Members of the Hesse state government
Members of the Hesse state government stood at 12 persons in 2025, according to Federal Ministry of Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) – Digital Gender Equality Atlas. It is one of the indicators in the Women and men in politics and administration table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2008 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Women and men in politics and administration table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2015 | 2011 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
| Women | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| Men | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Understanding members of the Hesse state government
Every appointed minister alongside the minister-president in the Hesse state government is aggregated within this total person series. The metric encompasses all voting cabinet members confirmed by the state parliament, combining male and female portfolio holders. Non-cabinet officials, such as state secretaries, heads of subordinate state authorities, and parliamentary backbenchers, are excluded. This series forms the baseline headcount for the state, serving as the denominator for gender proportions and representing the sum of the male and female cabinet counts.
Statistics are gathered annually as a point-in-time record of the confirmed cabinet, unaffected by seasonal variations. Revisions are virtually non-existent under ordinary circumstances because ministerial appointments are documented in official state gazettes. Movements in this series occur when newly formed coalitions establish additional ministries or consolidate existing portfolios, changing the overall number of cabinet seats. Year-on-year comparisons reveal institutional reorganizations, typically following state parliamentary elections or formal coalition renegotiations. Analysts should note that changes in this series reflect the structural organization of executive government rather than changes in the administrative capacity of the state ministries.
Frequently asked questions
- Are state secretaries in Hesse counted as members of the state government?
- No, state secretaries are senior administrative officials and are omitted from this cabinet-level headcount.
- What causes changes in the total number of ministers in Hesse?
- Total membership changes when governing coalitions create new ministerial departments, split existing briefs, or consolidate ministries.
- How does this series relate to the gender-specific rows for Hesse?
- This series represents the arithmetic sum of the male and female headcount series and provides the denominator for the gender share rows.