President of Germany
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The President of Germany (German: Bundespräsident, literally: federal president) is the head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany. His functions are mostly representative.
The current president is Horst Köhler (CDU).
[edit] Bundespräsident (since 1949)
[edit] List of Presidents since 1949
- Theodor Heuss (FDP), 1949–1959
- Heinrich Lübke (CDU), 1959–1969
- Gustav Heinemann (SPD), 1969–1974
- Walter Scheel (FDP), 1974–1979
- Karl Carstens (CDU), 1979–1984
- Richard von Weizsäcker (CDU), 1984–1994
- Roman Herzog (CDU), 1994–1999
- Johannes Rau (SPD), 1999–2004
- Horst Köhler (CDU), 2004–...
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