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| termlength              = Seven years, with possibility of indefinite re-election
| termlength              = Seven years, with possibility of indefinite re-election
| termlength_qualified    =  
| termlength_qualified    =  
| constituting_instrument  = {{wp|German constitution}}
| constituting_instrument  = {{wp|Weimar constitution|Constitution of the German Reich}}
| precursor                = {{wp|German Emperor}} (1919)<br>{{wp|Führer|''Führer''}} (1976)
| precursor                = {{wp|German Emperor}} (1919)<br>{{wp|Führer|''Führer''}} (1976)
| formation                = 11 February 1919 (originally)
| formation                = 11 February 1919 (originally)
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| unofficial_names        =  
| unofficial_names        =  
| deputy                  =  
| deputy                  =  
| salary                  = {{wp|ℛ︁ℳ︁}}600,000 annually
| salary                  = {{wp|Reichsmark|ℛ︁ℳ︁}}600,000 annually
| website                  = reichspraesident.de
| website                  = reichspraesident.de
}}
}}
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| born_year        = 1904
| born_year        = 1904
| died_year        = 1988
| died_year        = 1988
| term_start        = 8 June 1978
| term_start        = 25 June 1978
| term_end          = 8 June 1985
| term_end          = 25 June 1983
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1978|06|08|1985|06|08}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1978|06|25|1985|06|25}}
| party            = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
| party            = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
| election          = [[1978 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1978]]
| election          = [[1978 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1978]]
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| born_year        = 1918
| born_year        = 1918
| died_year        = 2015
| died_year        = 2015
| term_start        = 8 June 1985
| term_start        = 25 June 1983
| term_end          = 8 June 1999
| term_end          = 25 June 1993
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1985|06|08|1999|06|08}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1983|06|25|1993|06|25}}
| party            = Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP
| party            = Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|LDPD
| election          = [[1985 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1985]]
| election          = [[1983 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1983]]
| election2        = [[1992 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1992]]
| election2        = [[1988 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1988]]
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
{{Officeholder table
| image            = Bundesarchiv_B_145_Bild-F055059-0030,_Köln,_SPD-Parteitag,_Klose_(cropped).jpg
| image            = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F086797-0014, Bonn, Tagung FDP-Bundestagsfraktion, Solms.jpg
| military_rank    =
| military_rank    =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Hans-Ulrich Klose}}
| officeholder      = {{wp|Hermann Otto Solms}}
| officeholder_sort = Klose, Hans-Ulrich
| officeholder_sort = Solms, Hermann Otto
| born_year        = 1937
| born_year        = 1940
| died_year        = 2023
| died_year        =  
| term_start        = 8 June 1999
| term_start        = 25 June 1993
| term_end          = 8 June 2006
| term_end          = 25 June 2003
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1999|06|08|2006|06|08}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|1993|06|25|2003|06|25}}
| party            = Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|SDAP
| party            = Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|LDPD
| election          = [[1999 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1999]]
| election          = [[1993 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1993]]<br>[[1998 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1998]]
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
{{Officeholder table
| image            = Oskar Lafontaine 2012 1.jpg
| image            = Horst_Köhler.jpg
| military_rank    =
| military_rank    =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Oskar Lafontaine}}
| officeholder      = {{wp|Horst Köhler}}
| officeholder_sort = Klose, Hans-Ulrich
| officeholder_sort = Köhler, Horst
| born_year        = 1943
| born_year        = 1943
| died_year        =  
| died_year        =  
| term_start        = 8 June 2006
| term_start        = 25 June 2003
| term_end          = 8 June 2013
| term_end          = 25 June 2013
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2006|06|08|2013|06|08}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2003|06|25|2013|06|25}}
| party            = Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|SDAP
| party            = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
| election          = [[2006 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2006]]
| election          = [[2003 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2003]]<br>[[2008 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2008]]
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
{{Officeholder table
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| died_year        = 2016
| died_year        = 2016
| died              = y
| died              = y
| term_start        = 8 June 2013
| term_start        = 25 June 2013
| term_end          = 18 March 2016
| term_end          = 18 March 2016
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2013|06|08|2016|03|18}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2013|06|25|2016|03|18}}
| party            = Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP
| party            = Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|LDPD
| election          = [[2013 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2013]]
| election          = [[2013 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2013]]
}}
}}
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| died_year        =  
| died_year        =  
| term_start        = 18 March 2016
| term_start        = 18 March 2016
| term_end          = 8 June 2016  
| term_end          = 25 June 2016  
| election          = –
| election          = –
| acting            = y
| acting            = y
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2016|03|18|2016|06|08}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2016|03|18|2016|06|25}}
| party            = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
| party            = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
}}
}}
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| born_year        = 1959
| born_year        = 1959
| died_year        =  
| died_year        =  
| term_start        = 8 June 2016
| term_start        = 25 June 2016
| term_end          = 8 June 2020
| term_end          = 17 February 2021 {{smaller|(resigned)}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2016|06|08|2020|06|08}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2016|06|25|2021|02|17}}
| party            = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
| party            = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
| election          = [[2016 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2016]]
| election          = [[2016 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2016]]
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table
{{Officeholder table
| image            = Maischberger - 2018-01-24-1895.jpg
| image            = Angela Merkel (51614156068).jpg
| military_rank    =
| military_rank    =
| officeholder      = {{wp|Christoph Butterwegge}}
| officeholder      = {{wp|Angela Merkel|Angela Kasner}}
| officeholder_sort = Butterwegge, Christoph
| officeholder_sort = Kasner, Angela
| born_year        = 1951
| born_year        = 1954
| died_year        =  
| died_year        =  
| term_start        = 8 June 2020
| term_start        = 25 June 2021
| term_end          = ''Incumbent''
| term_end          = ''Incumbent''
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2020|06|08}}
| timeinoffice      = {{ayd|2021|06|25}}
| party            = Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|SDAP
| party            = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP
| election          = [[2020 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2020]]
| election          = [[2021 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2021]]
}}
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}
{{Officeholder table end}}

