GermanyHamburg, Aufgabe 9 · Hamburg · Your federal state
What is the head of government of the city-state of Hamburg called?
In the exam (German)
Wie nennt man die Regierungschefin/den Regierungschef des Stadtstaates Hamburg?
- aMinister-President (Ministerpräsidentin/Ministerpräsident)Ministerpräsidentin/Ministerpräsident
- bFirst Mayor (Erste Bürgermeisterin/Erster Bürgermeister)Erste Bürgermeisterin/Erster BürgermeisterCorrect answer
- cGoverning Senator (Regierende Senatorin/Regierender Senator)Regierende Senatorin/Regierender Senator
- dLord Mayor (Oberbürgermeisterin/Oberbürgermeister)Oberbürgermeisterin/Oberbürgermeister
Why?
In Hamburg the state government is called the Senate, and its head is the First Mayor (Erster Bürgermeister or Erste Bürgermeisterin). Minister-Presidents only exist in the territorial states, and a Lord Mayor (Oberbürgermeister) runs a large city that is not a state of its own. Remember: Hamburg – First Mayor, Berlin – Governing Mayor (Regierender Bürgermeister), Bremen – President of the Senate (Präsident des Senats).
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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