List of minister-presidents of the Saarland

Minister-President of the Saarland
Ministerpräsident des Saarlandes
Coat of arms of the Saarland
since 25 April 2022
ResidenceSaarbrücken
AppointerLandtag of Saarland
Term lengthPending resignation or the election of a successor
Inaugural holderJohannes Hoffmann
Formation15 December 1947
Salaryregulated by legislation
Websitewww.saarland.de/EN/politics/the-state-government/the-state-government_node.html

The minister-president of the Saarland (German: Ministerpräsident des Saarlandes), is the head of government of the German state of the Saarland. The position was created in 1946. The current minister president is Anke Rehlinger, heading a Social Democratic Party government. Rehlinger succeeded Tobias Hans following the 2022 Saarland state election.

After World War II, the Saarland became a French protectorate. With the negative result of the 1955 Saar Statute referendum, the Saarland joined the Federal Republic of Germany as a state on 1 January 1957. Saarland used its own currency, the Saar franc, and postage stamps issued specially for the territory until 1959.

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

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