Districts and cities · as of 24 Sep 2026
Who governs locally: district administrators and lord mayors by party
The party that holds the district administrator or lord mayor post often says more about an area than a single Sunday's election result. The incumbent is known for 342 of 401 districts and independent cities, plus 2,188 municipalities. The source is Wikidata, maintained by volunteers and imported daily; where Wikidata has nothing or contradictory entries, nothing is shown here.
- Most district administrators and lord mayorsCDU with 106
- Incumbent and strongest party in 2025 identical140 of 282 districts with a stated party (50%)
- Women in office34 of 342 (10%)
- Not stated59 districts without a Wikidata entry
Overview
District administrators and lord mayors by party
Districts and independent cities with a known incumbent. Independent incumbents are common, especially in eastern Germany and the south.
| Party | Districts and cities | Share |
|---|---|---|
| CDU | 106 | 31.0% |
| SPD | 101 | 29.5% |
| CSU | 59 | 17.3% |
| no party stated | 57 | 16.7% |
| Freie Wähler | 5 | 1.5% |
| Grüne | 4 | 1.2% |
| FDP | 3 | 0.9% |
| Linke | 3 | 0.9% |
| other parties | 2 | 0.6% |
| independent | 1 | 0.3% |
| AfD | 1 | 0.3% |
Map
All districts by the incumbent's party
Colour: party of the district administrator or lord mayor. Light: independent or no party stated, grey: no entry. Tap to open the district with its 2025 federal election result.
Cities
The town halls of the largest cities
The 60 largest municipalities with a known head of the city, sorted by eligible voters. Each name links to Wikipedia or Wikidata.
All districts
District administrators and lord mayors by state
All districts with a known incumbent, with the strongest party in the 2025 federal election for comparison.
Baden-Württemberg43 districts
| Alb-Donau-Kreis | District Administrator | Heiner Scheffold | not stated since 2016 |
| Baden-Baden | Lord Mayor | Dietmar Späth | not stated since 2022 |
| Biberach | District Administrator | Mario Glaser | not stated since 2022 |
| Böblingen | District Administrator | Roland Bernhard | not stated since 2008 |
| Bodenseekreis | District Administrator | Lothar Wölfle | CDU |
| Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald | District Administrator | Dorothea Störr-Ritter | CDU since 2008 |
| Calw | District Administrator | Helmut Riegger | CDU since 2010 |
| Emmendingen | District Administrator | Hanno Hurth | not stated since 2003 |
| Enzkreis | District Administrator | Karl Röckinger | not stated |
| Esslingen | District Administrator | Heinz Eininger | CDU since 2000 |
| Freiburg im Breisgau | Lord Mayor | Martin Horn | not stated since 2018 |
| Freudenstadt | District Administrator | Klaus Michael Rückert | CDU |
| Göppingen | District Administrator | Edgar Wolff | not stated |
| Heidelberg | Lord Mayor | Eckart Würzner | not stated since 2006 |
| Heilbronn | District Administrator | Detlef Piepenburg | not stated |
| Heilbronn | Lord Mayor | Harry Mergel | SPD since 2014 |
| Hohenlohekreis | District Administrator | Matthias Neth | CDU since 2013 |
| Karlsruhe | District Administrator | Christoph Schnaudigel | CDU since 2007 |
| Karlsruhe | Lord Mayor | Frank Mentrup | SPD since 2013 |
| Konstanz | District Administrator | Frank Hämmerle | CDU since 1997 |
| Lörrach | District Administrator | Marion Dammann | not stated since 2012 |
