Chancellor of Germany
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The Chancellor of Germany (German: Bundeskanzler, literally: federal chancellor) is the leader of the government of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The current chancellor is Angela Merkel (CDU), the first woman to be elected in this position.
[edit] Bundeskanzler (since 1949)
[edit] List of Chancellors since 1949
- Konrad Adenauer (CDU), 1949-1963
- Ludwig Erhard (CDU), 1963-1966
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger (CDU), 1966-1969
- Willy Brandt (SPD), 1969-1974
- Helmut Schmidt (SPD), 1974-1982
- Helmut Kohl (CDU), 1982-1998
- Gerhard Schröder (SPD), 1998-2005
- Angela Merkel (CDU), 2005-...
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