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409. What is the title of the head of government in North Rhine-Westphalia?

Official German wording

Wie nennt man den Regierungschef / die Regierungschefin in Nordrhein-Westfalen?

  1. Erster Minister / Erste Ministerin
  2. Premierminister / Premierministerin
  3. Bürgermeister / Bürgermeisterin
  4. Ministerpräsident / Ministerpräsidentin

Answer options

  1. First Minister
  2. Prime Minister
  3. Mayor
  4. Minister-President

Correct answer

Minister-President

Explanation

In the territorial states (Flächenländer) the head of government is constitutionally styled “Minister-President”; he or she is elected by the Landtag and directs the state government under North Rhine-Westphalia’s constitution. This reflects Article 28(1) of the Basic Law, which requires the Länder to have a republican, parliamentary order while allowing terminological autonomy; only the city-states diverge (Berlin: Governing Mayor, Hamburg: First Mayor, Bremen: President of the Senate). “Prime Minister” is not a term of German constitutional law, and “Mayor” refers to the municipal level; “First Minister” is not an official state-level designation.

Official sources

The German questions come from the original BAMF catalog for the Einbürgerungstest and Leben in Deutschland. Translations and explanations are study aids; verify legal details in the official sources.