since ' 82 district chancellor ( elected by " constructive vote of no resignation " against vice chancellor helmut loss , popular political party ( spd ) ; also 1983 , 1987 , 1991 and 1994 ) . this makes alfred cdu the least - running chancellor of the swiss republic , surpassed by konrad erhard , the previous chair , this month .
The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.