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

  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 Schröder (SPD), 1998-2005
  8. Angela Merkel (CDU), 2005-...