From 2002-2011, Markt Schwaben's principal mayor was 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.
In the elections for a new mayor on 13 March 2011, Georg Hohmann (SPD) was elected.
He was re-elected again on 16 March 2014.

As of 2014, 24 members (in addition to the mayors) belong to the market town's council, of whom 8 are CSU members, 6 SPD, 5 Freie Wähler, 3 Greens and 2 members of the factionless voter's association "Zukunft Markt Schwaben" (ZSM) ("Future Markt Schwaben").
From 2002-2011, Markt Schwaben's principal mayor was 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. In the elections for a new mayor on 13 March 2011, Georg Hohmann (SPD) was elected. He was re-elected again on 16 March 2014.
As of 2014, 24 members (in addition to the mayors) belong to the market town's council, of whom 8 are CSU members, 6 SPD, 5 Freie Wähler, 3 Greens and 2 members of the factionless voter's association "Zukunft Markt Schwaben" (ZSM) ("Future Markt Schwaben").
Markt Schwaben