#319Wie nennt man den Regierungschef / die Regierungschefin des Stadtstaates Berlin?

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Quick explanation

The head of government of Berlin is called Regierender Bürgermeister / Regierende Bürgermeisterin.

Why is this correct?

In city states the state government is called the Senate; it is headed by a mayor with a special title.

Background

Because the city and the state are one in a city state, the mayor is also head of the state government. The Governing Mayor heads the Berlin Senate and represents the state, for example in the Bundesrat. He or she is elected by the state parliament (House of Representatives (Abgeordnetenhaus)). The three city states use different titles: in Berlin the office is called Governing Mayor, in Hamburg First Mayor and in Bremen President of the Senate.

Why are the other answers wrong?

The other titles do not fit Berlin: Minister-President is the title in the territorial states, and the other titles belong to the other city states or do not exist in this form.

Memory tip

Berlin: Governing Mayor; Hamburg: First Mayor; Bremen: President of the Senate.