Vice-Chancellor of Germany
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The Vice-Chancellor of Germany is, according to protocol, the second highest position in the Cabinet of Germany
In case of the Chancellor
's absence, the vice-chancellor acts in his or her place, for instance by heading cabinet meetings. The vice-chancellor will not automatically become chancellor for the rest of the term if the chancellor dies or becomes unable to fulfill his or her duties in any other way. It is the President
who asks a minister to fulfill the chancellor's duties until the Parliament
elects a new chancellor. Usually, the president asks the vice-chancellor.
In modern times, vice-chancellor is not an independent office, but a position held by one of the cabinet ministers
. Since 1966, it has often been held by the minister of foreign affairs.
According to the Basic Law
, it is the chancellor who chooses one of the ministers to be vice-chancellor. Since coalition governments are common in German politics, the vice-chancellor in most cases represents the junior coalition partner and is often the chairman of that party.
The prefix "Vize-" is derived from the Latin "vicis" meaning "in place of". "Kanzler" is the traditional title of the head of government in Germany. Although the office has always been widely known as Vizekanzler, this has never been the official term. The official term since 1949 is Stellvertreter des Bundeskanzlers (Deputy to the Chancellor), however this term is seldom used outside very formal contexts.
After Papen's resignation, the office of vice-chancellor remained vacant until the demise of Nazi Germany.
Cabinet of Germany
The Cabinet of Germany is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany. It consists of the Chancellor and the cabinet ministers. The fundamentals of the cabinet's organization are set down in articles 62 to 69 of the Basic Law.-Nomination:...
In case of the Chancellor
Chancellor of Germany
The Chancellor of Germany is, under the German 1949 constitution, the head of government of Germany...
's absence, the vice-chancellor acts in his or her place, for instance by heading cabinet meetings. The vice-chancellor will not automatically become chancellor for the rest of the term if the chancellor dies or becomes unable to fulfill his or her duties in any other way. It is the President
President of Germany
The President of the Federal Republic of Germany is the country's head of state. His official title in German is Bundespräsident . Germany has a parliamentary system of government and so the position of President is largely ceremonial...
who asks a minister to fulfill the chancellor's duties until the Parliament
Bundestag
The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...
elects a new chancellor. Usually, the president asks the vice-chancellor.
In modern times, vice-chancellor is not an independent office, but a position held by one of the cabinet ministers
Cabinet of Germany
The Cabinet of Germany is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany. It consists of the Chancellor and the cabinet ministers. The fundamentals of the cabinet's organization are set down in articles 62 to 69 of the Basic Law.-Nomination:...
. Since 1966, it has often been held by the minister of foreign affairs.
According to the Basic Law
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany is the constitution of Germany. It was formally approved on 8 May 1949, and, with the signature of the Allies of World War II on 12 May, came into effect on 23 May, as the constitution of those states of West Germany that were initially included...
, it is the chancellor who chooses one of the ministers to be vice-chancellor. Since coalition governments are common in German politics, the vice-chancellor in most cases represents the junior coalition partner and is often the chairman of that party.
History
The office was initially established by the 1878 Stellvertretungsgesetz, which provided for the Chancellor appointing a deputy, officially known as Allgemeiner Stellvertreter des Reichskanzlers (Deputy General to the Chancellor). In addition to the general deputy, who would be responsible for all the affairs of the Chancellor, the Chancellor could appoint deputies with limited responsibilities. The Stellvertretungsgesetz was revised on 28 October 1918, when the possibility of appointing deputies with limited responsibilities was removed and the Vice Chancellor was given the right to appear before Parliament.The prefix "Vize-" is derived from the Latin "vicis" meaning "in place of". "Kanzler" is the traditional title of the head of government in Germany. Although the office has always been widely known as Vizekanzler, this has never been the official term. The official term since 1949 is Stellvertreter des Bundeskanzlers (Deputy to the Chancellor), however this term is seldom used outside very formal contexts.
Allgemeiner Stellvertreter des Reichskanzlers (Deputy General to the Chancellor)
- Otto zu Stolberg-WernigerodeOtto zu Stolberg-WernigerodePrince Otto of Stolberg-Wernigerode was an Imperial German politician and the first Vice-Chancellor of Germany. He was born into the ancient noble family of Stolberg-Wernigerode which had been quasi-sovereign rulers of their county until the German Mediatisation when they came under the...
