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1949 - 1963

Konrad Adenauer

Konrad Adenauer
1963 - 1966

Ludwig Erhard

Ludwig Erhard
1966 - 1969

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Kurt Georg Kiesinger
1969 - 1974

Willy Brandt

Willy Brandt
1974 - 1982

Helmut Schmidt

Helmut Schmidt
1982 - 1998

Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl
1998 - 2005

Gerhard Schröder

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2005 - Today

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel
Federal Chancellors since 1949 (PDF, 655.5 KB, barrier-free)

Angela Merkel (since 2005)

Angela Merkel Angela Merkel Photo: Ute Grabowsky/photothek.net

Angela Merkel has been head of the German Government since 22 November 2005. She is the first woman and the first former East German to hold this office.

Before Merkel, seven men headed the German Government after 1949. Each of them faced very different challenges – and at the same time left his mark on account of his power to determine general guidelines of government policy.

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All Chancellors

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Konrad Adenauer

1949 - 1963 more
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Ludwig Erhard

1963 - 1966 more
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Kurt Georg Kiesinger

1966 - 1969 more
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Willy Brandt

1969 - 1974 more
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Helmut Schmidt

1974 - 1982 more
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Helmut Kohl

1982 - 1998 more
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Gerhard Schröder

1998 - 2005 more
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Angela Merkel

2005 - Today more

Gallery of Chancellors

The Gallery of Chancellors was the brainchild of Helmut Schmidt. It contains the portraits of seven former Federal Chancellors.

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1949 - 1963

Konrad Adenauer

1963 - 1966

Ludwig Erhard

1966 - 1969

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

1969 - 1974

Willy Brandt

1974 - 1982

Helmut Schmidt

1982 - 1998

Helmut Kohl

1998 - 2005

Gerhard Schröder

2005 - Today

Angela Merkel

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