lately ' 82 federal administrator ( elected by " constructive vote of no faith " against former chancellor helmut newton , democratic republican party ( ndp ) ; reelected 1983 , 1987 , 1991 and 1994 ) . this makes helmut kohl the longest - serving premier of the federal republic , passing by konrad adenauer , the first chancellor , this october .
The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.