (1825–1848) reserved the chair for himself; in his absence the most senior minister presided over the meetings.

minister Term of office Remarks
Maximilian Franz Joseph Freiherr and Count von Berchem 1745 -
November 18, 1777
Foreign Minister
Matthäus Graf von Vieregg November 18, 1777 -
February 21, 1799
Foreign Minister
Maximilian Joseph Count of Montgelas February 21, 1799 -
February 2, 1817
Foreign Minister, at times also Finance and Interior Minister
Heinrich Alois von Reigersberg February 2,
1817-1823

Chairman of the Council of Ministers ,
1810–1823 Minister of Justice

Aloys Graf von Rechberg and Rothenlöwen February 2, 1817 -
October 1825
Foreign Minister, Chairman of the Council of Ministers from 1823
Friedrich Karl Freiherr von Thürheim January 1,
1827-1828
Minister of Foreign Affairs,
on leave from April 22, 1827
Georg Friedrich Freiherr von Zentner April 22, 1827 -
September 1, 1828
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Joseph Ludwig Count of Armansperg September 1, 1828 -
1831
Foreign Minister,
also Minister of Finance
Friedrich August Freiherr von Gise 1831 -
May 26, 1846
Minister for Foreign Affairs until January 2, 1832
Otto Graf von Bray-Steinburg May 26, 1846 -
February 13, 1847
Minister for Foreign Affairs until January 1, 1847
Georg Ludwig von Maurer March 1 -
November 29, 1847
"Ministry of Dawn",
Minister Administrator for Foreign Affairs and Justice
Ludwig Prince of Oettingen-Wallerstein December 1, 1847 -
March 12, 1848
" Lola Ministry ",
Minister Administrator of Foreign Affairs and Cult
Klemens August Graf von Waldkirch March 14, 1848 -
April 29, 1848
“March Ministry”, ministerial administrator for foreign affairs
Otto Graf von Bray-Steinburg April 29, 1848 -
April 18, 1849
Foreign Minister

Chair of the Council of Ministers

In 1849 the office of chairman of the Council of Ministers was created, which with one exception (1880–1890) was connected to the office of Foreign Minister.

Official Term of office Remarks
Ludwig Karl Heinrich Freiherr von der Pfordten December 22, 1849 -
May 1, 1859
also foreign minister
independent
Karl Freiherr von Schrenck von Notzing May 1, 1859 -
October 4, 1864
also foreign minister
independent
Max Ritter von Neumayr October 4, 1864 -
December 4, 1864
(provisional)
also Minister of the Interior (1859–1865);
Acting Foreign Minister
independent
Ludwig Karl Heinrich Freiherr von der Pfordten December 4, 1864 -
December 29, 1866
also foreign minister
independent
Prince Clovis of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst December 31, 1866 -
March 7, 1870
Foreign Minister also
independent ( National Liberal )
Otto Graf von Bray-Steinburg March 8, 1870 -
June 25, 1871
also foreign minister
Friedrich Freiherr von Hegnenberg-Dux August 21, 1871 -
June 2, 1872
Foreign Minister also
independent (National Liberal)
Adolph von Pfretzschner October 1, 1872 -
March 4, 1880
Foreign Minister also
independent ( Liberal )
Johann von Lutz
(from 1884 baron)
March 4, 1880 -
June 1, 1890
also minister of culture
independent (national liberal)
Friedrich Krafft, Count of Crailsheim June 1, 1890 -
March 1, 1903
Foreign Minister also
independent (National Liberal)
Clemens Freiherr von Podewils-Dürnitz
(count from 1911)
March 1, 1903 -
February 9, 1912
Foreign Minister also
independent (National Liberal)
Georg Friedrich Freiherr von Hertling
(count from 1914)
February 9, 1912 -
November 10, 1917
also Foreign Minister
Center
Otto Ritter von Dandl November 11, 1917 -
November 7, 1918
also foreign minister
independent

Prime ministers and exceptional bodies of the Free State of Bavaria

Coat of arms of the Free State of Bavaria during the Weimar Republic (from 1923)
Coat of arms of the Free State of Bavaria (from 1950)
Official Term of office Remarks
Kurt Eisner November 8, 1918 -
February 21, 1919
USPD
Johannes Hoffmann March 17, 1919 -
March 14, 1920
SPD
Gustav Ritter von Kahr March 16, 1920 -
September 11, 1921
non-party (national conservative)
Hugo Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld on Köfering and Schönberg September 21, 1921 -
November 2, 1922
BVP
Eugen Ritter von Knilling November 8, 1922 -
June 30, 1924
BVP
Gustav Ritter von Kahr State Commissioner
September 25, 1923 -
February 17, 1924
Non-party (national conservative)
The General State Commissioner was given executive power by the entire Ministry based on Article 64 of the Bamberg Constitution as an exceptional body .
Heinrich Held July 2, 1924 -
March 9, 1933
BVP
has only been executive since the summer of 1930 due to lack of a parliamentary majority
Franz Ritter von Epp Reich Commissioner
March 9 - April 12, 1933
Governor
April 10, 1933 - April 28, 1945
NSDAP
as Reich Commissioner, exercising the powers of the Prime Minister, then as Reich Governor according to the Reich Governor Act, formally the highest state authority and supervisory body of the Reich Chancellor
Ludwig Siebert April 12, 1933 -
November 1, 1942
NSDAP
Paul Giesler November 2, 1942 -
April 28, 1945
NSDAP
Fritz Schäffer May 28, 1945 -
September 28, 1945
non-party (formerly BVP , later CSU )
Wilhelm Hoegner September 28, 1945 -
December 16, 1946
SPD
Hans Ehard December 21, 1946 -
December 14, 1954
CSU
Wilhelm Hoegner December 14, 1954 -
October 8, 1957
SPD
Hanns Seidel October 16, 1957 -
January 22, 1960
CSU
Hans Ehard January 26, 1960 -
December 11, 1962
CSU
Alfons Goppel December 11, 1962 -
November 6, 1978
CSU
Franz Josef Strauss November 6, 1978 -
October 3, 1988
CSU
Max Streibl October 19, 1988 -
May 27, 1993
CSU
Edmund Stoiber May 28, 1993 -
September 30, 2007
CSU
Günther Beckstein October 9, 2007 -
October 27, 2008
CSU
Horst Seehofer October 27, 2008 -
March 13, 2018
CSU
Markus Söder March 16, 2018 -
CSU

covers

Although the Prime Minister is not a civil servant , his remuneration is linked to the civil servant's pay. According to Article 10 of the Bavarian Ministerial Law, he receives 32/25 of the basic salary of grade B 11; this is currently (as of 2020) 18,155.32 euros per month. In addition, there are family allowances, allowances and allowances in the corresponding application of civil service law, as well as a service expense allowance of 1150 euros per month.

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. Rules of Procedure for the Bavarian State Parliament. (PDF) July 17, 2008, accessed March 8, 2018 .
  2. www.bayern.de: CV
  3. www.bayern.de: CV
  4. https://www.gesetze-bayern.de/Content/Document/BayStaatsRRVG/true?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1