Question: when was social democratic party established in germany
Answer: Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Abbreviation SPD Leader Olaf Scholz ( Acting ) Secretary - General Lars Klingbeil Deputy Leaders Ralf Stegner Thorsten Schäfer - Gümbel Olaf Scholz Manuela Schwesig Natascha Kohnen Malu Dreyer Founded 23 May 1863 ( 154 years ago ) ( 1863 - 05 - 23 ) Merger of ADAV and SDAP Headquarters Willy - Brandt - Haus D - 10911 Berlin Newspaper Vorwärts Student wing Sozialistischer Deutscher Studentenbund ( 1946 -- 61 ) Sozialdemokratischer Hochschulbund ( de ) ( 1961 -- 72 ) Juso - Hochschulgruppen ( since 1973 ) Youth wing Jusos Women 's wing Association of Social Democratic Women Membership ( January 2017 ) 433,000 Ideology Social democracy Pro-Europeanism Political position Centre - left European affiliation Party of Europ