| Ludwigsburg | District Administrator | Rainer Haas | not stated since 1996 |
| Main-Tauber-Kreis | District Administrator | Reinhard Frank | CDU |
| Mannheim | Lord Mayor | Christian Specht | CDU since 2023 |
| Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis | District Administrator | Achim Brötel | CDU |
| Ortenaukreis | District Administrator | Frank Scherer | not stated since 2008 |
| Ostalbkreis | Mayor | Klaus Pavel | CDU since 1996 |
| Pforzheim | Lord Mayor | Peter Boch | CDU since 2017 |
| Rastatt | District Administrator | Jürgen Bäuerle | CDU since 2005 |
| Ravensburg | District Administrator | Harald Sievers | CDU since 2015 |
| Rems-Murr-Kreis | District Administrator | Richard Sigel | not stated |
| Reutlingen | District Administrator | Thomas Reumann | not stated |
| Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | Mayor | Manuel Just | not stated since 2026 |
| Rottweil | District Administrator | Wolf-Rüdiger Michel | CDU since 2002 |
| Schwäbisch Hall | District Administrator | Gerhard Bauer | not stated since 2004 |
| Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis | District Administrator | Sven Hinterseh | CDU |
| Sigmaringen | District Administrator | Stefanie Bürkle | CDU since 2014 |
| Stuttgart | Lord Mayor | Frank Nopper | CDU since 2022 |
| Tübingen | District Administrator | Joachim Walter | CDU |
| Tuttlingen | District Administrator | Stefan Bär | not stated |
| Ulm | Lord Mayor | Martin Ansbacher | SPD since 2024 |
| Waldshut | District Administrator | Martin Kistler | not stated |
| Zollernalbkreis | District Administrator | Günther-Martin Pauli | CDU since 2007 |
Bavaria93 districts
| Aichach-Friedberg | District Administrator | Klaus Metzger | CSU since 2014 |
| Altötting | District Administrator | Erwin Schneider | CSU since 2000 |
| Amberg | Lord Mayor | Michael Fritz | not stated since 2026 |
| Amberg-Sulzbach | District Administrator | Richard Reisinger | CSU since 2008 |
| Ansbach | District Administrator | Thomas Deffner | CSU since 2020 |
| Ansbach | District Administrator | Jürgen Ludwig | CSU |
| Aschaffenburg | Mayor | Eric Leiderer | SPD since 2020 |
| Aschaffenburg | District Administrator | Ulrich Reuter | CSU |
| Augsburg | Lord Mayor | Q133468103 | SPD since 2026 |
| Augsburg | District Administrator | Martin Sailer | CSU since 2008 |
| Bad Kissingen | District Administrator | Thomas Bold | CSU |
| Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen | District Administrator | Josef Niedermaier | not stated since 2008 |
| Bamberg | District Administrator | Sebastian Martins Niedermaier | SPD since 2026 |
| Bamberg | District Administrator | Johann Kalb | CSU since 2014 |
| Bayreuth | Lord Mayor | Thomas Ebersberger | CSU |
| Bayreuth | District Administrator | Hermann Hübner | CSU since 2008 |
| Berchtesgadener Land | District Administrator | Michael Koller | not stated since 2026 |
| Cham | District Administrator | Franz Löffler | CSU |
| Coburg | Lord Mayor | Dominik Sauerteig | SPD since 2020 |
| Coburg | District Administrator | Michael C. Busch | SPD since 2008 |
| Dachau | District Administrator | Stefan Löwl | CSU |
| Deggendorf | District Administrator | Bernd Sibler | CSU since 2022 |
| Dillingen a.d.Donau | District Administrator | Leo Schrell | CSU |
| Dingolfing-Landau | District Administrator | Werner Bumeder | CSU since 2020 |
| Donau-Ries | District Administrator | Stefan Rößle | CSU |
