Chancellor of Germany (TNO:ANM)

Chancellor of the Reich
Reichskanzler (German)
Standard of the chancellor
Incumbent Olaf Scholz since 6 July 2020
Reich Government
Style	Mr. Chancellor (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Head of government
Appointer	President of Germany
Term length	4 years, renewable
Constituting instrument	German constitution
Inaugural holder	Otto von Bismarck
Formation	21 March 1871 (1871-03-21)
Salary	ℛ︁ℳ︁400,000
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The chancellor of Germany, officially the chancellor of the Reich, (German: Reichskanzler) is the head of government of Germany.

Germany has a semi-presidential system in which the executive branch is divided between the Reich President and the Reich Government, with the chancellor heading the Reich Government. The chancellor is responsible for determining policies and guidelines, and determines whether or not the management of the Reich ministries comply with these policies and or guidelines.

List of officeholders

† denotes people who died in office.

North German Confederation (1867-1871)

Portrait	Bundeskanzler	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
	von Bismarck, OttoOtto von Bismarck (1815–1898)	1 July 1867	21 March 1871	3 years, 263 days		Non partisan

German Empire (1871-1918)

Portrait	Reichskanzler	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Cabinet
	von Bismarck, OttoOtto von Bismarck (1815–1898)	21 March 1871	20 March 1890	18 years, 364 days		Non partisan	Bismarck
	von Caprivi, LeoLeo von Caprivi (1831–1899)	20 March 1890	26 October 1894	4 years, 220 days		Non partisan	Caprivi
	zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, ChlodwigChlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819–1901)	29 October 1894	17 October 1900	5 years, 353 days		Non partisan	Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
	von Bülow, BernhardBernhard von Bülow (1849–1929)	17 October 1900	14 July 1909	8 years, 270 days		Non partisan	Bülow
	von Bethmann Hollweg, TheobaldTheobald von Bethmann Hollweg (1856–1921)	14 July 1909	13 July 1917	7 years, 364 days		Non partisan	Bethmann Hollweg
	Michaelis, GeorgGeorg Michaelis (1857–1936)	14 July 1917	1 November 1917	111 days		Non partisan	Michaelis cabinet
	von Hertling, GeorgGeorg von Hertling (1843–1919)	1 November 1917	30 September 1918	333 days		Centre	Hertling
	von Baden, MaxMax von Baden (1867–1929)	3 October 1918	9 November 1918	37 days		Non partisan	Baden

Weimar Republic (1918-1933)

Portrait	Reichskanzler	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Cabinet
	Ebert, FriedrichFriedrich Ebert (1871–1925)	9 November 1918	13 February 1919	96 days		SPD	Council of the People's Deputies SPD–USPD (as of 29 December 1918 SPD alone)
	Scheidemann, PhilippPhilipp Scheidemann (1865–1939)	13 February 1919	20 June 1919	127 days		SPD	Scheidemann SPD–DDP–Z (Weimar Coalition)
	Bauer, GustavGustav Bauer (1870–1944)	21 June 1919	26 March 1920	279 days		SPD	Bauer SPD–DDP–Z (Weimar Coalition)
	Müller, HermannHermann Müller (1876–1931)	27 March 1920	21 June 1920	86 days		SPD	Müller I SPD–DDP–Z (Weimar Coalition)
	Fehrenbach, ConstantinConstantin Fehrenbach (1852–1926)	25 June 1920	10 May 1921	319 days		Centre	Fehrenbach Z–DDP–DVP
	Wirth, JosephJoseph Wirth (1879–1956)	10 May 1921	22 November 1922	1 year, 196 days		Centre	Wirth I Z–SPD–DDP (Weimar Coalition) Wirth II Z–SPD–DDP (Weimar Coalition)
	Cuno, WilhelmWilhelm Cuno (1876–1933)	22 November 1922	12 August 1923	263 days		Non partisan	Cuno Ind.–DVP–DDP–Z–BVP
	Stresemann, GustavGustav Stresemann (1878–1929)	13 August 1923	30 November 1923	109 days		DVP	Stresemann I DVP–SPD–Z–DDP Stresemann II DVP–SPD–Z–DDP
	Marx, WilhelmWilhelm Marx (1863–1946)	30 November 1923	15 January 1925	1 year, 46 days		Centre	Marx I Z–DVP–BVP–DDP Marx II Z–DVP–DDP
	Luther, HansHans Luther (1879–1962)	15 January 1925	12 May 1926	1 year, 117 days		Non partisan	Luther I DVP–DNVP–Z–DDP–BVP Luther II DVP–Z–DDP–BVP
	Marx, WilhelmWilhelm Marx (1863–1946)	17 May 1926	28 June 1928	2 years, 42 days		Centre	Marx III Z–DVP–DDP–BVP Marx IV Z–DNVP–DVP–BVP
	Müller, HermannHermann Müller (1876–1931)	28 June 1928	27 March 1930	1 year, 272 days		SPD	Müller II SPD–DVP–DDP–Z–BVP
	Brüning, HeinrichHeinrich Brüning (1885–1970)	30 March 1930	30 May 1932	2 years, 61 days		Centre	Brüning I Z–DDP–DVP–WF–BVP–KVP Brüning II Z–DSP–BVP–KVP–CLV
	von Papen, FranzFranz von Papen (1879–1969)	1 June 1932	3 December 1932	185 days		Non partisan	Papen I Ind.–DNVP
	von Schleicher, KurtKurt von Schleicher (1882–1934)	3 December 1932	30 January 1933	58 days		Non partisan	Schleicher I Ind.–DNVP
	Hitler, AdolfAdolf Hitler (1889–1963)	30 January 1933	24 March 1933	53 days		NSDAP	Hitler NSDAP–DNVP

Nazi Germany (1933-1976)

Portrait	Reichskanzler	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Cabinet
	Hitler, AdolfAdolf Hitler (1889–1963) from 1934 Führer und Reichskanzler	24 March 1933	15 October 1963	30 years, 205 days		NSDAP	Hitler NSDAP
	Speer, AlbertAlbert Speer (1905–1980) Recognized as Führer and Chancellor 23 March 1964	23 March 1964	3 April 1976	12 years, 11 days		NSDAP	Speer NSDAP

German Reich (1976 - )

Portrait	Reichskanzler	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Election	Cabinet