, 1 June 1878 - 20 June 1881. - Karl Heinrich von BoetticherKarl Heinrich von BoetticherKarl Heinrich von Boetticher was a German conservative politician and statesman. He served as Secretary of the Interior , and Vice Chancellor of Germany ....
, 20 June 1881 - 1 July 1897, also Secretary of the Interior. - Arthur von Posadowsky-WehnerArthur von Posadowsky-WehnerArthur, Count of Posadowsky-Wehner, Baron of Postelwitz was a German conservative politician and statesman. He served as Secretary for the Treasury , Secretary of the Interior, Vice Chancellor of Germany and Prussian Minister of State ....
, 1 July 1897 - 24 June 1907, also Secretary of the Interior. - Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, 24 June 1907 - 14 July 1909, also Secretary of the Interior.
- Clemens von DelbrückClemens von DelbrückClemens Ernst Gottlieb von Delbrück was a German nationalist politician and later nobleman.-Biography:...
, 14 July 1909 - 22 May 1916, also Secretary of the Interior. - Karl HelfferichKarl HelfferichKarl Theodor Helfferich was a German politician, economist, and financier from Neustadt an der Weinstraße in the Palatinate.-Biography:...
, 22 May 1916 - 9 November 1917, also Secretary of the Interior (until 23 October 1917). - Friedrich von PayerFriedrich von PayerFriedrich von Payer was a German lawyer, liberal politician and vice-chancellor of Germany during the last year of World War I. He was born in Tübingen and was educated at the seminary at Blaubeuren, returning to his home town to study law in 1865...
(FVPProgressive People's Party (Germany)The Progressive People's Party was a liberal party of late Imperial Germany. It was formed in 6 March, 1910 as a merger of Freeminded People's Party, Freeminded Union, and German People's Party in order to unify the various liberal groups represented in parliament...
), 9 November 1917 - 10 November 1918.
Vice-Chancellors
- Eugen SchifferEugen SchifferEugen Schiffer , was the German Minister of Finances and Vice-Chancellor from 13 February to 19 April 1919 and 3 October 1919 to 27 March 1920. From 1919 to 1920 and again in 1921 he served as Minister of Justice....
(DDP), 13 February - 19 April 1919 (as Deputy Minister-President); also Minister of Finances. - Bernhard DernburgBernhard DernburgBernhard Dernburg was a German liberal politician and banker. He served as Secretary for Colonial Affairs and head of the Imperial Colonial Office from May 1907 to 9 June 1910, and as Federal Minister of Finance and Vice Chancellor of Germany from 17 April to 20 June 1919.-Background and banking...
(DDP), 30 April - 20 June 1919 (as Deputy Minister-President); also Minister of Finances. - Matthias ErzbergerMatthias ErzbergerMatthias Erzberger was a German politician. Prominent in the Centre Party, he spoke out against the First World War from 1917 and eventually signed the Armistice with Germany for the German Empire...
(Centre PartyCentre Party (Germany)The German Centre Party was a Catholic political party in Germany during the Kaiserreich and the Weimar Republic. Formed in 1870, it battled the Kulturkampf which the Prussian government launched to reduce the power of the Catholic Church...
), 21 June - 3 October 1919 (until 14 August 1919 as Deputy Minister-President); also Minister of Finances. - Eugen SchifferEugen SchifferEugen Schiffer , was the German Minister of Finances and Vice-Chancellor from 13 February to 19 April 1919 and 3 October 1919 to 27 March 1920. From 1919 to 1920 and again in 1921 he served as Minister of Justice....
(DDP), 3 October 1919 - 27 March 1920; also Minister of Justice. - Erich Koch-WeserErich Koch-WeserErich Koch-Weser was a German lawyer and liberal politician...
(DDP), 27 March 1920 - 21 June 1920; also Minster of the Interior. - Rudolf HeinzeRudolf HeinzeKarl Rudolf Heinze was a German jurist and politician. He was Vice-Chancellor of Germany and Minister of Justice from 1922 to 1923 under Wilhelm Cuno....
(DVPGerman People's PartyThe German People's Party was a national liberal party in Weimar Germany and a successor to the National Liberal Party of the German Empire.-Ideology:...
), 25 June 1920 - 4 May 1921; also Minister of Justice. - Gustav BauerGustav Bauer' was a German Social Democratic Party leader and Chancellor of Germany from 1919 to 1920.Born in Darkehmen near Königsberg in East Prussia, Bauer, who rose to notice through his leadership of a white-collar trade union, served from 1908 to 1918 as chairman of the General Commission of Trade...