| Ebersberg | District Administrator | Robert Niedergesäß | CSU |
| Eichstätt | District Administrator | Anton Knapp | CSU since 2008 |
| Erding | District Administrator | Martin Bayerstorfer | CSU |
| Erlangen | District Administrator | Florian Janik | SPD since 2014 |
| Erlangen-Höchstadt | District Administrator | Alexander Tritthart | CSU since 2014 |
| Forchheim | District Administrator | Hermann Ulm | CSU since 2014 |
| Freising | District Administrator | Josef Hauner | CSU |
| Freyung-Grafenau | District Administrator | Sebastian Gruber | CSU since 2014 |
| Fürstenfeldbruck | District Administrator | Thomas Karmasin | CSU since 1996 |
| Fürth | Lord Mayor | Thomas Jung | SPD since 2002 |
| Fürth | District Administrator | Matthias Dießl | CSU |
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen | District Administrator | Anton Speer | not stated |
| Günzburg | Mayor | Hubert Hafner | CSU since 1996 |
| Haßberge | District Administrator | Wilhelm Schneider | CSU since 2014 |
| Hof | District Administrator | Eva Döhla | SPD since 2020 |
| Hof | District Administrator | Oliver Bär | CSU |
| Ingolstadt | Lord Mayor | Christian Scharpf | SPD since 2020 |
| Kaufbeuren | Lord Mayor | Stefan Bosse | CSU since 2004 |
| Kelheim | District Administrator | Martin Neumeyer | CSU |
| Kempten (Allgäu) | District Administrator | Thomas Kiechle | CSU since 2014 |
| Kitzingen | District Administrator | Tamara Bischof | not stated |
| Kulmbach | District Administrator | Klaus Peter Söllner | not stated since 1996 |
| Landsberg am Lech | District Administrator | Thomas Eichinger | CSU |
| Landshut | Mayor | Alexander Putz | CSU since 2017 |
| Landshut | District Administrator | Peter Dreier | Freie Wähler since 2014 |
| Lichtenfels | District Administrator | Christian Meißner | CSU since 2011 |
| Lindau (Bodensee) | District Administrator | Elmar Stegmann | CSU |
| Main-Spessart | District Administrator | Sabine Sitter | CSU since 2020 |
| Memmingen | Mayor | Jan Rothenbacher | SPD since 2023 |
| Miesbach | District Administrator | Wolfgang Rzehak | not stated |
| Miltenberg | District Administrator | Jens Marco Scherf | Grüne |
| Mühldorf a.Inn | District Administrator | Maximilian Heimerl | CSU since 2020 |
| München | District Administrator | Christoph Göbel | CSU since 2014 |
| München | Lord Mayor | Q123754669 | Grüne since 2026 |
| Neu-Ulm | District Administrator | Eva Treu | CSU since 2024 |
| Neuburg-Schrobenhausen | District Administrator | Roland Weigert | Freie Wähler |
| Neumarkt i.d.OPf. | District Administrator | Willibald Gailler | CSU |
| Neustadt a.d.Waldnaab | District Administrator | Andreas Meier | CSU |
| Nürnberg | Lord Mayor | Marcus König | CSU since 2020 |
| Nürnberger Land | District Administrator | Armin Kroder | Freie Wähler |
| Oberallgäu | District Administrator | Anton Klotz | CSU since 2014 |
| Ostallgäu | District Administrator | Maria Rita Zinnecker | CSU since 2014 |
| Passau | Lord Mayor | Jürgen Dupper | SPD since 2008 |
| Passau | District Administrator | Raimund Kneidinger | CSU since 2020 |
| Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm | District Administrator | Martin Wolf | CSU |
| Regen | District Administrator | Michael Adam | SPD since 2011 |
| Regensburg | Lord Mayor | Thomas Burger | SPD since 2026 |
| Regensburg | District Administrator | Tanja Schweiger | Freie Wähler since 2014 |
| Rosenheim | Lord Mayor | Andreas März | CSU since 2020 |
