Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia

The minister-president of North Rhine-Westphalia (), also referred to as the premier or prime minister, is the head of government of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW). The position was created in 1946, when the British administration merged the Prussian provinces of Westphalia and the northern part of the Prussian province of the Rhine (North Rhine) to form the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1947, the state was expanded by the inclusion of the state of Lippe.

The current minister-president is Hendrik Wüst, heading a coalition government between the Christian Democratic Union and Alliance 90/The Greens. Wüst succeeded Armin Laschet following his resignation in 2021.Wüst mit 98 Prozent zum CDU-Landesvorsitzenden gewählt. Retrieved 20 April 2022

The office of the minister-president is known as the state chancellery () and is located in the capital of Düsseldorf, along with the rest of the cabinet departments.

Title The German title Ministerpräsident can be translated literally as minister-president, although the state government sometimes uses the English title prime minister.Premier of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Origin of the office After the Second World War, the Prussian province of Westphalia and the northern part of the Prussian province of the Rhine (North Rhine) were administered as part of the zone allocated to the British military administration, and were merged to form the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1947, the state was expanded to include the state of Lippe. The British government began to back the advocates of a merger of the states.

List Political party:

PortraitName(Born–Died)Term of officePolitical partyCabinetTook officeLeft officeDays 1 Rudolf Amelunxen(1888–1969)23 August 194617 June 1947 Non-partisan(until 1947)IIICentre Party(from 1947) 2Karl Arnold(1901–1958)17 June 194720 February 1956replacedby a constructive voteof no confidenceCDUIIIIII 3Fritz Steinhoff(1897–1969)20 February 195621 July 1958SPDI 4Franz Meyers(1908–2002)21 July 19588 December 1966replacedby a constructive voteof no confidenceCDUIIIIII 5Heinz Kühn(1912–1992)8 December 196620 September 1978SPDIIIIII 6Johannes Rau(1931–2006)20 September 197827 May 1998resignedSPDIIIIIIIVV 7Wolfgang Clement(1940–2020)27 May 199822 October 2002resignedSPDIII Deputy Minister-President Michael Vesper (Alliance 90/The Greens) served as acting Minister-President from 22 October to 6 November 2002 8Peer Steinbrück(born 1947)6 November 200222 June 2005SPDI 9Jürgen Rüttgers(born 1951)22 June 200514 July 2010CDUI 10Hannelore Kraft(born 1961)14 July 201027 June 2017SPDIII 11Armin Laschet(born 1961)27 June 201726 October 2021resignedCDUI Deputy Minister-President Joachim Stamp (FDP) served as acting Minister-President from 26 to 27 October 2021 12Hendrik Wüst(born 1975)27 October 2021IncumbentCDUIII

Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia

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