since ' 82 regional senator ( established by " constructive verdict of no return " against ex chancellor franz brandt , social credit party ( spd ) ; reelected 1983 , 1987 , 1991 and 1994 ) . this is jerry chancellor the long - term chancellor of the federal district , passing by konrad gerhard , the first chancellor , this month .
The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.