List of presidents of the Landtag of Saarland

The following is a list of presidents of the Landtag of Saarland.

Presidents of the Landesrat des Saargebiets The presidents of the Landesrat (Regional Council) were not elected by the Regional Council of the Saar Territory, but deliberately determined by the Governing Commission, which again was appointed by the League of Nations.Michael Sander, "Die Anfänge der Sozialdemokratie an der Saar", on: Solidarisch und stark. SPD-Landtagsfraktion, retrieved on 20 February 2014. The first president appointed was not even elected as a representative of the Regional Council.

Name Period PartyJuly 19, 1922 – March 23, 1924ZentrumMarch 24, 1924 – February 28, 1935Zentrum

President of the Legislative Assembly of Saarland

Name Period PartyJohannes HoffmannOctober 14, 1947 – December 15, 1947CVP

Presidents of the Landtag

Name Period PartyPeter ZimmerDecember 15, 1947 – January 1, 1956SPSHeinrich SchneiderJanuary 2, 1956 – December 31, 1956DPSWilhelm KratzMarch 18, 1957 – February 26, 1959CDUJulius von LautzFebruary 26, 1959 – April 30, 1959CDUAlfons DavoNovember 4, 1959 – January 2, 1961CDUJosef SchmittJanuary 3, 1961 – December 31, 1965CDUHans MaurerFebruary 3, 1966 – October 13, 1974CDUFranz SchneiderNovember 6, 1974 – July 13, 1975CDULudwig SchnurrJuly 14, 1975 – May 20, 1980CDUAlbrecht HeroldMay 21, 1980 – November 9, 1994SPDHans KasperNovember 9, 1994 – September 28, 1999SPDHans LeySeptember 29, 1999 – July 16, 2015CDUIsolde Ries (acting)July 16, 2015 – November 11, 2015SPDKlaus MeiserNovember 11, 2015 – presentCDU

Sources Landtag des Saarlandes | Die Präsidenten der saarländische Volksvertretungen von 1922 bis heute

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