| Rosenheim | District Administrator | Otto Lederer | CSU since 2020 |
| Roth | District Administrator | Herbert Eckstein | SPD |
| Rottal-Inn | District Administrator | Michael Fahmüller | CSU since 2011 |
| Schwabach | Lord Mayor | Peter Reiß | SPD since 2020 |
| Schwandorf | District Administrator | Thomas Ebeling | CSU |
| Schweinfurt | Lord Mayor | Sebastian Remelé | CSU since 2010 |
| Schweinfurt | District Administrator | Q15809848 | SPD since 2013 |
| Starnberg | Mayor | Karl Roth | CSU since 2008 |
| Straubing | Mayor | Markus Pannermayr | CSU since 2008 |
| Straubing-Bogen | District Administrator | Josef Laumer | not stated |
| Tirschenreuth | District Administrator | Wolfgang Lippert | not stated |
| Traunstein | District Administrator | Siegfried Walch | CSU |
| Unterallgäu | District Administrator | Hans-Joachim Weirather | not stated since 2006 |
| Weiden i.d.OPf. | District Administrator | Kurt Seggewiß | SPD since 2007 |
| Weilheim-Schongau | District Administrator | Andrea Jochner-Weiß | CSU since 2014 |
| Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen | District Administrator | Manuel Westphal | CSU since 2020 |
| Wunsiedel i.Fichtelgebirge | District Administrator | Karl Döhler | CSU since 2008 |
| Würzburg | District Administrator | Martin Heilig | Grüne since 2025 |
| Würzburg | District Administrator | Eberhard Nuß | CSU |
Berlin1 districts
| Berlin | Governing Mayor | Kai Wegner | CDU since 2023 |
Brandenburg14 districts
| Barnim | District Administrator | Bodo Ihrke | SPD since 1993 |
| Brandenburg an der Havel | Lord Mayor | Daniel Kelp | SPD since 2025 |
| Cottbus | Lord Mayor | Tobias Schick | SPD since 2022 |
| Elbe-Elster | District Administrator | Christian Jaschinski | CDU |
| Frankfurt (Oder) | Lord Mayor | Axel Strasser | not stated since 2025 |
| Oberhavel | District Administrator | Ludger Weskamp | SPD |
| Oberspreewald-Lausitz | District Administrator | Siegurd Heinze | not stated since 2010 |
| Oder-Spree | District Administrator | Rolf Lindemann | SPD since 2017 |
| Ostprignitz-Ruppin | District Administrator | Ralf Reinhardt | SPD since 2010 |
| Potsdam-Mittelmark | District Administrator | Wolfgang Blasig | SPD since 2009 |
| Potsdam | Lord Mayor | Noosha Aubel | independent since 2025 |
| Spree-Neiße | District Administrator | Harald Altekrüger | CDU since 2010 |
| Teltow-Fläming | District Administrator | Kornelia Wehlan | Linke since 2013 |
| Uckermark | District Administrator | Karina Dörk | CDU since 2018 |
Bremen2 districts
| Bremen | Mayor (President of the Senate) | Andreas Bovenschulte | SPD since 2019 |
| Bremerhaven | Lord Mayor | Melf Grantz | SPD since 2011 |
Hamburg1 districts
| Hamburg, Freie und Hansestadt | First Mayor | Peter Tschentscher | SPD since 2018 |
Hesse21 districts
Lower Saxony24 districts
| Ammerland | District Administrator | Karin Harms | not stated since 2021 |
| Braunschweig | Lord Mayor | Thorsten Kornblum | SPD since 2021 |
| Celle | District Administrator | Klaus Wiswe | CDU |
| Cloppenburg | District Administrator | Johann Wimberg | CDU |
| Diepholz | District Administrator | Cord Bockhop | CDU since 2011 |
| Emden | Lord Mayor | Tim Kruithoff | not stated since 2019 |
| Emsland | District Administrator | Reinhard Winter | CDU |
| Friesland | District Administrator | Sven Ambrosy | SPD since 2003 |
| Göttingen | District Administrator | Marcel Riethig | not stated since 2021 |
