Catalogue question 37 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
What are the heads of government of most German federal states called?
- First Minister
- Prime Minister
- Senator
- Minister-President Correct
Why — for every option
- A — "First Minister" is not a title used in Germany.
- B — "Prime Minister" is the title used in other countries (e.g. the UK), not the usual German term.
- C — "Senator" is used only in the city-states of Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen for government members, not in the majority of the Länder.
- D — Correct: in most of the 16 federal states, the head of government is called Ministerpräsident/in (Minister-President).
Source: www.bundesrat.de
Last checked: · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01 · Every figure on this page is checked against its primary source.