GermanyNordrhein-Westfalen, Aufgabe 9 · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Your federal state
What is the head of government in Nordrhein-Westfalen called?
In the exam (German)
Wie nennt man die Regierungschefin/den Regierungschef in Nordrhein-Westfalen?
- aFirst Minister (Erste Ministerin/Erster Minister)Erste Ministerin/Erster Minister
- bPrime Minister (Premierministerin/Premierminister)Premierministerin/Premierminister
- cMayor (Bürgermeisterin/Bürgermeister)Bürgermeisterin/Bürgermeister
- dMinister-President (Ministerpräsidentin/Ministerpräsident)Ministerpräsidentin/MinisterpräsidentCorrect answer
Why?
In Nordrhein-Westfalen, the head of the state government is called Ministerpräsident (Minister-President), or Ministerpräsidentin if she is a woman – it is the same in all territorial states, that is, in the states that are not city-states. This person is elected by the state parliament (Landtag). A mayor only runs a town or municipality, and the title Prime Minister is used in other countries, for example in Great Britain.
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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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