Winfried Hermann

Winfried Hermann (born 19 July 1952) is a German politician of Alliance '90/The Greens who served as State Minister for Transport of Baden-Württemberg in the Cabinets Kretschmann I, II and III from 2011 to 2026.

From 1992 to 1997, Hermann was chairman of the Baden-Württemberg Greens. From 1998 to 2011 he was an MP of the Bundestag, Germany's national parliament.

Early life and career After obtaining his high school diploma, Hermann studied German, Political Science and Sports at the University of Tübingen. From 1979 to 1984 he was trained and worked as a high school teacher in Stuttgart.

From 1992 until 1997, Hermann served as co-chair of the Green Party in Baden-Württemberg, alongside Dagmar Dehmer (1992–1993) and Barbara Graf (1995–1997).

Member of the German Parliament, 1998–2011 In 1998, Hermann was elected to the Bundestag. He was an MP of the Bundestag until 2011. In this capacity, he served as deputy chairman of the Committee on the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (1998–2005), member of the Parliamentary Advisory Board on Sustainability (2005–2009) and chairman of the Committee on Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (2009–2011). He was his parliamentary group's spokesperson on environmental policy (2002–2005) and on transportation policy (2005–2009).

Return to state politics In 2011, Hermann went back to Baden-Württemberg state politics and became State Minister for Transportation in the cabinet of Winfried Kretschmann. He held this position until 2026. As one of his state's representatives at the Bundesrat, he served on the Committee on Transport. In the 2016 state elections, he was also re-elected to the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg.

Personal life Hermann lives in Stuttgart. He is married and has one child.