They used to call that a 'Governor General'. The last German to hold that post was Hans Frank.
Seems that Oettinger has passed his Vergangenheitsbewaeltigung course with revisionist colors.
(2007) Oettinger, governor of Baden-Wuerttemberg, wanted to deliver a dignified eulogy at the funeral of ex-governor Hans Filbinger. But in his speech, he claimed his predecessor was against the Nazi's ideology. A glance in the history books shows otherwise. linky