| Grafschaft Bentheim | District Administrator | Friedrich Kethorn | CDU since 2004 |
| Hameln-Pyrmont | District Administrator | Tjark Bartels | SPD |
| Harburg | District Administrator | Rainer Rempe | CDU since 2014 |
| Heidekreis | District Administrator | Jens Grote | not stated since 2021 |
| Hildesheim | District Administrator | Olaf Levonen | SPD since 2016 |
| Lüneburg | District Administrator | Jens Böther | CDU since 2019 |
| Oldenburg (Oldenburg) | Lord Mayor | Jürgen Krogmann | SPD since 2014 |
| Osnabrück | Lord Mayor | Katharina Pötter | CDU since 2021 |
| Osterholz | District Administrator | Bernd Lütjen | SPD since 2013 |
| Region Hannover | District Administrator | Steffen Krach | SPD since 2021 |
| Salzgitter | Lord Mayor | Frank Klingebiel | CDU since 2006 |
| Stade | District Administrator | Kai Seefried | CDU since 2021 |
| Verden | District Administrator | Peter Bohlmann | SPD since 2005 |
| Wilhelmshaven | Lord Mayor | Carsten Feist | not stated since 2019 |
| Wolfsburg | Lord Mayor | Dennis Weilmann | CDU since 2021 |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania8 districts
| Landkreis Rostock | District Administrator | Sebastian Constien | SPD since 2013 |
| Ludwigslust-Parchim | District Administrator | Stefan Sternberg | SPD since 2018 |
| Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | District Administrator | Heiko Kärger | CDU since 2018 |
| Nordwestmecklenburg | District Administrator | Kerstin Weiss | SPD since 2014 |
| Rostock | Lord Mayor | Eva-Maria Kröger | Linke since 2023 |
| Schwerin | Mayor | Bernd Nottebaum | CDU since 2026 |
| Vorpommern-Greifswald | District Administrator | Michael Sack | CDU since 2018 |
| Vorpommern-Rügen | District Administrator | Stefan Kerth | SPD since 2018 |
North Rhine-Westphalia48 districts
| Bielefeld | Lord Mayor | Q136395041 | CDU since 2025 |
| Bochum | Lord Mayor | Jörg Lukat | SPD since 2025 |
| Bonn | Lord Mayor | Guido Déus | CDU since 2025 |
| Borken | District Administrator | Kai Zwicker | not stated |
| Bottrop | Lord Mayor | Matthias Buschfeld | SPD since 2025 |
| Coesfeld | District Administrator | Christian Schulze Pellengahr | CDU since 2015 |
| Dortmund | Lord Mayor | Alexander Kalouti | FDP since 2025 |
| Duisburg | Lord Mayor | Sören Link | SPD since 2012 |
| Düren | District Administrator | Wolfgang Spelthahn | CDU |
| Düsseldorf | Lord Mayor | Stephan Keller | CDU since 2020 |
| Essen | Lord Mayor | Thomas Kufen | CDU since 2015 |
| Euskirchen | District Administrator | Günter Rosenke | not stated |
| Gelsenkirchen | Lord Mayor | Andrea Henze | SPD since 2025 |
| Gütersloh | District Administrator | Sven-Georg Adenauer | CDU since 1999 |
| Hagen, Stadt der FernUniversität | Mayor | Dennis Rehbein | CDU since 2025 |
| Hamm | Lord Mayor | Marc Herter | SPD since 2020 |
| Herford | District Administrator | Jürgen Müller | SPD |
| Herne | Lord Mayor | Frank Dudda | SPD since 2015 |
| Hochsauerlandkreis | District Administrator | Karl Schneider | CDU |
| Kleve | District Administrator | Christoph Gerwers | CDU |
| Köln | Lord Mayor | Torsten Burmester | SPD since 2025 |
| Krefeld | Lord Mayor | Frank Meyer | SPD since 2015 |
| Leverkusen | Lord Mayor | Uwe Richrath | SPD since 2015 |
| Lippe | District Administrator | Axel Lehmann | SPD |
| Märkischer Kreis | District Administrator | Thomas Gemke | CDU since 2009 |
| Mettmann | District Administrator | Thomas Hendele | CDU since 1999 |
