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09Thüringen · Office title and parliamentary election

Thüringen’s head of government is the Minister President.

The question asks for the office title, not the current officeholder’s name.

About 4 min readReviewed: 21 October 2026
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Constitution of ThüringenArticles 70 and 76
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The short answer

Minister President is correct.

Article 70 calls the head of government Ministerpräsident. The Landtag elects this person, who appoints and dismisses ministers and sets the government’s policy guidelines.

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What is the head of government called in Thüringen?

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Voters elect the Landtag; the Landtag elects the head of government.

The Landtag elects the Minister President by secret ballot without debate. The first two ballots require a majority of its members. If no such majority is achieved, Article 70 states that the candidate receiving the most votes is elected in the further ballot. This is Thüringen’s own constitutional rule.

The state government consists of its head and the ministers. Article 76 combines the Minister President’s power to set policy guidelines with ministers’ own responsibility for their departments. Leadership therefore does not mean personally taking every administrative decision.

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The other three answers

Distinguish the German title from an English translation.

First Minister

First Minister is not the office title used by Thüringen’s state constitution.

Prime Minister

Premierminister is not the German title here. Prime Minister can, however, appear in English as a translation of a German Ministerpräsident. In these options, the catalogue expects Minister President.

Mayor

A mayor heads a municipal level of government. Thüringen’s state government is led by the Minister President.

Head of government is not president of parliament.

The Landtag president leads parliament; the Minister President leads the government. The similar-sounding titles describe different functions within the separation of powers.

Under Article 73, the Landtag can express no confidence only by electing a successor with a majority of its members. This constructive no-confidence procedure combines removal with replacement leadership.

Articles 70 and 76 · Constitution of Thüringen ↗
Your memory cue

Thüringen state government → Minister President.

Learn the office title; current officeholders’ names are not part of the question.

Three words for this question

die Richtlinienkompetenzpower to set policy guidelines
The power to determine the overall political direction.
der Wahlgangballot
One round of voting in an election.
konstruktives Misstrauensvotumconstructive vote of no confidence
Replacing a head of government by electing a successor.
Thüringer Landesverfassung · Artikel 70, 73 und 76 ↗

Add the parliamentary term and responsibilities.

TH 03For how many years is the state parliament in Thüringen elected?
Catalogue answer

5

The Landtag normally serves a five-year term.

TH 10Which minister does Thüringen not have?
Catalogue answer

Foreign Minister

Thüringen has no state Foreign Minister.

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An independently written study guide, not an official BAMF publication or advice for an individual case. The sources below were reviewed on 21 October 2026 for the claims explained here; the test question comes from the existing question bank.

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