Leaders of Germany!

Leaders of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)

Federal Presidents

Karl Arnold 7 Sep 1949 - 12 Sep 1949 (+1958) CDU (acting) Theodor Heuss 12 Sep 1949 - 12 Sep 1959 (+1963) FDP Karl Heinrich Lübke 12 Sep 1959 - 1 Jul 1969 (+1972) CDU Gustav Heinemann 1 Jul 1969 - 1 Jul 1974 (+1976) SPD Walter Scheel 1 Jul 1974 - 1 Jul 1979 FDP Karl Carstens 1 Jul 1979 - 1 Jul 1984 (+1992) CDU Richard von Weizsäcker 1 Jul 1984 - 1 Jul 1994 CDU Roman Herzog 1 Jul 1994 - 1 Jul 1999 CDU Johannes Rau 1 Jul 1999 - 1 Jul 2004 (+2006) SPD Horst Köhler 1 Jul 2004 - 31 May 2010 CDU Jens Böhrnsen 31 May 2010 - 30 Jun 2010 SPD (acting) Christian Wulff 30 Jun 2010 - 17 Feb 2012 CDU Horst Seehofer 17 Feb 2012 - CSU (acting)

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Federal Chancellors

Konrad Adenauer 15 Sep 1949 - 16 Oct 1963 (+1967) CDU Ludwig Erhard 16 Oct 1963 - 1 Dec 1966 (+1977) CDU Kurt Georg Kiesinger 1 Dec 1966 - 21 Oct 1969 (+1988) CDU Willy Brandt 21 Oct 1969 - 7 May 1974 (+1992) SPD Walter Scheel 7 May 1974 - 16 May 1974 FDP (acting) Helmut Schmidt 16 May 1974 - 1 Oct 1982 SPD Helmut Kohl 1 Oct 1982 - 27 Oct 1998 CDU Gerhard Schröder 27 Oct 1998 - 22 Nov 2005 SPD Angela Merkel 22 Nov 2005 - CDU

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Federal Vice-Chancellors

Franz Blücher 1949-1957 (+1959) FDP, FVP Ludwig Erhard 1957-1963 (+1977) CDU Erich Mende 1963-1966 (+1998) FDP Hans-Christoph Seebohm 1966 (+1967) CDU Willy Brandt 1966-1969 (+1992) SPD Walter Scheel 1969-1974 FDP Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1974-1982 FDP Egon Franke 1982 (+1995) SPD Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1982-1992 FDP Jürgen Möllemann 1992-1993 (+2003)k FDP Klaus Kinkel 1993-1998 FDP Joschka Fischer 1998-2005 Die Grünen Franz Müntefering 2005-2007 SPD Frank-Walter Steinmeier2007-2009 SPD Guido Westerwelle 2009-2011 FDP Philipp Rösler 2011- FDP

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Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Konrad Adenauer 1951-1955 (+1967) CDU Heinrich von Brentano 1955-1961 (+1964) CDU Gerhard Schröder 1961-1966 (+1989) CDU Willy Brandt 1966-1969 (+1992) SPD Walter Scheel 1969-1974 FDP Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1974-1982 FDP Helmut Schmidt 1982 SPD Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1982-1992 FDP Klaus Kinkel 1992-1998 FDP Joschka Fischer 1998-2005 Die Grünen Frank-Walter Steinmeier 2005-2009 SPD Guido Westerwelle 2009- FDP

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Ministers of Finance

Fritz Schäffer 1949-1957 (+1965) CSU Franz Etzel 1957-1961 (+1970) CDU Heinz Starke 1961-1962 (+2001) FDP Rolf Dahlgrün 1962-1966 (+1969) FDP Kurt Schmücker 1966 (+1996) CDU Franz-Josef Strauss 1966-1969 (+1988) CSU Alex Möller 1969-1971 (+1985) SPD Karl Schiller 1971-1972 (+1994) SPD Helmut Schmidt 1972-1974 SPD Hans Eberhard Apel 1974-1978 (+2011) SPD Hans Matthöfer 1978-1982 (+2009) SPD Manfred Lahnstein 1982 SPD Gerhard Stoltenberg 1982-1989 (+2001) CDU Theo Waigel 1989-1998 CSU Oskar Lafontaine 1998-1999 SPD Werner Müller 1999 n/p (acting) Hans Eichel 1999-2005 SPD Peer Steinbrück 2005-2009 SPD Wolfgang Schäuble 2009- CDU

