List of German Chancellors
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This is the list of leaders and chancellors of Germany from 1871 (German Empire) until the present-day Federal Republic of Germany.
German Reich (1871–1945)
German Empire (1871–1918)
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Otto von Bismarck | 21 March 1871 | 20 March 1890 |
| Leo von Caprivi | 20 March 1890 | 26 October 1894 |
| Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | 29 October 1894 | 17 October 1900 |
| Bernhard von Bülow | 17 October 1900 | 14 July 1909 |
| Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg | 14 July 1909 | 13 July 1917 |
| Georg Michaelis | 14 July 1917 | 1 November 1917 |
| Georg von Hertling | 1 November 1917 | 30 September 1918 |
| Max von Baden | 3 October 1918 | 9 November 1918 |
Weimar Republic (1918–1933)
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Philipp Scheidemann | 13 February 1919 | 20 June 1919 |
| Gustav Bauer | 21 June 1919 | 26 March 1920 |
| Hermann Müller | 27 March 1920 | 21 June 1920 |
| Constantin Fehrenbach | 25 June 1920 | 4 May 1921 |
| Joseph Wirth | 10 May 1921 | 14 November 1922 |
| Wilhelm Cuno | 22 November 1922 | 12 August 1923 |
| Gustav Stresemann | 13 August 1923 | 30 November 1923 |
| Wilhelm Marx | 30 November 1923 | 15 January 1925 |
| Hans Luther | 15 January 1925 | 12 May 1926 |
| Wilhelm Marx | 17 May 1926 | 12 June 1928 |
| Hermann Müller | 28 June 1928 | 27 March 1930 |
| Heinrich Brüning | 30 March 1930 | 30 May 1932 |
| Franz von Papen | 1 June 1932 | 17 November 1932 |
| Kurt von Schleicher | 3 December 1932 | 28 January 1933 |
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Adolf Hitler | 30 January 1933 | 30 April 1945 |
| Joseph Goebbels | 30 April 1945 | 1 May 1945 |
| Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk | 1 May 1945 | 23 May 1945 |
Divided Germany (1949–1990)
Germany was occupied by the Allies from 1945 to 1949. In 1949 Germany was divided in two German states.
West Germany (1949–1990)
- Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Konrad Adenauer | 15 September 1949 | 11 October 1963 |
| Ludwig Erhard | 17 October 1963 | 30 November 1966 |
| Kurt Georg Kiesinger | 1 December 1966 | 21 October 1969 |
| Willy Brandt | 22 October 1969 | 7 May 1974 |
| Helmut Schmidt | 16 May 1974 | 1 October 1982 |
| Helmut Kohl | 1 October 1982 | 27 October 1998 (continued after reunification between West and East) |
East Germany (1949–1990)
- German Democratic Republic (GDR)
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Otto Grotewohl | 12 October 1949 | 21 September 1964 |
| Willi Stoph | 21 September 1964 | 3 October 1973 |
| Horst Sindermann | 3 October 1973 | 29 October 1976 |
| Willi Stoph | 29 October 1976 | 13 November 1989 |
| Hans Modrow | 13 November 1989 | 12 April 1990 |
| Lothar de Maizière | 12 April 1990 | 2 October 1990 |
Germany (1990–present)
- Federal Republic of Germany (GER)
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Helmut Kohl | 1 October 1982 | 27 October 1998 |
| Gerhard Schröder | 27 October 1998 | 22 November 2005 |
| Angela Merkel | 22 Novemer 2005 | 8 December 2021 |
| Olaf Scholz | 8 December 2021 | Present' |
External links
- List of chancellors of Germany. Encyclopædia Britannica.