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Minister-President

How it's filled

In plain words: Elected by the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Exact method: Elected by the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (state parliament) by majority vote; the state constitution sets the exact procedure. Not elected directly by voters.
Chosen by: Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Seats: 1

Source: wikidata.org, checked Oct 12, 2026

Manuela Schwesig SPD since July 2017 Report Source: landtag-mv.de, checked Oct 12, 2026 (+1 more)

wikidata.org · checked Oct 12, 2026 Wikidata Q72845 (head of government P6, start date, party P102), read 2026-10-12: office exists; election by the Landtag per general German state constitutional practice, English Wikipedia. Fallback: Wikidata, because official state government pages were not consulted for this check; cross-checked against English Wikipedia. For: Minister-President
landtag-mv.de · checked Oct 12, 2026 Landtag Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, home page, read 2026-10-12: the constituent session of the 9th Landtag is set for 20 October 2026, so the 8th Landtag and Minister-President Schwesig remain fully in office until then; capacity interim removed (she becomes caretaker only from the new Landtag's first sitting). For: Manuela Schwesig, current term
wikidata.org · checked Oct 12, 2026 Wikidata Q72845 (head of government P6, start date, party P102), read 2026-10-12: current head of government, start date. Fallback: Wikidata, because official state government pages were not consulted for this check; cross-checked against English Wikipedia. Caretaker status from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Mecklenburg-Vorpommern_state_election. For: Manuela Schwesig, current term

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