 Geiler replaced SPD-politician Ludwig Bergsträsser, who served as acting minister-president for only one month and would remain in office until a successor could be democratically elected.On 22 November 1945, the constitution for Greater Hesse ("Staatsgrundgesetz des Staates Groß-Hessen") was introduced.This constitution was superseded on 1 December 1946 with the establishment of the modern state of Hesse.