(SPDSocial Democratic Party of GermanyThe Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
), 10 May 1921 - 14 November 1922; also Minister of the Treasury.
- vacant 1922-1923
- Robert SchmidtRobert SchmidtRobert Schmidt was a German politician and member of the SPD.Schmidt, born in Berlin, learned the profession of piano manufacturer. From 1893 to 1902 he was editor for the social-democratic newspaper Vorwärts....
(SPD), 13 August 1923 - 3 November 1923; also Minister for Reconstruction. - Karl JarresKarl JarresKarl Jarres was a politician of the German People's Party during the Weimar Republic. Jarres was born in the city of Remscheid. Rhenish Prussia, and after legal studies in Bonn as a young adult, pursued an administrative career...
(DVP), 30 November 1923 - 15 December 1924; also Minister of the Interior.
- Robert Schmidt
- vacant 1925-1927
- Oskar HergtOskar HergtOskar Hergt was a German nationalist politician, who served simultaneously as Minister of Justice and vice-chancellor from 28 January 1927 to 12 June 1928. Hergt attended the prestigious Domgymnasium Naumburg before reading law at Würzburg, Munich and Berlin...
(DNVPGerman National People's PartyThe German National People's Party was a national conservative party in Germany during the time of the Weimar Republic. Before the rise of the NSDAP it was the main nationalist party in Weimar Germany composed of nationalists, reactionary monarchists, völkisch, and antisemitic elements, and...
), 28 January 1927 - 12 June 1928; also Minister of Justice.
- Oskar Hergt
- vacant 1928-1930
- Hermann R. Dietrich (DDP, later DStPGerman State PartyThe German State Party was a short-lived German political party of the Weimar Republic, formed by the merger of the German Democratic Party with the People's National Reich Association in July 1930...
), 30 March 1930 - 30 May 1932; also Minister of Finances from 26 June 1930.
- Hermann R. Dietrich (DDP, later DStP
- vacant 1932-1933
- Franz von PapenFranz von PapenLieutenant-Colonel Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen zu Köningen was a German nobleman, Roman Catholic monarchist politician, General Staff officer, and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932 and as Vice-Chancellor under Adolf Hitler in 1933–1934...
(non-partisan), 30 January 1933 - 7 August 1934; no government department.
- Franz von Papen
After Papen's resignation, the office of vice-chancellor remained vacant until the demise of Nazi Germany.
Federal Republic of Germany
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| Franz Blücher Franz Blücher Franz Blücher was a German politician and member of the German Parliament .Blücher was born in Essen, Rhine Province, German Empire.... (1896–1959) |
20 September 1949 | 29 October 1957 | FDP/FVP Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
Marshall Plan | Adenauer Konrad Adenauer Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a German statesman. He was the chancellor of the West Germany from 1949 to 1963. He is widely recognised as a person who led his country from the ruins of World War II to a powerful and prosperous nation that had forged close relations with old enemies France,... (I Cabinet Adenauer I The first cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in on September 20, 1949 and laid down its function on October 20, 1953.The cabinet was formed after the 1949 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Adenauer II, which was formed following the 1953 elections.... • II) |
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| Ludwig Erhard Ludwig Erhard Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard was a German politician affiliated with the CDU and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. He is notable for his leading role in German postwar economic reform and economic recovery , particularly in his role as Minister of Economics under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer... (1897–1977) |
29 October 1957 | 16 October 1963 | CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... |
Economics Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (Germany) The Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour was a Ministry of German Federal Government between 2002 and 2005... |
Adenauer Konrad Adenauer Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a German statesman. He was the chancellor of the West Germany from 1949 to 1963. He is widely recognised as a person who led his country from the ruins of World War II to a powerful and prosperous nation that had forged close relations with old enemies France,... (III • IV • V) |
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| Erich Mende Erich Mende Dr. Erich Mende was a German politician of the FDP and CDU. He was the leader of FDP 1960 - 1968.-Early life:Mende was born in Gross-Strehlitz, Upper Silesia,... (1916–1998) |
17 October 1963 | 28 October 1966 | FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
Intra-German Relations Minister of Intra-German Relations The Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations was a federal cabinet minister of the Federal Republic of Germany... |
Erhard Ludwig Erhard Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard was a German politician affiliated with the CDU and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. He is notable for his leading role in German postwar economic reform and economic recovery , particularly in his role as Minister of Economics under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer... (I • II) |
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| Hans-Christoph Seebohm Hans-Christoph Seebohm Hans-Christoph Seebohm was a German politician of the nationalist.... (1903–1967) |
8 November 1966 | 30 November 1966 | CDU | Transport Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development is a Ministry of Germany.It was created in 1998 by merger of the former Federal Ministry of Transport and the Federal Ministry of Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development, both established in 1949... |
Erhard Ludwig Erhard Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard was a German politician affiliated with the CDU and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. He is notable for his leading role in German postwar economic reform and economic recovery , particularly in his role as Minister of Economics under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer... (II) |