Latest revision as of 00:15, 5 August 2024

President of the Reich
Reichspräsident (German)
Flag of the President of Germany.svg
Standard of the President
Maischberger - 2018-01-24-1895.jpg
Incumbent
Christoph Butterwegge
since 8 June 2020
StyleHerr Reichspräsident
(informal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)
TypeHead of state
Commander-in-chief
ResidencePalace of the Reich President
AppointerDirect election
under a two-round system
Term lengthSeven years, with possibility of indefinite re-election
Constituting instrumentConstitution of the German Reich
PrecursorGerman Emperor (1919)
Führer (1976)
Inaugural holderFriedrich Ebert
Formation11 February 1919 (originally)
Abolished2 August 1934 (death of Paul von Hindenburg)
Superseded byFührer (1934-1976)
Salaryℛ︁ℳ︁600,000 annually
Websitereichspraesident.de

The president of Germany, officially titled the President of the Reich, (German: Reichspräsident is the head of state of Germany.

Germany has a semi-presidential system of government in which the president acts as the head of the executive branch, in contrast to the German chancellor which is responsible to the 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 armed forces of the country.

List of officeholders

† denotes people who died in office.

Portrait Reichspräsident Took office Left office Time in office Party Election
Friedrich Ebert
Ebert, FriedrichFriedrich Ebert
(1871–1925)		11 February 191928 February 1925 †6 years, 17 days SPD1919
Hans Luther
Luther, HansHans Luther
(1879–1962)
Acting
Kanzler		28 February 192512 March 192512 days Non partisan–
Walter Simons
Simons, WalterWalter Simons
(1861–1937)
Acting
Reichsgericht		12 March 192512 May 192561 days Non partisan–
Paul von Hindenburg
Hindenburg, PaulGeneralfeldmarschall
Paul von Hindenburg
(1847–1934)		12 May 19252 August 1934 †9 years, 82 days Non partisan1925
1932
Adolf Hitler
Hitler, AdolfAdolf Hitler
(1889–1963)
Führer und Reichskanzler		2 August 193415 October 1963 †29 years, 74 days NSDAP–
Albert Speer
Speer, AlbertAlbert Speer
(1891–1980)
Führer und Reichskanzler		23 March 19643 April 197612 years, 11 days NSDAP–
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
(1904–1988)
President		25 June 197825 June 19837 years, 0 days German People's Party (TNO:ANM)1978
Helmut Schmidt
Schmidt, HelmutHelmut Schmidt
(1918–2015)		25 June 198325 June 199310 years, 0 days Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)1983
1988
Hermann Otto Solms
Solms, Hermann OttoHermann Otto Solms
(born 1940)		25 June 199325 June 200310 years, 0 days Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)1993
1998
Horst Köhler
Köhler, HorstHorst Köhler
(born 1943)		25 June 200325 June 201310 years, 0 days German People's Party (TNO:ANM)2003
2008
Guido Westerwelle
Westerwelle, GuidoGuido Westerwelle
(1961–2016)		25 June 201318 March 2016 †2 years, 267 days Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)2013
Angela Kresner
Kresner, AngelaAngela Kresner
(born 1954)
Acting
Kanzler		18 March 201625 June 201699 days German People's Party (TNO:ANM)–
Christian Wulff
Wulff, ChristianChristian Wulff
(born 1959)		25 June 201617 February 2021 (resigned)4 years, 237 days German People's Party (TNO:ANM)2016
Angela Kasner
Kasner, AngelaAngela Kasner
(born 1954)		25 June 2021Incumbent3 years, 154 days German People's Party (TNO:ANM)2021
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