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Ministers of Economy

Ludwig Erhard 1949-1963 (+1977) CDU Kurt Schmücker 1963-1966 (+1996) CDU Karl Schiller 1966-1972 (+1994) SPD Helmut Schmidt 1972 SPD Hans Friderichs 1972-1977 FDP Otto Graf Lambsdorff 1977-1982 (+2009) FDP Manfred Lahnstein 1982 SPD Otto Graf Lambsdorff 1982-1984 (+2009) FDP Martin Bangemann 1984-1988 FDP Helmut Haussmann 1988-1991 FDP Jürgen Möllemann 1991-1993 (+2003)k FDP Günther Rexrodt 1993-1998 (+2004) FDP Werner Müller 1998-2002 n/p Wolfgang Clement 2002-2005 SPD Michael Glos 2005-2009 CSU Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg 2009 CSU Rainer Brüderle 2009-2011 FDP Philipp Rösler 2011- FDP

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Ministers of Defence

Theodor Blank 1955-1956 (+1972) CDU Franz-Josef Strauss 1956-1963 (+1988) CSU Kai-Uwe von Hassel 1963-1966 (+1997) CDU Gerhard Schröder 1966-1969 (+1989) CDU Helmut Schmidt 1969-1972 SPD Georg Leber 1972-1978 SPD Hans Eberhard Apel 1978-1982 (+2011) SPD Manfred Wörner 1982-1988 (+1994) CDU Rupert Scholz 1988-1989 CDU Gerhard Stoltenberg 1989-1992 (+2001) CDU Volker Rühe 1992-1998 CDU Rudolf Scharping 1998-2002 SPD Peter Struck 2002-2005 SPD Franz Josef Jung 2005-2009 CDU Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg 2009-2011 CSU Thomas de Maizière 2011- CDU

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Ministers of the Interior

Gustav Heinemann 1949-1950 (+1976) CDU Robert Lehr 1950-1953 (+1956) CDU Gerhard Schröder 1953-1961 (+1989) CDU Hermann Höcherl 1961-1965 (+1989) CSU Paul Lücke 1965-1968 (+1976) CDU Ernst Benda 1968-1969 (+2009) CDU Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1969-1974 FDP Werner Maihofer 1974-1978 (+2009) FDP Gerhart Baum 1978-1982 FDP Jürgen Schmude 1982 SPD Friedrich Zimmermann 1982-1989 CSU Wolfgang Schäuble 1989-1991 CDU Rudolf Seiters 1991-1993 CDU Manfred Kanther 1993-1998 CDU Otto Schily 1998-2005 SPD Wolfgang Schäuble 2005-2009 CDU Thomas de Maizière 2009-2011 CDU Hans-Peter Friedrich 2011- CSU

(Source: Rulers, by Ben Schemmel)

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Presidents of the Bundestag

Erich Köhler 1949-1950 (+1958) CDU Hermann Ehlers 1950-1954 (+) CDU Eugen Gerstenmaier 1954-1969 (+1986) CDU Kai-Uwe von Hassel 1969-1972 (+1997) CDU Annemarie Renger 1972-1976 (+2008) SPD Karl Carstens 1976-1979 (+1992) CDU Richard Stücklen 1979-1983 (+2002) CSU Rainer Barzel 1983-1984 (+2006) CDU Philipp Jenninger 1984-1988 CDU Rita Süssmuth 1988-1998 CDU Wolfgang Thierse 1998-2005 SPD Norbert Lammert 2005- CDU

