Members of state government in Baden-Württemberg
Members of state government in Baden-Württemberg stood at 13 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 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
| Women | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
| Men | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
Understanding members of state government in Baden-Württemberg
Ministerial headcount in Baden-Württemberg covers all sworn cabinet members, combining the minister-president and departmental ministers into a single baseline count. The figures record voting executives who hold constitutional portfolios in the state cabinet, excluding civil servants, administrative directors, and members of the state parliament who lack ministerial mandates. State secretaries without formal cabinet rank are omitted from this tally. Within the table hierarchy, this total serves as the master headcount for the state executive, establishing the aggregate denominator from which gender-disaggregated counts and percentage shares are derived.
Annual figures represent a fixed snapshot from administrative records rather than an average across the calendar year. True statistical revisions are uncommon because ministerial appointments are documented by legal decree, though portfolio restructuring following state elections causes abrupt level shifts. Year-on-year comparisons are most informative when evaluated across legislative periods, as cabinet size remains constant between reshuffles and responds exclusively to political coalition pacts. When interpreting this series alongside gender proportions, analysts should recognize that expanding or trimming the total ministerial roster alters percentage ratios independently of appointments within specific demographic groups.
Frequently asked questions
- Are state secretaries counted in the total membership of the Baden-Württemberg government?
- State secretaries are excluded unless they hold formal cabinet membership with full ministerial voting rights under the state constitution.
- Why does the total number of state government members change from one period to another?
- Variations occur when newly formed governing coalitions create, merge, or dissolve ministerial portfolios following state elections or mid-term cabinet reshuffles.
- How does this series differ from counts of the state parliament?
- This metric tracks only executive ministers in the cabinet, whereas parliamentary statistics enumerate all elected legislators in the state assembly.