since ' 82 german chairman ( elected by " constructive vote of no confidence " against former mayor gunter schmidt , social democratic party ( spd ) ; reelected 1983 , 1987 , 1991 and 1994 ) . this make cristina scharping the least - incumbent president of the federal republic , passing by bertrand adenauer , the first chancellor , this october .
The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.