9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 : ▁Hans ▁Jo chen ▁Hen ke ▁( L ord ▁Mayor ▁City ▁of ▁Ludwig s burg ) ▁▁ 2 9 ▁March ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁until ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 6 : ▁Wolfgang ▁Rück ert ▁( former ▁mayor ) ▁▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁until ▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁E ber hardt ▁Pal mer ▁▁ 7 ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁until ▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 : ▁Hel mut ▁X ander ▁▁ 2 1 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁until ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Peter ▁Hof el ich ▁( tem por ary ▁after ▁the ▁step - down ▁of ▁Hel mut ▁X ander ) ▁▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁until ▁ 3 1 ▁Dezember ▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁J ürgen ▁Fritz ▁ ▁since ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁re elect ed ▁for ▁ 5 ▁years ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁Thomas ▁Bo pp ▁ ▁Regional ▁Direct ors ▁ ▁The ▁design ations ▁were : ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 1 9 9 4 ▁Verb ands dire ktor ▁des ▁Regional verb ands ▁Mitt ler er ▁Ne ck ar ▁respectively ▁Verb ands dire ktor ▁des ▁Regional verb ands ▁Stuttgart ; ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁Regional dire ktor ▁des ▁Verb ands ▁Region ▁Stuttgart . ▁▁▁ 1 ▁February