Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein

Since 1950, the Landtag convenes in the Landeshaus in Kiel, which was built in 1888 as the Royal Marine Academy. During the Nazi era, the Landeshaus served as the seat of the German Navy's Baltic Sea Command. Up to 1950, the Landtag convened in Lübeck, Flensburg and Eckernförde as well as in Kiel. Since its renovation in 2003, the Landtag sits in a new chamber in the Landeshaus. ==Electoral system==

The Landtag is elected via mixed-member proportional representation. 35 members are elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting. 34 members are then allocated using compensatory proportional representation. Voters have two votes: the "first vote" for candidates in single-member constituencies, and the "second vote" for party lists, which are used to fill the proportional seats. The minimum size of the Landtag is 69 members, but if overhang seats are present, proportional leveling seats will be added to ensure proportionality. An electoral threshold of 5% of valid votes is applied to the Landtag; parties that fall below this threshold, and fail to win at least one constituency, are ineligible to receive seats. Parties representing the Danish minority of Southern Schleswig and the Frisians, such as the South Schleswig Voters' Association, are exempt from the threshold. However, they are not guaranteed representation, they must still win enough votes to qualify for at least one mandate (with 69 seats, this means , or about 1.4% of the vote). ==Presidents of the Landtag==

So far, the presidents of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein have been: • 1946    Paul Husfeldt, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) • 1946 – 1954 Karl Ratz, Social Democratic Party (SPD) • 1954 – 1959 Walther Böttcher, CDU • 1959 – 1964 Claus-Joachim von Heydebreck, CDU • 1964 – 1971 Paul Rohloff, CDU • 1971 – 1983 Helmut Lemke, CDU • 1983 – 1987 Rudolf Titzck, CDU • 1987 – 1992 Lianne Paulina-Mürl, SPD • 1992 – 1996 Ute Erdsiek-Rave, SPD • 1996 – 2005 Heinz-Werner Arens, SPD • 2005 – 2009 Martin Kayenburg, CDU • 2009 – 2012 Torsten Geerdts, CDU • 2012 – 2022 Klaus Schlie, CDU • Since 7 June 2022: Kristina Herbst, CDU ==References==