Editing Fulda (section)

==Politics==

Fulda has traditionally been a conservative Catholic city, with the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Fulda]] being based in the city cathedral. During the time of the [[German Empire]] and [[Weimar Republic]], the city was a stronghold for the [[Centre Party (Germany)|Centre Party]]. After the end of World War II, in addition to all mayors, Fulda's constituency seats have been safe seats for [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] in both the [[Landtag of Hesse]] (District X 1946–1950, District 14 1950–1983, Fulda I since 1983) and [[Bundestag]] ([[Fulda (electoral district)|Fulda electoral district]]). The CDU has never received less than 42.4 percent of the vote in communal elections since 1946.

'''Oberbürgermeister (Lord mayor) Department I''' (head and personnel administration, finance, committee work, culture, business development, city marketing, investments)
*Cuno Raabe (CDU): 1946–1956
*[[Alfred Dregger]] (CDU): 1956–1970
*Dr. Wolfgang Hamberger (CDU): 1970–1998
*Dr. Alois Rhiel (CDU): 1998–2003
*Gerhard Möller (CDU): 2003–2015
*Heiko Wingenfeld (CDU): 2015–

'''Department II''' (public security and order, family, youth, schools, sports, social affairs, seniors)
*Karl Ehser: 1934–1945
*Karl Schmitt: 1946–1948
*Heinrich Gellings: 1948–1969
*Dr. Wolfgang Hamberger: 1969–1970
*Dr. Tilman Pünder: 1971–1980
*Lutz von Pufendorf: 1981–1984
*Dr. Alois Rhiel: 1984–1989
*Josef H. Mayer: 1990–1995
*Oda Scheibelhuber: 1995–1999
*Bernd Woide: 1999–2003
*Dr. Wolfgang Dippel: 2004–2014 
*Dag Wehner (CDU): 2014–
'''Landtag''' (state parliament)

* Cuno Raabe (CDU): 1946–1962, elected in 1946, 1950, 1954 and 1958
* Alfred Dregger (CDU): 1962–1972, elected in 1962, 1966 and 1970, resigned to accept Bundestag mandate
* Winfried Rippert (CDU): 1972–1999, appointed in 1972, elected in 1974, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1995
* Walter Arnold (CDU): 1999-2004 and again 2009–2018, elected in 1999, 2003; resigned in 2004; elected in 2009 and 2013
* Margarete Ziegler-Raschdorf (CDU): 2004–2009, appointed in 2004, elected in 2008
* Thomas Hering (CDU): 2018-, elected in 2018

'''Bundestag''' (federal parliament)

* [[Anton Sabel]] (CDU): 1949–1957, elected in 1949 and 1953
* [[Hermann Götz (politician)|Hermann Götz]] (CDU): 1957–1976, elected in 1957, 1961, 1965, 1969 and 1972
* Alfred Dregger (CDU): 1976–1998, elected in 1976, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1990 and 1994
* [[Martin Hohmann]] (CDU): 1998–2005, elected in 1998 and 2002; expelled from CDU in 2003 for anti-Semitic remarks
* [[Michael Brand (politician)|Michael Brand]] (CDU): 2005-, elected in 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017 and 2021

<small>'''Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fulda.de/rathaus-politik/stadtpolitik/magistrat/oberbuergermeister|title=Oberbürgermeister|publisher=City of Fulda|language=de|access-date=29 November 2023}}</ref>'''</small>

Between 1927 and 1974, Fulda was a district-free city (Kreisfreie Stadt). Since 1974, it has been included in the eponymous district as a city with special status (Stadt mit Sonderstatus), a distinction it shares with six other Hessian cities, meaning that it takes on tasks more usually performed by the district.