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Willy Brandt Willy Brandt Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm , was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1964–1987.... (1913–1992) |
1 December 1966 | 20 October 1969 | SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
Foreign Minister Foreign Office (Germany) The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany... |
Kiesinger Kurt Georg Kiesinger Kurt Georg Kiesinger was a German politician affiliated with the CDU and Chancellor of West Germany from 1 December 1966 until 21 October 1969.-Early career and wartime activities:... (I Cabinet Kiesinger The Cabinet Kiesinger was the eighth cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was Germany's first Grand Coalition, a coalition between the CDU/CSU and the SPD .1 December 1966 - 21 October 1969*Kurt Georg Kiesinger - Chancellor*Willy Brandt - Vice Chancellor... ) |
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Walter Scheel Walter Scheel Walter Scheel is a German politician . He served as Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966, Foreign Minister of Germany and Vice Chancellor from 1969 to 1974, acting Chancellor of Germany from 7 May to 16 May 1974 , and finally as President of the Federal... (b. 1919) |
21 October 1969 | 16 May 1974 | FDP | Foreign Minister Foreign Office (Germany) The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany... |
Brandt Willy Brandt Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm , was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1964–1987.... (I Cabinet Brandt I The Cabinet Brandt I was the government of Germany between 22 October 1969 and 15 December 1972, during the 6th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Willy Brandt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats and the Free Democratic Party... • II Cabinet Brandt II The Cabinet Brandt II was the government of Germany between 15 December 1972 and 16 May 1974, during the 7th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Willy Brandt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats and the Free Democratic Party . It followed the Cabinet... ) |
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| Hans-Dietrich Genscher Hans-Dietrich Genscher Hans-Dietrich Genscher is a German politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party . He served as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982 and, after a two-week pause, from 1982 to 1992, making him Germany's longest serving Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor... (b. 1927) |
17 May 1974 | 17 September 1982 | FDP | Foreign Minister Foreign Office (Germany) The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany... |
Schmidt Helmut Schmidt Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt is a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Prior to becoming chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance. He had also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting... (I • II • III) |
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17 September 1982 | 1 October 1982 | SPD | Intra-German Relations Minister of Intra-German Relations The Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations was a federal cabinet minister of the Federal Republic of Germany... |
Schmidt Helmut Schmidt Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt is a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Prior to becoming chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance. He had also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting... (III) |
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| Hans-Dietrich Genscher Hans-Dietrich Genscher Hans-Dietrich Genscher is a German politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party . He served as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982 and, after a two-week pause, from 1982 to 1992, making him Germany's longest serving Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor... (b. 1927) |
1 October 1982 | 17 May 1992 | FDP | Foreign Minister Foreign Office (Germany) The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany... |
Kohl Helmut Kohl Helmut Josef Michael Kohl is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 and the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1973 to 1998... (I Cabinet Kohl I The first cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on October 4, 1982 and took power on March 29, 1983.The cabinet was the first cabinet to be formed after a constructive vote of no confidence... • II Cabinet Kohl II The second cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on March 29, 1983 and laid down its function on March 11, 1987. The cabinet was formed after the 1983 elections... • III Cabinet Kohl III The third cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on March 12, 1987. The cabinet was formed after the 1987 elections. It laid down its function on January 17, 1991 after the formation of the Cabinet Kohl IV, which was formed following the 1990 elections... • IV Cabinet Kohl IV The fourth cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on January 18, 1991 and laid down its function on November 15, 1994. The cabinet was formed after the 1990 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Kohl V, which was formed following the 1994 elections.This cabinet... ) |
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Jürgen Möllemann Jürgen Möllemann Jürgen Wilhelm Möllemann was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party. He served as Minister of State at the Foreign Office , as Federal Minister of Education and Research , as Federal Minister of Economics and as Vice Chancellor of Germany in the government of Chancellor Helmut... (1945–2003) |
18 May 1992 | 21 January 1993 | FDP | Economics Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (Germany) The Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour was a Ministry of German Federal Government between 2002 and 2005... |
