Alliance 90/The Greens Baden-Württemberg | |
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| Chairperson | Pascal Haggenmüller Lena Schwelling |
| Founded | 30 September 1979; 46 years ago (1979-09-30) |
| Ideology | Green politics Social liberalism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| National affiliation | Alliance 90/The Greens |
| Colours | Green |
| Landtag of Baden-Württemberg | 57 / 154 |
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Alliance 90/The Greens Baden-Württemberg is one of the state associations of theGerman Green Party inBaden-Württemberg. With over 22,000 members, it is the third largest Green Party association in Germany, after North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria.[1]
The parliamentary group is currently the largest in the Baden-Württemberg state parliament with 57 seats and has provided the state's Minister-President since 2011.[2]
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The Green Party of Baden-Württemberg was founded on 30 September 1979 inSindelfingen, emerging from various citizens’ movements, especially the stronganti-nuclear protests around the plannedWyhl nuclear power plant. In 1980 the party entered the state parliament for the first time with 5.3%, marking the first time Greens won seats in a parliament of a German non-city state.[3]
Throughout the 1980s the party was shaped by internal debates between its fundamentalist and pragmatic wings, with leading figures such asWinfried Kretschmann andFritz Kuhn strengthening the realist camp over time. By the end of the decade, the pragmatists had largely prevailed.[3]
The Greens steadily increased their influence at the municipal level and achieved notable successes in the 1990s, including 12.1% in the 1996 state election. The party played a major role in the protests against theStuttgart 21 rail project and secured 24.2% in the 2011 state election. On 12 May 2011,Winfried Kretschmann became the first Green Minister-President in Germany, leading a Green–Red government. Since 2016 the Greens have been the strongest party in the state, achieving 32.6% in the 2021 election.[4]
Several cities in Baden-Württemberg have been governed by Green mayors, includingFreiburg,Konstanz,Tübingen andStuttgart, further highlighting the party's strong regional base.[5]
Cem Özdemir is the party's top candidate for the 2026 state elections.[6]
| Period | Spokespersons / Chairpersons |
| March 1991 – July 1992 | Dagmar Dehmer andFritz Kuhn |
| July 1992 – April 1993 | Dagmar Dehmer andWinfried Hermann |
| May 1993 – April 1997 | Barbara Graf and Winfried Hermann |
| April 1997 – April 1999 | Monika Schnaitmann andReinhard Bütikofer |
| April 1999 – June 2001 | Monika Schnaitmann andAndreas Braun |
| June 2001 – June 2003 | Renate Thon and Andreas Braun |
| June 2003 – December 2005 | Sylvia Kotting-Uhl and Andreas Braun |
| December 2005 – November 2006 | Petra Selg and Andreas Braun |
| November 2006 – November 2009 | Petra Selg andDaniel Mouratidis |
| November 2009 – October 2011 | Silke Krebs andChristian Kühn |
| October 2011 – November 2013 | Thekla Walker andChristian Kühn |
| November 2013 – November 2016 | Thekla Walker andOliver Hildenbrand |
| November 2016 – December 2021 | Sandra Detzer andOliver Hildenbrand |
| since December 2021 | Lena Schwelling andPascal Haggenmüller |
| Results of state elections | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Vote share | Seats |
| 1980 | 5.3% | 6 |
| 1984 | 8.0% | 9 |
| 1988 | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1992 | 9.5% | 13 |
| 1996 | 12.1% | 19 |
| 2001 | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2006 | 11.7% | 17 |
| 2011 | 24.2% | 36 |
| 2016 | 30.3% | 47 |
| 2021 | 32.6% | 58 |