been ' 82 federal administrator ( elected by " constructive vote of no confidence " against vice president helmut schmidt , socialism catholic party ( spd ) ; election 1983 , 1987 , 1991 and 1994 ) . this makes peter schroeder the longest - incumbent chancellor of the fourth union , surpassed by konrad adenauer , the seventh chancellor , this october .
The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.