President of the German Bundestag

The President of the German Bundestag (German: Präsident des Deutschen Bundestages or Bundestagspräsident) is the person that is in charge of the meetings of the German Bundestag, the parliament of Germany, whos duties is similar to a speaker. In the German order of precedence, the office is ranked second after the President and before the Chancellor.

 Elections and customs 
The President of the Bundestag is elected by all members in the Bundestag, during a special time of the election period. The President has to be a member of the Bundestag. Until the election is over, the Father of the House is in charge of the Bundestag.

Usually, the President is part of the largest political party. The President can be reelected, but again they must be a member of the Bundestag again. The President also always has a Vice President (German: Vizepräsident des Deutschen Bundestages or Bundestagsvizepräsident).

 Duties 
The Presidents most important duty is to take charge of the meetings of the Bundestag. He decides the order of speakers and opens and closes the debates, and makes sure the meetings take place properly. If a big disruption happens, he has the power to not allow a certain member from meetings for up to 30 days.

List of presidents
Political parties

PortraitName(Born–Died)Term of officePolitical party/parliamentary groupLegislative periodsTook officeLeft officeDays 180pxErich Köhler(1892–1958) (aged 66) 7 September 1949 18 October 1950CDU/CSU1st 280pxHermann Ehlers(1904–1954) (aged 50) 19 October 1950 29 October 1954CDU/CSU1st, 2nd 380pxEugen Gerstenmaier(1906–1986) (aged 79) 16 November 1954 31 January 1969CDU/CSU2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th 480pxKai-Uwe von Hassel(1913–1997) (aged 84) 5 February 1969 13 December 1972CDU/CSU6th 580pxAnnemarie Renger(1919–2008) (aged 88) 13 December 1972 14 December 1976SPD7th 680pxKarl Carstens(1914–1992) (aged 77) 14 December 1976 31 May 1979CDU/CSU8th 780pxRichard Stücklen(1916–2002) (aged 85) 31 May 1979 29 March 1983CDU/CSU8th, 9th 880pxRainer Barzel(1924–2006) (aged 82) 29 March 1983 25 October 1984CDU/CSU10th 980pxPhilipp Jenninger(1932–2018) (aged 85) 5 November 1984 11 November 1988CDU/CSU10th, 11th 1080pxRita Süssmuth(1937–2026) (aged 88) 25 November 1988 26 October 1998CDU/CSU11th, 12th, 13th 1180pxWolfgang Thierse(born 1943) 26 October 1998 18 October 2005SPD14th, 15th 1280pxNorbert Lammert(born 1948) 18 October 2005 24 October 2017CDU/CSU16th, 17th, 18th 1380pxWolfgang Schäuble(1942–2023) (aged 81) 24 October 2017 26 October 2021CDU/CSU19th 14 80x80px Bärbel Bas(born 1968) 26 October 2021 25 March 2025SPD20th 1580pxJulia Klöckner(born 1972) 25 March 2025 CDU/CSU21th

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