| Minden-Lübbecke | District Administrator | Ralf Niermann | SPD |
| Mönchengladbach | Lord Mayor | Felix Heinrichs | SPD since 2020 |
| Mülheim an der Ruhr | Lord Mayor | Marc Buchholz | CDU since 2020 |
| Münster | Lord Mayor | Tilman Fuchs | Grüne since 2025 |
| Oberbergischer Kreis | District Administrator | Jochen Hagt | CDU |
| Oberhausen | Lord Mayor | Thorsten Berg | SPD since 2025 |
| Olpe | District Administrator | Theo Melcher | CDU since 2020 |
| Paderborn | District Administrator | Manfred Müller | CDU |
| Recklinghausen | District Administrator | Bodo Klimpel | CDU since 2020 |
| Remscheid | Lord Mayor | Sven Wolf | SPD since 2025 |
| Rhein-Erft-Kreis | District Administrator | Frank Rock | CDU since 2020 |
| Rhein-Kreis Neuss | District Administrator | Hans-Jürgen Petrauschke | CDU since 2009 |
| Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | District Administrator | Sebastian Schuster | CDU since 2014 |
| Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | District Administrator | Hermann-Josef Tebroke | CDU |
| Siegen-Wittgenstein | District Administrator | Andreas Müller | SPD |
| Soest | District Administrator | Eva Irrgang | CDU since 2007 |
| Solingen, Klingenstadt | Mayor | Daniel Flemm | CDU since 2025 |
| Städteregion Aachen | District Administrator | Helmut Etschenberg | CDU |
| Unna | District Administrator | Michael Makiolla | SPD |
| Warendorf | District Administrator | Olaf Gericke | CDU |
| Wesel | District Administrator | Ansgar Müller | SPD |
| Wuppertal | Lord Mayor | Miriam Scherff | SPD since 2025 |
Rhineland-Palatinate25 districts
Saarland4 districts
| Merzig-Wadern | District Administrator | Daniela Schlegel-Friedrich | CDU since 2004 |
| Neunkirchen | District Administrator | Sören Meng | SPD |
| Saarlouis | District Administrator | Patrik Lauer | SPD |
| St. Wendel | District Administrator | Udo Recktenwald | CDU |
Saxony13 districts
| Bautzen | District Administrator | Udo Witschas | CDU since 2022 |
| Chemnitz | Lord Mayor | Sven Schulze | SPD since 2020 |
| Dresden | Lord Mayor | Dirk Hilbert | FDP since 2015 |
| Erzgebirgskreis | District Administrator | Rico Anton | CDU since 2022 |
| Görlitz | District Administrator | Bernd Lange | CDU |
| Leipzig | District Administrator | Henry Graichen | CDU since 2015 |
| Leipzig | Lord Mayor | Burkhard Jung | SPD since 2006 |
| Meißen | District Administrator | Arndt Steinbach | CDU |
| Mittelsachsen | District Administrator | Matthias Damm | CDU |
| Nordsachsen | District Administrator | Kai Emanuel | CDU since 2015 |
| Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | District Administrator | Michael Geisler | CDU |
| Vogtlandkreis | District Administrator | Rolf Keil | CDU |
| Zwickau | District Administrator | Carsten Michaelis | CDU since 2022 |
Saxony-Anhalt13 districts
| Altmarkkreis Salzwedel | District Administrator | Michael Ziche | CDU |
| Anhalt-Bitterfeld | District Administrator | Uwe Schulze | CDU |
| Börde | District Administrator | Hans Walker | CDU |
| Burgenlandkreis | District Administrator | Harri Reiche | SPD since 2007 |
| Dessau-Roßlau | Mayor | Robert Reck | not stated since 2021 |
| Halle (Saale) | Mayor | Alexander Vogt | not stated since 2025 |
| Harz | District Administrator | Thomas Balcerowski | CDU since 2020 |
| Jerichower Land | District Administrator | Steffen Burchhardt | SPD since 2014 |
