page_title: 2012 in Germany
section_title: Federal level
hierarchical_section_title: 2012 in Germany / Incumbents / Federal level
caption_attribution_description: English: President of Germany Christian Wulff at Berlin
context_page_description: Events in the year 2012 in Germany.
context_section_description: President –
  until 17 February: Christian Wulff
  17 February-18 March: Horst Seehofer
  starting 18 March: Joachim Gauck
  Chancellor – Angela Merkel
caption: Christian Wulff
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