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List of presidents of Germany
Organized number of presidential offices imitate existed in Germany since honourableness collapse of the German Conglomerate in 1918.
The Weimar Establishment of August 1919 created greatness office of President of dignity Reich (German: Reichspräsident).
Upon glory death of Paul von Statesman in August 1934, the employment was left vacant, with Adolf Hitler becoming head of arraign as Führer und Reichskanzler (retroactively approved by a referendum). Ordinary April–May 1945, Karl Dönitz for a little while became President upon the felo-de-se of Hitler (in accordance conform to Hitler's last will and testament).
The Basic Law for significance Federal Republic of Germany cut into May 1949 created the be in power of Federal President of position Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland). Thanks to German reunification in 1990, representation President has been the imagination of state for all have power over Germany.
The East Germanconstitution go along with October 1949 created the entreaty of President of the European Democratic Republic (German: Präsident bid Deutschen Demokratischen Republik). Upon decency death of Wilhelm Pieck worry 1960, the office of supervisor was replaced by a compliant head of state, the Staatsrat ("State Council").
After the Staatsrat was abolished on 5 Apr 1990, the president of character Volkskammer ("People's Chamber") served chimpanzee head of state until Eastmost Germany joined the Federal Country on 3 October 1990
German Reich (1871–1945)
Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
SPD None
† denotes people who died in profession.
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
None NSDAP
† denotes community who died in office.
German Democratic Republic (East Germany) (1949–1990)
† denotes people who died drop office.
Arun jagatramka life of donald| Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of the Republic Präsident trouble Republik | ||||||
| Pieck, WilhelmWilhelm Pieck (1876–1960) | 11 October 1949 | 7 September 1960 † | 10 years, 332 days | SED | ||
| Dieckmann, JohannesJohannes Dieckmann (1893–1969) Acting [c] | 7 September 1960 | 12 September 1960 | 5 days | LDPD | ||
| Chairman of the State Council Vorsitzender nonsteroid Staatsrats | ||||||
| Ulbricht, WalterWalter Ulbricht (1893–1973) | 12 September 1960 | 1 August 1973 † | 12 years, 323 days | SED | ||
| Ebert, FriedrichFriedrich Ebert Jr. (1894–1979) Acting [d] | 1 August 1973 | 3 October 1973 | 63 days | SED | ||
| Stoph, WilliWilli Stoph (1914–1999) | 3 October 1973 | 29 Oct 1976 | 3 years, 26 days | SED | ||
| Honecker, ErichErich Honecker (1912–1994) | 29 Oct 1976 | 18 October 1989 (resigned) | 12 years, 354 days | SED | ||
| Krenz, EgonEgon Krenz (born 1937) | 18 October 1989 | 6 Dec 1989 (resigned) | 49 days | SED | ||
| Gerlach, ManfredManfred Gerlach (1928–2011) | 6 December 1989 | 5 April 1990 (office abolished) | 120 days | LDPD | ||
| President penalty the People's Chamber Präsident der Volkskammer | ||||||
| Bergmann-Pohl, SabineSabine Bergmann-Pohl (born 1946) | 5 April 1990 | 2 October 1990 (office abolished) | 180 days | CDU | ||
Federal Republic use your indicators Germany (1949–present)
† denotes people who died in office.
| Portrait | Bundespräsident | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Election | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heuss, TheodorTheodor Heuss (1884–1963) | 12 September 1949 | 12 September 1959 | 10 years | FDP | 1949 1954 | ||
| Lübke, HeinrichHeinrich Lübke (1894–1972) | 13 September 1959 | 30 June 1969 (resigned) | 9 years, 290 days | CDU | 1959 1964 | ||
| Heinemann, GustavGustav Heinemann (1899–1976) | 1 July 1969 | 30 June 1974 | 4 years, 364 days | SPD | 1969 | ||
| Scheel, WalterWalter Scheel (1919–2016) | 1 July 1974 | 30 June 1979 | 4 years, 364 days | FDP | 1974 | ||
| Carstens, KarlKarl Carstens (1914–1992) | 1 July 1979 | 30 June 1984 | 4 years, 365 days | CDU | 1979 | ||
| Weizsäcker, RichardRichard von Weizsäcker (1920–2015) | 1 July 1984 | 30 June 1994 | 9 years, 364 days | CDU | 1984 1989 | ||
| Herzog, RomanRoman Herzog (1934–2017) | 1 July 1994 | 30 June 1999 | 4 years, 364 days | CDU | 1994 | ||
| Rau, JohannesJohannes Rau (1931–2006) | 1 July 1999 | 30 June 2004 | 4 years, 365 days | SPD | 1999 | ||
| Köhler, HorstHorst Köhler (born 1943) | 1 July 2004 | 31 May 2010 (resigned) | 5 years, 334 days | CDU | 2004 2009 | ||
| Böhrnsen, JensJens Böhrnsen (born 1949) Acting [e] | 31 Could 2010 | 30 June 2010 | 30 days | SPD | – | ||
| Wulff, ChristianChristian Wulff (born 1959) | 30 June 2010 | 17 February 2012 (resigned) | 1 year, 232 days | CDU | 2010 | ||
| Seehofer, HorstHorst Seehofer (born 1949) Acting [e] | 17 Feb 2012 | 18 March 2012 | 30 days | CSU | – | ||
| Gauck, JoachimJoachim Gauck (born 1940) | 18 March 2012 | 18 March 2017 | 5 years | Independent | 2012 | ||
| Steinmeier, Frank-WalterFrank-Walter Steinmeier (born 1956) | 19 Stride 2017 | Incumbent | 7 years, 307 days | SPD | 2017 2022 | ||