Chancellor of Germany

Chancellors of the German Empire (1871–1919)
Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Prince Otto von Bismarck March 21, 1871 March 20, 1890
2 Count Leo von Caprivi March 20, 1890 October 26, 1894
3 Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst October 29, 1894 October 17, 1900
4 Prince Bernhard von Bülow October 17, 1900 July 14, 1909
5 Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg July 14, 1909 July 13, 1917
6 Georg Michaelis July 14, 1917 November 1, 1917
7 Count Georg von Hertling November 1, 1917 September 30, 1918
8 Prince Maximilian of Baden October 3, 1918 November 9, 1918
9 Friedrich Ebert November 9, 1918 November 11, 1918 Social Democrats


Revolutionary period 1918/19
On November 9, 1918, Chancellor Max von Baden handed over his office to Friedrich Ebert. Ebert continued to serve as Head of Government during the three months between the end of the German Empire in November 1918 and the first gathering of the National Assembly in February 1919, but did not use the title of Chancellor.

During that time, Ebert also served as Chairman of the Council of the People's Delegates, until December 29, 1918 together with the Independent Social Democrat Hugo Haase.


Chancellors of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Philipp Scheidemann (Reichsministerpräsident) February 13, 1919 June 20, 1919 Social Democrats
2 Gustav Bauer (Reichskanzler since August 14) June 21, 1919 March 26, 1920 Social Democrats
3 Hermann Müller (1st term) March 27, 1920 June 8, 1920 Social Democrats
4 Konstantin Fehrenbach June 25, 1920 May 4, 1921 Centre
5 Joseph Wirth May 10, 1921 November 14, 1922 Centre
6 Wilhelm Cuno November 22, 1922 August 12, 1923
7 Gustav Stresemann August 13, 1923 November 30, 1923 German People's Party
8 Wilhelm Marx (1st term) November 30, 1923 January 15, 1925 Centre
9 Hans Luther January 15, 1925 May 12, 1926
10 Wilhelm Marx (2nd term) May 17, 1926 June 12, 1928 Centre
11 Hermann Müller (2nd term) June 28, 1928 March 27, 1930 Social Democrats
12 Heinrich Brüning March 30, 1930 May 30, 1932 Centre
13 Franz von Papen June 1, 1932 November 17, 1932
14 Kurt von Schleicher December 2, 1932 January 28, 1933


Chancellors of the Third Reich (1933–1945)
Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Adolf Hitler ("Führer (leader) and Chancellor" from 1934) January 30, 1933 April 30, 1945 National Socialists
2 Dr. Joseph Goebbels (appointed by Hitler, served as Chancellor for one day and only act was to call for a ceasefire with the Soviets.) April 30, 1945 May 1, 1945 National Socialists
3 Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk (Chancellor of the Flensburg government) May 2, 1945 May 8, or May 23,
or July 5, 1945 None

List of Chancellors since 1949
Name Took Office Left Office Party
1 Dr. Konrad Adenauer September 15, 1949 October 16, 1963 Christian Democrats
2 Dr. Ludwig Erhard October 16, 1963 December 1, 1966 Christian Democrats
3 Dr. Kurt Georg Kiesinger December 1, 1966 October 21, 1969 Christian Democrats
4 Willy Brandt October 21, 1969 May 7, 1974 Social Democrats
Vice Chancellor Walter Scheel (acting1) May 7, 1974 May 16, 1974 Free Democrats
5 Helmut Schmidt May 16, 1974 October 1, 1982 Social Democrats
6 Dr. Helmut Kohl October 1, 1982 October 27, 1998 Christian Democrats
7 Gerhard Schröder October 27, 1998 November 22, 2005 Social Democrats
8 Dr. Angela Merkel November 22, 2005 - Christian Democrats


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