before ' 82 federal chancellor ( admitted by " direct vote of no confidence " against previous chancellor helmut schmidt , social political federation ( spd ) ; reelected 1983 , 1987 , 1991 and 1994 ) . this makes arnold kohl the tallest - serving chancellor of the federal republic , passing by konrad konrad , the first chancellor , this october .
The name of Helmut Kohl's political party is the Christian Democratic Union.