Heads of the German Chancellery

The Head of the Chancellery (, abbreviated ChefBK) is the highest-ranking official of the German Chancellery and the principal assistant of the Chancellor of Germany. The Chief of Staff is in charge of the running of the German Chancellery as well as with coordinating the federal government's work. All Chiefs of Staff since 2005 have been members of the federal cabinet.Chef des Bundeskanzleramts, Government of Germany

List of the heads of the Federal Chancellery

  Portrait Name Term of office Political party Rank  Took office Left office Time in office 1 80px Franz-Josef Wuermeling 12 October 1949 14 January 1951  CDU Secretary of State 2 80px Walter Hallstein 17 October 1949 1 March 1950  3 80px Otto Lenz 15 January 1951 19 September 1953  4 80px Hans Globke 28 October 1953 15 October 1963  5 80px Ludger Westrick 17 October 1963 16 June 1964  16 June 1964 30 November 1966  Federal Minister 6 80px Werner Knieper 1 December 1966 31 December 1967  Secretary of State 7 80px Karl Carstens 1 January 1968 22 October 1969  8 80px Horst Ehmke 22 October 1969 18 December 1972  SPD Federal Minister 9 80px Horst Grabert 18 December 1972 15 May 1974  Secretary of State 10 80px Manfred Schüler 16 May 1974 1 December 1980  11 80px Manfred Lahnstein 1 December 1980 28 April 1982  12 80px Gerhard Konow 29 April 1982 4 October 1982  CDU 13 80px Waldemar Schreckenberger 4 October 1982 15 November 1984  14 80px Wolfgang Schäuble 15 November 1984 20 April 1989  Federal Minister 15 80px Rudolf Seiters 21 April 1989 25 November 1991  16 80px Friedrich Bohl 26 November 1991 27 October 1998  17 80px Bodo Hombach 27 October 1998 7 July 1999 SPD 18 80px Frank-Walter Steinmeier 7 July 1999 22 November 2005  Secretary of State 19 80px Thomas de Maizière 22 November 2005 28 October 2009  CDU Federal Minister 20 80px Ronald Pofalla 28 October 2009 17 December 2013  21 80px Peter Altmaier 17 December 2013 14 March 2018  22 80px Helge Braun 14 March 2018 8 December 2021  23 80px Wolfgang Schmidt 8 December 2021 Incumbent  SPD

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