Chancellor of Germany

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For a list of all chancellors, see List of chancellors of Germany .
Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Bundeskanzlerin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Emblem of Government
Standard of the Chancellor
Incumbent
Olaf Scholz
since 8 December 2021  ( 2021-12-08 )
Executive branch of the Government
Style Mr. Chancellor (informal)
His Excellency (diplomatic) [1]
Status Head of Government
Member of Federal Cabinet
European Council
Seat Federal Chancellery , Berlin (main seat)
Palais Schaumburg , Bonn (second seat)
Nominator Bundestag
Appointer President of Germany
Term length 4 years, renewable
Constituting instrument German Basic Law (German Constitution)
Inaugural holder Konrad Adenauer
Formation 24 May 1949 ; 75 years ago  ( 1949-05-24 )
Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Germany
Salary € 351,552 annually [2]
Website bundeskanzlerin .de
The Chancellery in Berlin is the seat of the Chancellor

The chancellor of Germany ( German : Bundeskanzler , literally: federal chancellor ) is the head of government of the Federal Republic of Germany . The Chancellor of Germany is elected by the majority of the members of the Bundestag , the German parliament. The chancellor is the German people's version of a Prime Minister or Premier .

The current chancellor is Olaf Scholz ( SPD ) since 8 December 2021.

Chancellors since 1949 [ change | change source ]

  1. Konrad Adenauer ( CDU ), 1949?1963
  2. Ludwig Erhard ( CDU ), 1963?1966
  3. Kurt Georg Kiesinger ( CDU ), 1966?1969
  4. Willy Brandt ( SPD ), 1969?1974
  5. Helmut Schmidt ( SPD ), 1974?1982
  6. Helmut Kohl ( CDU ), 1982?1998
  7. Gerhard Schroder ( SPD ), 1998?2005
  8. Angela Merkel ( CDU ), 2005?2021
  9. Olaf Scholz ( SPD ), since 2021

Related pages [ change | change source ]

References [ change | change source ]

  1. ↑ "Ratgeber fur Anschriften und Anreden" (PDF) . Bundesministerium des Innern ? Protokoll Inland. p. 40 . Retrieved 23 May 2019 .
  2. ↑ "Wie hoch ist das Gehalt von Angela Merkel?" . handelsblatt.com .
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