| Magdeburg | Lord Mayor | Simone Borris | not stated since 2022 |
| Mansfeld-Südharz | District Administrator | André Schröder | CDU since 2021 |
| Saalekreis | District Administrator | Hartmut Handschak | not stated since 2019 |
| Salzlandkreis | District Administrator | Markus Bauer | SPD since 2014 |
| Wittenberg | District Administrator | Jürgen Dannenberg | Partei des Demokratischen Sozialismus since 2007 |
Schleswig-Holstein11 districts
| Dithmarschen | District Administrator | Stefan Mohrdieck | not stated |
| Flensburg | Lord Mayor | Fabian Geyer | not stated since 2023 |
| Herzogtum Lauenburg | District Administrator | Christoph Mager | CDU |
| Lübeck | Lord Mayor | Jan Lindenau | SPD since 2018 |
| Neumünster | Lord Mayor | Tobias Bergmann | SPD since 2021 |
| Nordfriesland | District Administrator | Dieter Harrsen | not stated |
| Ostholstein | District Administrator | Reinhard Sager | CDU since 2001 |
| Pinneberg | District Administrator | Elfi Heesch | not stated since 2021 |
| Plön | District Administrator | Stephanie Ladwig | not stated since 2011 |
| Rendsburg-Eckernförde | District Administrator | Rolf-Oliver Schwemer | not stated since 2008 |
| Schleswig-Flensburg | District Administrator | Wolfgang Buschmann | not stated since 2012 |
Thuringia21 districts
| Eichsfeld | District Administrator | Marion Frant | CDU since 2024 |
| Erfurt | Lord Mayor | Andreas Horn | CDU since 2024 |
| Gera | Lord Mayor | Kurt Dannenberg | CDU since 2024 |
| Gotha | District Administrator | Onno Eckert | SPD since 2018 |
| Greiz | District Administrator | Ulli Schäfer | CDU since 2024 |
| Hildburghausen | District Administrator | Sven Gregor | Freie Wähler since 2024 |
| Ilm-Kreis | District Administrator | Petra Enders | Linke since 2012 |
| Jena | Lord Mayor | Thomas Nitzsche | FDP since 2018 |
| Kyffhäuserkreis | District Administrator | Antje Hochwind-Schneider | SPD since 2012 |
| Nordhausen | District Administrator | Matthias Jendricke | SPD since 2015 |
| Saale-Holzland-Kreis | District Administrator | Johann Waschnewski | CDU since 2024 |
| Saale-Orla-Kreis | District Administrator | Christian Herrgott | CDU since 2024 |
| Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | District Administrator | Marko Wolfram | SPD since 2014 |
| Schmalkalden-Meiningen | District Administrator | Peggy Greiser | not stated since 2018 |
| Sömmerda | District Administrator | Christian Karl | CDU since 2024 |
| Sonneberg | District Administrator | Robert Sesselmann | AfD since 2023 |
| Suhl | Lord Mayor | André Knapp | CDU since 2018 |
| Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis | District Administrator | Thomas Ahke | not stated since 2024 |
| Wartburgkreis | District Administrator | Michael Brodführer | CDU since 2024 |
| Weimar | Lord Mayor | Peter Kleine | not stated since 2018 |
| Weimarer Land | District Administrator | Christiane Schmidt-Rose | CDU Kreisverband Weimarer Land since 2018 |
Source
Where the data comes from
All incumbents come from Wikidata (licence CC0), property “head of government” on municipalities and districts, imported on 24 Sep 2026 and refreshed daily. We only take terms of office without an end date, no deceased persons, the most recent start of term where there are several entries, and the party only from memberships without an end date. If an entry is wrong or missing, a correction directly at Wikidata helps; it appears here the next day. All data as JSON.