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09Mecklenburg-Vorpommern · The head of government in M-V

The head of government is called Minister President.

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ministerpräsident or Ministerpräsidentin is the required office title. The question asks for the title, rather than the current officeholder’s name.

About 4 min readReviewed: 20 October 2026
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Constitution of Mecklenburg-VorpommernArticles 41–43 and 46
Symbolic illustration of leadership; not an actual cabinet room.
The short answer

Minister President is correct.

The state government consists of the Minister President and the ministers. The head of government is elected by the Landtag.

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What is the head of government called in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern?

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From the elected parliament to the state government.

Voters elect the members of the Landtag. Under Article 42, the Landtag normally elects the head of government by secret ballot, without debate and with a majority of its members. The state election is therefore not a direct popular election of the Minister President.

The Minister President appoints and dismisses ministers and sets the government’s policy guidelines. Within that framework, ministers run their own departments independently. The head of government therefore does not personally make every administrative decision.

Three fictional adults discuss papers at a round worktable.
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The other three answers

The other titles do not fit here.

First Minister

First Minister is not the title used for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s head of government.

Prime Minister

Premierminister is not the title required by the German catalogue. English texts may render Ministerpräsident loosely as premier or prime minister, but this test uses the fixed answer Minister President.

Mayor

Mayor is a municipal office. The government of the whole state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is led by a Minister President.

The head of government does not chair parliament.

The President of the Landtag chairs parliamentary proceedings. The Minister President heads the state government instead. Both titles contain President, but describe different duties and institutions.

Article 42 also provides a special procedure if the election initially fails. If the prescribed periods pass and parliament does not decide to end its term early, a further ballot is held in which the candidate with the most votes wins. The majority rule for the normal initial procedure therefore has an exception.

Articles 41–43 and 46 · Constitution of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ↗
Your memory cue

M-V: the Minister President heads the state government.

The Landtag elects the government’s head; the Landtag’s President chairs parliament.

Three words for this question

die Regierungsspitzehead of government
The person at the head of the state government.
die Richtlinienpolicy guidelines
The basic political direction followed by the government.
ernennenappoint
Formally place a person in an office.
Landtag M-V · Landesverfassung, Art. 29, 41–43 und 46–47 ↗

Connect the office, parliament and allocation of duties.

MV 03For how many years is the state parliament in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern elected?
Catalogue answer

5

The Landtag normally serves a five-year term.

MV 10Which minister does Mecklenburg-Vorpommern not have?
Catalogue answer

Foreign Minister

Not every federal ministerial office exists at state level.

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Sources & context

An independently written study guide, not an official BAMF publication or advice for an individual case. The sources below were reviewed on 20 October 2026 for the claims explained here; the test question comes from the existing question bank.

The two editorial pictures are AI-generated illustrations. They do not document real events or official proceedings.