List of Chancellors of Germany by time in office - wikipedia List of Chancellors of Germany by time in office 12 years, 258 days Angela Merkel since 2005 This is a list of Chancellors of Germany by time in office from 1867 to the present including the Federal Republic of Germany and its predecessors. This is based on the difference between dates ; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater. ( Note that the shortest - reigning and longest - reigning pope lists use numbers of calendar days. ) Bismarck 's successive tenure as Chancellor of the North German Confederation ( 1867 - 1871 ) and of the German Empire ( 1871 - 1890 ) is counted as one continuous term ; Müller and Marx 's double terms are treated as single, continuous tenures. # in office Chancellor Time in office Rank Prince Otto von Bismarck 7003840000000000000 ♠ 22 years, 364 days Count Leo von Caprivi 7003168100000000000 ♠ 4 years, 220 days 11 Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe - Schillingsfürst 7003217900000000000 ♠ 5 years, 353 days 10 Prince Bernhard von Bülow 7003319200000000000 ♠ 8 years, 270 days 6 5 Theobald von Bethmann - Hollweg 7003292100000000000 ♠ 7 years, 364 days 8 6 Georg Michaelis 7002110000000000000 ♠ 110 days 26 7 Count Georg von Hertling 7002333000000000000 ♠ 333 days 20 8 Prince Maximilian of Baden 7001370000000000000 ♠ 37 days 30 9 Friedrich Ebert 7001960000000000000 ♠ 96 days 28 10 Philipp Scheidemann 7002127000000000000 ♠ 127 days 25 11 Gustav Bauer 7002279000000000000 ♠ 279 days 22 12 Hermann Müller 7002710000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 345 days 17 13 Constantin Fehrenbach 7002313000000000000 ♠ 313 days 21 14 Joseph Wirth 7002553000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 188 days 18 15 Wilhelm Cuno 7002263000000000000 ♠ 263 days 23 16 Gustav Stresemann 7002109000000000000 ♠ 109 days 27 17 Wilhelm Marx 7003116800000000000 ♠ 3 years, 73 days 13 18 Hans Luther 7002482000000000000 ♠ 1 year, 117 days 19 19 Heinrich Brüning 7002792000000000000 ♠ 2 years, 61 days 16 20 Franz von Papen 7002169000000000000 ♠ 169 days 24 21 Kurt von Schleicher 7001560000000000000 ♠ 56 days 29 22 Adolf Hitler 7003447300000000000 ♠ 12 years, 90 days 5 23 Joseph Goebbels 7000100000000000000 ♠ 1 day 32 24 Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk 7001210000000000000 ♠ 21 days 31 25 Konrad Adenauer 7003514400000000000 ♠ 14 years, 31 days 26 Ludwig Erhard 7003114200000000000 ♠ 3 years, 46 days 14 27 Kurt Georg Kiesinger 7003105500000000000 ♠ 2 years, 324 days 15 28 Willy Brandt 7003165900000000000 ♠ 4 years, 198 days 12 29 Helmut Schmidt 7003306000000000000 ♠ 8 years, 138 days 7 30 Helmut Kohl 7003587000000000000 ♠ 16 years, 26 days 31 Gerhard Schröder 7003258300000000000 ♠ 7 years, 26 days 9 32 Angela Merkel 7003464100000000000 ♠ 12 years, 258 days See also List of German monarchs President of Germany List of German presidents President of Germany ( Weimar Republic ) Chancellor of Germany Chancellor of Germany ( Federal Republic ) Leadership of East Germany List of German Chancellors List of Chancellors of the Federal Republic of Germany by time in office Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Chancellors_of_Germany_by_time_in_office&oldid=837690304 '' Categories : Chancellors of Germany Lists of people by time in office Lists of political office - holders in Germany Lists of prime ministers Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 22 April 2018, at 11 : 33 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the longest serving chancellor of germany
Answer: Prince Otto von Bismarck