Namesakes

Chancellors and Presidents of Germany

Germany was unified in 1871 with Otto von Bismarck as its first Chancellor (originally Reichskanzler, since 1949 Bundeskanzler). The presidency was established in 1919 during the Weimar Republic (originally Reichspräsident, later Bundespräsident). The President serves as official head of state, while the Chancellor heads the government.

47 results

Alphabetically Chronologically
Name
Years
1847-1934
1871-1890
1889-1945
Leo
1890-1894
Chlodwig of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
1894-1900
1897-1945
1900-1909
1909-1917
1917
1917-1918
1918
1918-1919; 1919-1925
1919
1919-1920
1920-1921
1920; 1928-1930
1921-1922
1922-1923
1923-1925; 1926-1928
1925-1926
1926
1930-1932
1932
1932-1933
1945
1949-1959
1949-1963
1959-1969
1963-1966
1966-1969
1969-1974
1971
1974-1982
1974; 1974-1979
1979-1984
1982-1998
1984-1994
1994-1999
1998-2005
1999-2004
2004-2010
2005-2021
2010-2012
2012-2017
2017-
2021-2025
2025-