Federal Republic of Germany

See also former Democratic Republic of Germany. A set of lists providing the premiers of the States are
available at Rulers. Also visit a detailed page on German Governments since 1990, as part of ZPC, to know
more about the ruling parties.
Parties:: CDU: Christian Democratic Union; SPD: Social Democratic Party; FDP: Free
Democratic Party; CSU: Christian Social Union; Bündnis 90/Die Grünen: Alliance
90/The Greens (to 1993, The Greens only); PDS: Party of Democratic Socialism

Federal Presidents
Theodor Heuss 1949-1959 (+1963) FDP
Heinrich Lübke 1959-1969 (+1972) CDU
Gustav Heinemann 1969-1974 (+1976) SPD
Walter Scheel 1974-1979 FDP
Karl Carstens 1979-1984 (+1992) CDU
Richard von Weizsäcker 1984-1994 CDU
Roman Herzog 1994-1999 CDU
Johannes Rau 1999- SPD

Federal Chancellors
Konrad Adenauer 1949-1963 (+1967) CDU
Ludwig Erhard 1963-1966 (+1977) CDU
Kurt Georg Kiesinger 1966-1969 (+1988) CDU
Willy Brandt 1969-1974 (+1992) SPD
Helmut Schmidt 1974-1982 SPD
Helmut Kohl 1982-1998 CDU
Gerhard Schröder 1998- SPD

Federal Vice Chancellors

Franz Blücher 1949-1957 (+1959) FDP
Ludwig Erhard 1957-1963 (+1977) CDU
Erich Mende 1963-1966 (+1998) FDP
Willy Brandt 1966-1969 (+1992) SPD
Walter Scheel 1969-1974 FDP
Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1974-1992 FDP
Jürgen Möllemann 1992-1993 FDP
Klaus Kinkel 1993-1998 FDP
Joschka Fischer 1998- Die Grünen

Ministers of Foreign Affairs

Konrad Adenauer 1951-1955 (+1967) CDU
Heinrich von Brentano 1955-1961 (+1964) CDU
Gerhard Schröder 1961-1966 (+1989) CDU
Willy Brandt 1966-1969 (+1992) SPD
Walter Scheel 1969-1974 FDP
Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1974-1982 FDP
Helmut Schmidt 1982 SPD
Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1982-1992 FDP
Klaus Kinkel 1992-1998 FDP
Joschka Fischer 1998- Die Grünen

Ministers of Finance
Fritz Schäffer 1949-1957 (+1965) CSU
Franz Etzel 1957-1961 (+1970) CDU
Heinz Starke 1961-1962 FDP
Rolf Dahlgrün 1962-1966 (+1969) FDP
Kurt Schmücker 1966 (+1996) CDU
Franz-Josef Strauss 1966-1969 (+1988) CSU
Alex Möller 1969-1971 (+1985) SPD
Karl Schiller 1971-1972 (+1994) SPD
Helmut Schmidt 1972-1974 SPD
Hans Eberhard Apel 1974-1978 SPD
Hans Matthöfer 1978-1982 SPD
Manfred Lahnstein 1982 SPD
Gerhard Stoltenberg 1982-1989 CDU
Theo Waigel 1989-1998 CSU
Oskar Lafontaine 1998-1999 SPD
Werner Müller 1999 non-party (acting)
Hans Eichel 1999- SPD

Ministers of Economics
Ludwig Erhard 1949-1963 (+1977) CDU
Kurt Schmücker 1963-1966 (+1996) CDU
Karl Schiller 1966-1972 (+1994) SPD
Helmut Schmidt 1972 SPD
Hans Friderichs 1972-1977 FDP
Otto Lambsdorff 1977-1984 FDP
Martin Bangemann 1984-1988 FDP
Helmut Haussmann 1988-1991 FDP
Jürgen Möllemann 1991-1993 FDP
Günther Rexrodt 1993-1998 FDP
Werner Müller 1998 non-party

Chairmen of SPD
Kurt Schumacher 1946-1952 (+)
Erich Ollenhauer 1952-1963 (+)
Willy Brandt 1964-1987 (+1992)
Hans-Jochen Vogel 1987-1991
Björn Engholm 1991-1993
Johannes Rau 1993 (interim)
Rudolf Scharping 1993-1995
Oskar Lafontaine 1995-1999
Gerhard Schröder 1999-

Chairmen of CDU
Konrad Adenauer 1949-1966 (+1967)
Ludwig Erhard 1966-1967 (+1977)
Kurt Georg Kiesinger 1967-1971 (+1988)
Rainer Barzel 1971-1973
Helmut Kohl 1973-1998
Wolfgang Schäuble 1998-

Chairmen of CSU
Hans Ehard 1946-1955 (+1980)
Hanns Seidel 1955-1961 (+1961)
Franz-Josef Strauss 1961-1988 (+)
Theo Waigel 1988-1999
Edmund Stoiber 1999-

Chairmen of FDP
Theodor Heuss 1948-1949 (+1963)
Franz Blücher 1949-1954 (+1959)
Thomas Dehler 1954-1957 (+1967)
Reinhold Maier 1957-1960 (+1971)
Erich Mende 1960-1968 (+1998)
Walter Scheel 1968-1974
Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1974-1985
Martin Bangemann 1985-1988
Otto Lambsdorff 1988-1993
Klaus Kinkel 1993-1995
Wolfgang Gerhardt 1995-

Co-Speakers of Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

Herbert Gruhl (+1993) + August Haussleiter (+1989) + Helmut Neddermeyer
1980 (acting)
August Haussleiter (+1989) + Petra Kelly (+1992)S + Norbert Mann
1980
Dieter Burgmann + Petra Kelly (+1992)S + Norbert Mann
1980-1981
Dieter Burgmann + Petra Kelly (+1992) + Manon Maren-Grisebach
1981-1982
Wilhelm Knabe + Manon Maren-Grisebach + Rainer Trampert
1982-1983
Wilhelm Knabe + Rebekka Schmidt + Rainer Trampert
1983-1984
Lukas Beckmann + Jutta Ditfurth + Rainer Trampert
1984-1987
Jutta Ditfurth + Regina Michalik + Christian Schmidt
1987-1989
Ralf Fücks + Ruth Hammerbacher + Verena Krieger
1989-1990
Renate Damus + Heide Rühle + Christian Ströbele
1990-1991
Ludger Volmer + Christine Weiske
1991-1993
Ludger Volmer + Marianne Birthler
1993-1994
Jürgen Trittin + Krista Sager
1994-1996
Jürgen Trittin + Gunda Röstel
1996-1998
Antje Radcke + Gunda Röstel
1998-
(List courtesy of Rulers)

Chairmen of PDS
Gregor Gysi 1990-1993
Lothar Bisky 1993-