Chancellor of Germany

The chancellor of Germany (German: Bundeskanzler, literally: federal chancellor) is the head of government of the Federal Republic of Germany.  The Chancellor of Germany is elected by the majority of the members of the Bundestag, the German parliament.  The chancellor is the German people's version of a Prime Minister or Premier.

The current chancellor is Friedrich Merz (CDU) since 6 May 2025.

 Chancellors since 1949 
 Konrad Adenauer (CDU), 1949–1963
 Ludwig Erhard (CDU), 1963–1966
 Kurt Georg Kiesinger (CDU), 1966–1969
 Willy Brandt (SPD), 1969–1974
 Helmut Schmidt (SPD), 1974–1982
 Helmut Kohl (CDU), 1982–1998
 Gerhard Schröder (SPD), 1998–2005
 Angela Merkel (CDU), 2005–2021
 Olaf Scholz (SPD), 2021–2025
 Friedrich Merz (CDU), 2025–present

 Related pages 
 List of chancellors of Germany
 Reich Chancellor, chancellors of the German Reich

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