Kohl Helmut Kohl Helmut Josef Michael Kohl is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 and the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1973 to 1998... (IV Cabinet Kohl IV The fourth cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on January 18, 1991 and laid down its function on November 15, 1994. The cabinet was formed after the 1990 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Kohl V, which was formed following the 1994 elections.This cabinet... ) |
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Klaus Kinkel Klaus Kinkel Klaus Kinkel is a German civil servant, lawyer, and politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party . He served as Federal Minister of Justice , Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany in the government of Helmut Kohl. He was also chairman of the liberal Free Democratic Party from 1993... (b. 1936) |
21 January 1993 | 26 October 1998 | FDP | Foreign Minister Foreign Office (Germany) The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany... |
Kohl Helmut Kohl Helmut Josef Michael Kohl is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 and the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1973 to 1998... (IV Cabinet Kohl IV The fourth cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on January 18, 1991 and laid down its function on November 15, 1994. The cabinet was formed after the 1990 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Kohl V, which was formed following the 1994 elections.This cabinet... • V Cabinet Kohl V The fifth and final cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on November 15, 1994 and laid down its function on October 27, 1998. The cabinet was formed after the 1994 elections... ) |
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Joschka Fischer Joschka Fischer Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischer is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens. He served as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005... (b. 1948) |
27 October 1998 | 22 November 2005 | Green Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... |
Foreign Minister Foreign Office (Germany) The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany... |
Schröder Gerhard Schröder Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder is a German politician, and was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany , he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor... (I Cabinet Schröder I The first cabinet led by Gerhard Schröder was sworn in on October 27, 1998 after the 1998 elections and laid down its function on October 22, 2002 after the formation of the Schröder Cabinet II, which was formed following the 2002 elections.... • II Cabinet Schröder II The second cabinet led by Gerhard Schröder was sworn in on October 22, 2002 and laid down its function on October 18, 2005. The cabinet was formed after the 2002 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the first Cabinet of Angela Merkel, which was formed following the 2005... ) |
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Franz Müntefering Franz Müntefering Franz Müntefering is a German politician and industrial manager. He was Chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 18 October 2008 to 13 November 2009, a position he already held from 2004 to 2005... (b. 1940) |
22 November 2005 | 21 November 2007 | SPD | Labour and Social Affairs Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany) The Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs is a top-level federal agency of the Federal Republic of Germany headed by the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs as a member of the Cabinet of Germany... |
Merkel Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany . Merkel, elected to the Bundestag from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000, and chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary coalition from 2002 to 2005.From 2005 to 2009 she led a... (I) |
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| Frank-Walter Steinmeier Frank-Walter Steinmeier Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany , and currently the leader of the opposition in the Bundestag. Steinmeier was a close aide of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, serving as Chief of Staff in the German Chancellery from 1999 to 2005... (b. 1956) |
21 November 2007 | 27 October 2009 | SPD | Foreign Minister Foreign Office (Germany) The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany... |
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| Guido Westerwelle Guido Westerwelle Guido Westerwelle [] is a German liberal politician, who, since 28 October 2009, has been serving as the Foreign Minister in the second cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel, and who was Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2009 to 2011. He is the first openly gay person to hold either of those positions... (b. 1961) |
28 October 2009 | 16 May 2011 | FDP | Foreign Minister Foreign Office (Germany) The Foreign Office is the foreign ministry of Germany, a federal agency responsible for both the country's foreign politics and its relationship with the European Union. From 1871 to 1919, it was led by a Foreign Secretary, and since 1919, it has been led by the Foreign Minister of Germany... |
Merkel Angela Merkel Angela Dorothea Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany . Merkel, elected to the Bundestag from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000, and chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary coalition from 2002 to 2005.From 2005 to 2009 she led a... (II Cabinet Merkel II The Merkel Cabinet II is the current government of Germany since October 28, 2009, during the 17th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Christian Democrat Angela Merkel , it is supported by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union , Christian Social Union of Bavaria and the Free... ) |
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| Philipp Rösler Philipp Rösler Philipp Rösler is a German politician, who, since 2011, has been the Federal Minister of Economics and Technology and the Vice Chancellor of Germany... (b. 1973) |
16 May 2011 | Incumbent | FDP | Economics Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is a ministry of the German Federal Government since 1998... |