and ' 82 federal chancellor ( elected by " constructive vote of no opinion " against last chancellor jurgen bauer , social democratic party ( pd ) ; reelected 1983 , 1987 , 1991 and 1994 ) . this making alfred helmut the longest - serving chancellor of the federal republic , followed by konrad adenauer , the previous chancellor , this april .
The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.