Politics
Since 2002, Markt Schwaben's "first mayor" has been Bernhard Winter (SPD). The second and third mayors are Bernd Romir (Freie Wähler) and Albert Hones (CSU, since 2008) respectively. Winter resigned preterm on 1 March 2011. The election for a new mayor was on 13 March 2011. In this election, Georg Hohmann (SPD) was chosen to be first mayor of Markt Schwaben.
Besides the first mayor, 24 further members belong to the market town's council, of whom 7 are CSU members, 8 SPD, 6 Freie Wähler, 2 Greens and 1, who is not member of a faction.
The next municipal elections will be held in 2014.
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