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Presidents of the Bundesrat

Karl Arnold 1949-1950 (+1958) CDU Hans Ehard 1950-1951 (+1980) CSU Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf 1951-1952 (+1961) SPD Reinhold Maier 1952-1953 (+1971) FDP Georg August Zinn 1953-1954 (+1976) SPD Peter Altmeier 1954-1955 (+1977) CDU Kai-Uwe von Hassel 1955-1956 (+1997) CDU Kurt Sieveking 1956-1957 (+1986) CDU Willy Brandt 1957-1958 (+1992) SPD Wilhelm Kaisen 1958-1959 (+1979) SPD Franz Josef Röder 1959-1960 (+1979) CDU Franz Meyers 1960-1961 (+2002) CDU Hans Ehard 1961-1962 (+1980) CSU Kurt Georg Kiesinger 1962-1963 (+1988) CDU Georg Diederichs 1963-1964 (+1983) SPD Georg August Zinn 1964-1965 (+1976) SPD Peter Altmeier 1965-1966 (+1977) CDU Helmut Lemke 1966-1967 (+1990) CDU Klaus Schütz 1967-1968 SPD Herbert Weichmann 1968-1969 (+1983) SPD Franz Josef Röder 1969-1970 (+1979) CDU Hans Koschnick 1970-1971 SPD Heinz Kühn 1971-1972 (+1992) SPD Alfons Goppel 1972-1973 (+1991) CSU Hans Filbinger 1973-1974 (+2007) CDU Alfred Kubel 1974-1975 (+1999) SPD Albert Osswald 1975-1976 (+1996) SPD Bernhard Vogel 1976-1977 CDU Gerhard Stoltenberg 1977-1978 (+2001) CDU Dietrich Stobbe 1978-1979 SPD Hans-Ulrich Klose 1979-1980 SPD Werner Zeyer 1980-1981 (+2000) CDU Hans Koschnick 1981-1982 SPD Johannes Rau 1982-1983 (+2006) SPD Franz Josef Strauss 1983-1984 (+1988) CSU Lothar Späth 1984-1985 CDU Ernst Albrecht 1985-1986 CDU Holger Börner 1986-1987 (+2006) SPD Walter Wallmann 1987 CDU Bernhard Vogel 1987-1988 CDU Björn Engholm 1988-1989 SPD Walter Momper 1989-1990 SPD Henning Voscherau 1990-1991 SPD Alfred Gomolka 1991-1992 CDU Berndt Seite 1992 CDU Oskar Lafontaine 1992-1993 SPD Klaus Wedemeier 1993-1994 SPD Johannes Rau 1994-1995 (+2006) SPD Edmund Stoiber 1995-1996 CSU Erwin Teufel 1996-1997 CDU Gerhard Schröder 1997-1998 SPD Hans Eichel 1998-1999 SPD Roland Koch 1999 CDU Kurt Biedenkopf 1999-2000 CDU Kurt Beck 2000-2001 SPD Klaus Wowereit 2001-2002 SPD Wolfgang Böhmer 2002-2003 CDU Dieter Althaus 2003-2004 CDU Matthias Platzeck 2004-2005 SPD Peter Harry Carstensen 2005-2006 CDU Harald Ringstorff 2006-2007 SPD Ole von Beust 2007-2008 CDU Peter Müller 2008-2009 CDU Jens Böhrnsen 2009-2010 SPD Hannelore Kraft 2010- SPD

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Defeated electoral candidates to Federal Chancellor

1949 Kurt Schumacher (+1952) SPD 1953 Erich Ollenhauer (+1963) SPD 1957 Erich Ollenhauer (+1963) SPD 1961 Willy Brandt (+1992) SPD 1965 Willy Brandt (+1992) SPD 1969 Kurt Georg Kiesinger (+1988) CDU 1972 Rainer Barzel (+2006) CDU 1976 Helmut Kohl CDU 1980 Franz-Josef Strauss (+1988) CSU 1983 Hans-Jochen Vogel SPD 1987 Johannes Rau (+2006) SPD 1990 Oskar Lafontaine SPD 1994 Rudolf Scharping SPD 1998 Helmut Kohl CDU 2002 Edmund Stoiber CSU 2005 Gerhard Schröder SPD 2009 Frank-Walter Steinmeier SPD

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Chairmen of SPD

Kurt Schumacher 1946-1952 (+) Erich Ollenhauer 1952-1963 (+) Willy Brandt 1964-1987 (+1992) Hans-Jochen Vogel 1987-1991 Björn Engholm 1991-1993 Johannes Rau 1993 (+2006) (acting) Rudolf Scharping 1993-1995 Oskar Lafontaine 1995-1999 Gerhard Schröder 1999-2004 Franz Müntefering 2004-2005 Matthias Platzeck 2005-2006 Kurt Beck 2006-2008 Franz Müntefering 2008-2009 Sigmar Gabriel 2009-

SPD was founded in 1875.

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Chairmen of CDU

Konrad Adenauer 1945-1966 (+1967) Ludwig Erhard 1966-1967 (+1977) Kurt Georg Kiesinger 1967-1971 (+1988) Rainer Barzel 1971-1973 (+2006) Helmut Kohl 1973-1998 Wolfgang Schäuble 1998-2000 Angela Merkel 2000-

CDU was founded in 1945.

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Chairmen of CSU

Hans Ehard 1946-1955 (+1980) Hanns Seidel 1955-1961 (+1961) Franz-Josef Strauss 1961-1988 (+) Theo Waigel 1988-1999 Edmund Stoiber 1999-2007 Erwin Huber 2007-2008 Horst Seehofer 2008-

CSU was founded in 1946.

