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{{Infobox official post
| post                     = President
| body                     = the Reich
| native_name              = {{nobold|{{lang|de|Reichspräsident}} ({{wp|German language|German}}}})
| flag                     = Flag_of_the_President_of_Germany.svg
| flagsize                 = 
| flagborder               = 
| flagcaption              = {{wp|President of Germany#Presidential standard|Standard of the President}}
| insignia                 = 
| insigniasize             = 
| insigniacaption          = 
| image                    = Maischberger - 2018-01-24-1895.jpg
| imagesize                = 
| alt                      = 
| incumbent                = {{wp|Christoph Butterwegge}}
| acting                     =
| incumbentsince           = 8 June 2020
| type                     = {{wp|Head of state}}<br>{{wp|Commander-in-chief}}
| status                   = 
| department               = 
| style                    = ''Herr Reichspräsident''<br>(informal)<br>{{wp|His Excellency}}<br>(diplomatic)
| member_of                = 
| reports_to               = 
| residence                = {{wp|Palace of the Reich President}}
| seat                     = 
| nominator                = 
| appointer                = {{wp|Direct election}}<br>under a {{wp|two-round system}}
| appointer_qualified      = 
| termlength               = Seven years, with possibility of indefinite re-election
| termlength_qualified     = 
| constituting_instrument  = {{wp|Weimar constitution|Constitution of the German Reich}}
| precursor                = {{wp|German Emperor}} (1919)<br>{{wp|Führer|''Führer''}} (1976)
| formation                = 11 February 1919 (originally)
| inaugural = {{wp|Friedrich Ebert}}
| last                     = 
| abolished                = 2 August 1934 (death of {{wp|Paul von Hindenburg}})
| succession               = 
| superseded_by            = {{wp|Führer|''Führer''}} (1934-1976)
| abbreviation             = 
| unofficial_names         = 
| deputy                   = 
| salary                   = {{wp|Reichsmark|ℛ︁ℳ︁}}600,000 annually
| website                  = reichspraesident.de
}}
The '''president of Germany''', officially titled the '''President of the Reich''', ({{wp|German language|German}}: {{lang|de|Reichspräsident}} is the head of state of [[Germany (TNO:ANM)|Germany]].

Germany has a {{wp|semi-presidential system}} of government in which the president acts as the head of the {{wp|executive branch}}, in contrast to the [[Chancellor of Germany (TNO:ANM)|German chancellor]] which is responsible to the [[Reichstag (TNO:ANM)|Reichstag]]. As per the German constitution, "[T]he President of the Reich represents the Reich in international relations. In the name of the Reich he makes alliances and other treaties with foreign powers. He accredits and receives diplomatic representatives". The president additionally appoints national officials and military officers, such as the chancellor, and has supreme control over the [[Reichswehr (TNO:ANM)|armed forces of the country]].
==List of officeholders==
† denotes people who died in office.
{{Officeholder table start
| showorder          = n
| showimage          = y
| image_title        = Portrait
| officeholder_title = Reichspräsident
| showtermlenght     = y
| showelection       = y
| showparty          = y
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Friedrich Ebert face.jpg
| officeholder      = {{wp|Friedrich Ebert}}
| officeholder_sort = Ebert, Friedrich
| born_year         = 1871
| died_year         = 1925
| died              = y
| term_start        = 11 February 1919
| term_end          = 28 February 1925
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1919|02|11|1925|02|28}}
| party             = Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD
| election          = {{wp|1919 German presidential election|1919}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1969-008A-07, Hans Luther.jpg
| officeholder      = {{wp|Hans Luther}}
| officeholder_sort = Luther, Hans
| officeholder_note = {{tooltip|Kanzler|Acting President, as Chancellor of Germany.}}
| born_year         = 1879
| died_year         = 1962
| died              = 
| term_start        = 28 February 1925
| term_end          = 12 March 1925
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1925|02|28|1925|03|12}}
| acting            = y
| party             = Non partisan
| election          = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12279, Walter Simons.jpg
| officeholder      = {{wp|Walter Simons}}
| officeholder_sort = Simons, Walter
| officeholder_note = {{tooltip|Reichsgericht|Acting President, as President of the Reichsgericht.}}
| born_year         = 1861
| died_year         = 1937
| died              = 
| term_start        = 12 March 1925
| term_end          = 12 May 1925
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1925|03|12|1925|05|12}}
| acting            = y
| party             = Non partisan
| election          = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = President Hindenburg.jpg
| military_rank     = {{lang|de|{{wp|Generalfeldmarschall}}}}
| officeholder      = {{wp|Paul von Hindenburg}}
| officeholder_sort = Hindenburg, Paul
| born_year         = 1847
| died_year         = 1934
| died              = y
| term_start        = 12 May 1925
| term_end          = 2 August 1934
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1925|05|12|1934|08|02}}
| party             = Non partisan
| election          = {{wp|1925 German presidential election|1925}}
| election2         = {{wp|1932 German presidential election|1932}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Adolf Hitler cropped restored.jpg
| military_rank     = 
| officeholder      = [[Adolf Hitler (TNO:ANM)|Adolf Hitler]]
| officeholder_sort = Hitler, Adolf
| officeholder_note = {{small|''{{wp|Führer|Führer und Reichskanzler}}''}}
