Chancellor of Germany

For a list of all chancellors, see List of chancellors of Germany.

Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Bundeskanzlerin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Emblem of Government
Standard of the Chancellor
Incumbent Olaf Scholz since 8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)
Executive branch of the Government
Style	Mr. Chancellor (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Status	Head of Government
Member of	Federal Cabinet European Council
Seat	Federal Chancellery, Berlin (main seat) Palais Schaumburg, Bonn (second seat)
Nominator	Bundestag
Appointer	President of Germany
Term length	4 years, renewable
Constituting instrument	German Basic Law (German Constitution)
Inaugural holder	Konrad Adenauer
Formation	24 May 1949 (1949-05-24)
Deputy	Vice-Chancellor of Germany
Salary	€351,552 annually
Website	bundeskanzlerin.de

The Chancellery in Berlin is the seat of the Chancellor

The chancellor of Germany (German: Bundeskanzler, literally: federal chancellor) is the head of government of the Federal Republic of Germany. The Chancellor of Germany is elected by the majority of the members of the Bundestag, the German parliament. The chancellor is the German people's version of a Prime Minister or Premier.

The current chancellor is Olaf Scholz (SPD) since 8 December 2021.

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), 2005–2021
9. Olaf Scholz (SPD), since 2021

Related pages

• List of chancellors of Germany
• Reich Chancellor, chancellors of the German Reich