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Chairmen of FDP

Theodor Heuss 1948-1949 (+1963) Franz Blücher 1949-1954 (+1959) Thomas Dehler 1954-1957 (+1967) Reinhold Maier 1957-1960 (+1971) Erich Mende 1960-1968 (+1998) Walter Scheel 1968-1974 Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1974-1985 Martin Bangemann 1985-1988 Otto Graf Lambsdorff 1988-1993 (+2009) Klaus Kinkel 1993-1995 Wolfgang Gerhardt 1995-2001 Guido Westerwelle 2001-2011 Philipp Rösler 2011-

FDP was founded in 1948.

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Co-Speakers/Co-Chairmen of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

Herbert Gruhl (+1993) + August Haussleiter (+1989) + Helmut Neddermeyer 1980 August Haussleiter (+1989) + Petra Kelly (+1992)s + Norbert Mann 1980 Dieter Burgmann + Petra Kelly (+1992)s + Norbert Mann 1980-1981 Dieter Burgmann + Petra Kelly (+1992) + Manon Maren-Grisebach 1981-1982 Wilhelm Knabe + Manon Maren-Grisebach + Rainer Trampert 1982-1983 Wilhelm Knabe + Rebekka Schmidt + Rainer Trampert 1983-1984 Lukas Beckmann + Jutta Ditfurth + Rainer Trampert 1984-1987 Jutta Ditfurth + Regina Michalik + Christian Schmidt 1987-1989 Ralf Fücks + Ruth Hammerbacher + Verena Krieger 1989-1990 Renate Damus + Heide Rühle + Christian Ströbele 1990-1991 Ludger Volmer + Christine Weiske 1991-1993 Ludger Volmer + Marianne Birthler 1993-1994 Jürgen Trittin + Krista Sager 1994-1996 Jürgen Trittin + Gunda Röstel 1996-1998 Antje Radcke + Gunda Röstel 1998-2000 Renate Künast + Fritz Kuhn 2000-2001 Claudia Roth + Fritz Kuhn 2001-2002 Angelika Beer + Reinhard Bütikofer 2002-2004 Claudia Roth + Reinhard Bütikofer 2004-2008 Claudia Roth + Cem Özdemir 2008-

Die Grünen was founded in 1980. In 1993 it was merged with Bündnis 90, a party based on the former GDR. (Source: Rulers, by Ben Schemmel)

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Chairmen of PDS and Die Linkspartei.PDS (1990-2007)

Gregor Gysi 1990-1993 Lothar Bisky 1993-2000 Gabi Zimmer 2000-2003 Lothar Bisky 2003-2007

PDS evolved from the previous Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED, communist), the former single ruling party in GDR. SED became SED-PDS on 15 Dec 1989 and PDS on 4 Feb 1990. On 17 Jul 2005 the PDS adopted the name of The Left Party.PDS. On 16 Jun 2007 it merged with the WASG to create The Left.

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Co-Leaders of WASG (2005-2007)

Christine Buchholz + Klaus Ernst + Thomas Händel + Axel Troost 2005-2007

WASG was founded on 22 Jan 2005 by splinters of SPD and other lefitst polititians. On 16 Jun 2007 it merged with The Left Party.PDS to create The Left.

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Co-Leaders of Die Linke

Lothar Bisky + Oskar Lafontaine 2007-2010 Gesine Lötzsch + Klaus Ernst 2010-

Die Linke was founded on 16 Jun 2007 as the merger of The Left Party.PDS and the WASG.

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Chairmen of REP

Franz Handlos 1983-1985 Franz Schönhuber 1985-1994 (+2005) Rolf Schlierer 1994-

(List courtesy of Karl Stas)

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Leader of DVU

Gerhard Frey 1987-2009 Matthias Faust 2009-

DVU was founded in 1971 as a non-partisan organization by G. Frey. Since Mar 1987 it contitued as a party properly with the name DVU-Liste D. In 1991 it changed its name to simply DVU. (List courtesy of Karl Stas)

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Chairmen of NPD

Fritz Thielen 1964-1967 Wilhelm Gutmann 1967 (interim) Adolf von Thadden 1967-1971 (+1996) Martin Mußgnug 1971-1991 (+1997) Walter Bachmann 1991 (interim) Günter Deckert 1991-1996 Udo Voigt 1996-