| born_year         = 1889
| died_year         = 1963
| died              = y
| term_start        = 2 August 1934
| term_end          = 15 October 1963
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1934|08|02|1963|10|15}}
| party             = Nazi Party (TNO:ANM)|NSDAP
| election          = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Albert speer 1943.jpg
| military_rank     = 
| officeholder      = [[Albert Speer (TNO:ANM)|Albert Speer]]
| officeholder_sort = Speer, Albert
| officeholder_note = {{small|''Führer und Reichskanzler''}}
| born_year         = 1891
| died_year         = 1980
| term_start        = 23 March 1964
| term_end          = 3 April 1976
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1964|03|23|1976|4|3}}
| party             = Nazi Party (TNO:ANM)|NSDAP
| election          = –
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F024017-0001, Oberhausen, CDU-Parteitag Rheinland, Kiesinger.jpg (cropped).jpg
| military_rank     =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Kurt Georg Kiesinger}}
| officeholder_sort Kiesinger, Kurt Georg
| officeholder_note = {{small|President}}
| born_year         = 1904
| died_year         = 1988
| term_start        = 8 June 1978
| term_end          = 8 June 1985
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1978|06|08|1985|06|08}}
| party             = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
| election          = [[1978 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1978]]
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Bundesarchiv Bild Helmut Schmidt 1975 cropped.jpg
| military_rank     =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Helmut Schmidt}}
| officeholder_sort = Schmidt, Helmut
| born_year         = 1918
| died_year         = 2015
| term_start        = 8 June 1985
| term_end          = 8 June 1999
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1985|06|08|1999|06|08}}
| party             = Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP
| election          = [[1985 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1985]]
| election2        = [[1992 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1992]]
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F055059-0030,_Köln,_SPD-Parteitag,_Klose_(cropped).jpg
| military_rank     =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Hans-Ulrich Klose}}
| officeholder_sort = Klose, Hans-Ulrich
| born_year         = 1937
| died_year         = 2023
| term_start        = 8 June 1999
| term_end          = 8 June 2006
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1999|06|08|2006|06|08}}
| party             = Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|SDAP
| election          = [[1999 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1999]]
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Oskar Lafontaine 2012 1.jpg
| military_rank     =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Oskar Lafontaine}}
| officeholder_sort = Klose, Hans-Ulrich
| born_year         = 1943
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 8 June 2006
| term_end          = 8 June 2013
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2006|06|08|2013|06|08}}
| party             = Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|SDAP
| election          = [[2006 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2006]]
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Ministru prezidents Valdis Dombrovskis tiekas ar Vācijas ārlietu ministru Gvido Vestervelli (7849819858) (cropped).jpg
| military_rank     =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Guido Westerwelle}}
| officeholder_sort = Westerwelle, Guido
| born_year         = 1961
| died_year         = 2016
| died              = y
| term_start        = 8 June 2013
| term_end          = 18 March 2016
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2013|06|08|2016|03|18}}
| party             = Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP
| election          = [[2013 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2013]]
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Angela Merkel (51614156068).jpg
| military_rank     =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Angela Merkel|Angela Kresner}}
| officeholder_sort = Kresner, Angela
| officeholder_note = {{tooltip|Kanzler|Acting President, as Chancellor of Germany.}}
| born_year         = 1954
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 18 March 2016
| term_end          = 8 June 2016 
| election          = –
| acting            = y
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2016|03|18|2016|06|08}}
| party             = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Christian_Wulff_crop.jpg
| military_rank     =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Christian Wulff}}
| officeholder_sort = Wulff, Christian
| born_year         = 1959
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 8 June 2016
| term_end          = 8 June 2020
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2016|06|08|2020|06|08}}
| party             = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
| election          = [[2016 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2016]]
}}
{{Officeholder table
| image             = Maischberger - 2018-01-24-1895.jpg
| military_rank     =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Christoph Butterwegge}}
| officeholder_sort = Butterwegge, Christoph
| born_year         = 1951
| died_year         = 
| term_start        = 8 June 2020
| term_end          = ''Incumbent''
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2020|06|08}}
| party             = Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|SDAP
| election          = [[2020 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2020]]
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}