CDU Baden-Württemberg

The CDU Baden-Württemberg is the political party with the most members in the German state of Baden-Württemberg and the second largest state party (in German, Landespartei or Landesverband) of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany with almost 65,000 members. Its chairman is Thomas Strobl, who succeeded Stefan Mappus after the lost 2011 election.

Chair Logo

Thomas Strobl
Basis data
Established:January 15, 1971
Place of establishment:Stuttgart
Chair:Thomas Strobl
Honorary chairmen:Hans Filbinger
Lothar Späth
Vice chairmen:Thorsten Frei
Winfried Mack
Annette Widmann-Mauz
Treasurer:Claus Paal
Secretary general:Manuel Hagel
Executive director:Christian Mildenberger
Members:60,200 (2020)[1]
Website:www.cdu-bw.de

Its predecessors were the Badische Christlich-Soziale Volkspartei (BCSV), the Christlich-demokratische Partei (CDP), and the Christlich-Soziale Volkspartei.

The state party was founded in January 1971, when the state parties of CDU Nordbaden, Südbaden, Nordwürttemberg, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern merged into a single party. The first chairman was Hans Filbinger.

The CDU has been the governing party of Baden-Württemberg continuously from 1953 to 2011, the year Winfried Kretschmann of the Alliance '90/Greens won the regional state elections.

Election results and coalitions

CDU results in the state elections in Baden-Württemberg

The CDU Baden-Württemberg won absolute majorities in the 5 state elections between 1972 and 1988, and could govern the state alone. Otherwise the party cooperated with other parties. Until 1958, it cooperated with all parties represented in the parliament. The SPD withdrew from the cooperation in 1958. From 1964 CDU cooperated with FDP/DVP. In the elections of 1968, the SPD won 29% and the NPD won 10%. A grand coalition of CDU and SPD lasted from 1968 to 1972. A new grand coalition lasted from 1992 to 1996. Since 1996, the CDU is cooperating with the FDP.

Chairmen

Nord-Württemberg

Years Chairman
19461948 Josef Andre
19481958 Wilhelm Simpfendörfer
19581971 Klaus Scheufelen

Nord-Baden

Years Chairman
19451951 Fridolin Heurich
19511968 Franz Gurk
19701971 Gerhard Zeitel

Süd-Baden

Years Chairman
19461947 Leo Wohleb
19481966 Anton Dichtel
19661971 Hans Filbinger

Württemberg-Hohenzollern

Years Chairman
19461948 Franz Weiss
19481955 Gebhard Müller
19561971 Eduard Adorno

Baden-Württemberg

Years Chairman
19711979 Hans Filbinger
19791991 Lothar Späth
19912005 Erwin Teufel
20052009 Günther Oettinger
20092011 Stefan Mappus
2011 Thomas Strobl

Honorary chairmen

Years Chairmen
19792007 Hans Filbinger
1991 Lothar Späth

Chairs of the parliamentary faction

Years Chairmen Years Chairmen
19521953 Franz Gurk 1953 Gebhard Müller
19531960 Franz Hermann 19601968 Camill Wurz
19681972 Erich Ganzenmüller 19721978 Lothar Späth
19781991 Erwin Teufel 19912005 Günther Oettinger
20052010 Stefan Mappus 20102015 Peter Hauk
2015 Guido Wolf

References

  1. "CDU und SPD verlieren Mitglieder: Eintritte bei den Grünen". sueddeutsche.de (in German). 24 December 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2020.

Literature

  • Weinacht, Paul-Ludwig (Hg.): Die CDU in Baden-Württemberg und ihre Geschichte. Mit einem Geleitwort von Hans Filbinger. Stuttgart 1978. (Schriften zur politischen Landeskunde Baden-Württembergs, 2)
  • Günther Buchstab, Klaus Gotto: Die Gründung der Union, München 1981, ISBN 3-7892-7164-0, Seite 88–91
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