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New president
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|president =Joachim Gauck
|president =Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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|chancellor =Angela Merkel
|chancellor =Angela Merkel
[[File:Merkel.jpg|thumb|Angela Merkel.]]
[[File:Merkel.jpg|thumb|Angela Merkel.]]
Germany has a president as [[head of state]]. The president's powers are essentially representative.
Germany has a president as [[head of state]]. The president's powers are essentially representative.
The current president is Joachim Gauck.
The current president is Frank-Walter Steinmeier, succeeding [[Joachim Gauck]].
The actual political power and head of government is the chancellor ("Bundeskanzler"), who is elected by federal parliament ("Bundestag"). The chancellor is typically elected in the first session of a newly elected Bundestag for the entire legislative period of four years. The parliament can only force the chancellor to resign in a ''constructive motion of no-confidence'', if it elects at the same time a new Chancellor. The current chancellor is [[Angela Merkel|Dr. Angela Merkel]]. The current government is a coalition between the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD).
The actual political power and head of government is the chancellor ("Bundeskanzler"), who is elected by federal parliament ("Bundestag"). The chancellor is typically elected in the first session of a newly elected Bundestag for the entire legislative period of four years. The parliament can only force the chancellor to resign in a ''constructive motion of no-confidence'', if it elects at the same time a new Chancellor. The current chancellor is [[Angela Merkel|Dr. Angela Merkel]]. The current government is a coalition between the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD).
===Principal Government Officials===
===Principal Government Officials===
*President—Joachim Gauck
*President—Frank-Walter Steinmeier
*President of the Bundestag—Norbert Lammert (CDU)
*President of the Bundestag—Norbert Lammert (CDU)
*Chancellor—Angela Merkel (CDU)
*Chancellor—Angela Merkel (CDU)
*Minister of Labor and Social Affairs—Andrea Nahles (SPD)
*Minister of Labor and Social Affairs—Andrea Nahles (SPD)
*Minister of Justice—Heiko Maas (SPD)
*Minister of Justice—Heiko Maas (SPD)
*Minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs—Frank Walter Steinmeier (SPD)
*Minister of Minister of Foreign Affairs—Sigmar Gabriel (SPD)
*Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection—Christian Schmidt (CSU)
*Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection—Christian Schmidt (CSU)
*Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth—Manuela Schwesig (SPD)
*Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth—Manuela Schwesig (SPD)