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| born_year = 1904 | | born_year = 1904 | ||
| died_year = 1988 | | died_year = 1988 | ||
| term_start = | | term_start = 25 June 1978 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = 25 June 1983 | ||
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1978|06| | | 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 = | | term_start = 25 June 1983 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = 25 June 1993 | ||
| timeinoffice = {{ayd| | | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1983|06|25|1993|06|25}} | ||
| party = | | party = Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|LDPD | ||
| election = [[ | | election = [[1983 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1983]] | ||
| election2 = [[ | | election2 = [[1988 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1988]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| image = | | image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F086797-0014, Bonn, Tagung FDP-Bundestagsfraktion, Solms.jpg | ||
| military_rank = | | military_rank = | ||
| officeholder = {{wp| | | officeholder = {{wp|Hermann Otto Solms}} | ||
| officeholder_sort = | | officeholder_sort = Solms, Hermann Otto | ||
| born_year = | | born_year = 1940 | ||
| died_year = | | died_year = | ||
| term_start = | | term_start = 25 June 1993 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = 25 June 2003 | ||
| timeinoffice = {{ayd| | | timeinoffice = {{ayd|1993|06|25|2003|06|25}} | ||
| party = | | party = Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM)|LDPD | ||
| election = [[ | | election = [[1993 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1993]]<br>[[1998 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|1998]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| image = | | image = Horst_Köhler.jpg | ||
| military_rank = | | military_rank = | ||
| officeholder = {{wp| | | officeholder = {{wp|Horst Köhler}} | ||
| officeholder_sort = | | officeholder_sort = Köhler, Horst | ||
| born_year = 1943 | | born_year = 1943 | ||
| died_year = | | died_year = | ||
| term_start = | | term_start = 25 June 2003 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = 25 June 2013 | ||
| timeinoffice = {{ayd| | | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2003|06|25|2013|06|25}} | ||
| party = | | party = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP | ||
| election = [[ | | election = [[2003 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2003]]<br>[[2008 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2008]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| died_year = 2016 | | died_year = 2016 | ||
| died = y | | died = y | ||
| term_start = | | term_start = 25 June 2013 | ||
| term_end = 18 March 2016 | | term_end = 18 March 2016 | ||
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|06| | | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|06|25|2016|03|18}} | ||
| party = | | 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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| term_start = 18 March 2016 | | term_start = 18 March 2016 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = 25 June 2016 | ||
| election = – | | election = – | ||
| acting = y | | acting = y | ||
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2016|03|18|2016|06| | | 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 = | | term_start = 25 June 2016 | ||
| term_end = | | term_end = 17 February 2021 {{smaller|(resigned)}} | ||
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2016|06| | | 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]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
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| image = | | image = Angela Merkel (51614156068).jpg | ||
| military_rank = | | military_rank = | ||
| officeholder = {{wp| | | officeholder = {{wp|Angela Merkel|Angela Kasner}} | ||
| officeholder_sort = | | officeholder_sort = Kasner, Angela | ||
| born_year = | | born_year = 1954 | ||
| died_year = | | died_year = | ||
| term_start = | | term_start = 25 June 2021 | ||
| term_end = ''Incumbent'' | | term_end = ''Incumbent'' | ||
| timeinoffice = {{ayd| | | timeinoffice = {{ayd|2021|06|25}} | ||
| party = | | party = German People's Party (TNO:ANM)|DVP | ||
| election = [[ | | election = [[2021 German presidential election (TNO:ANM)|2021]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:15, 5 August 2024
President of the Reich | |
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Reichspräsident (German) | |
Style | Herr Reichspräsident (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic) |
Type | Head of state Commander-in-chief |
Residence | Palace of the Reich President |
Appointer | Direct election under a two-round system |
Term length | Seven years, with possibility of indefinite re-election |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the German Reich |
Precursor | German Emperor (1919) Führer (1976) |
Inaugural holder | Friedrich Ebert |
Formation | 11 February 1919 (originally) |
Abolished | 2 August 1934 (death of Paul von Hindenburg) |
Superseded by | Führer (1934-1976) |
Salary | ℛ︁ℳ︁600,000 annually |
Website | reichspraesident.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 | |
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Friedrich Ebert (1871–1925) | 11 February 1919 | 28 February 1925 † | 6 years, 17 days | SPD | 1919 | ||
Hans Luther (1879–1962) Acting Kanzler | 28 February 1925 | 12 March 1925 | 12 days | Non partisan | – | ||
Walter Simons (1861–1937) Acting Reichsgericht | 12 March 1925 | 12 May 1925 | 61 days | Non partisan | – | ||
Generalfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934) | 12 May 1925 | 2 August 1934 † | 9 years, 82 days | Non partisan | 1925 1932 | ||
Adolf Hitler (1889–1963) Führer und Reichskanzler | 2 August 1934 | 15 October 1963 † | 29 years, 74 days | NSDAP | – | ||
Albert Speer (1891–1980) Führer und Reichskanzler | 23 March 1964 | 3 April 1976 | 12 years, 11 days | NSDAP | – | ||
Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904–1988) President | 25 June 1978 | 25 June 1983 | 7 years, 0 days | German People's Party (TNO:ANM) | 1978 | ||
Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015) | 25 June 1983 | 25 June 1993 | 10 years, 0 days | Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM) | 1983 1988 | ||
Hermann Otto Solms (born 1940) | 25 June 1993 | 25 June 2003 | 10 years, 0 days | Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM) | 1993 1998 | ||
Horst Köhler (born 1943) | 25 June 2003 | 25 June 2013 | 10 years, 0 days | German People's Party (TNO:ANM) | 2003 2008 | ||
Guido Westerwelle (1961–2016) | 25 June 2013 | 18 March 2016 † | 2 years, 267 days | Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (TNO:ANM) | 2013 | ||
Angela Kresner (born 1954) Acting Kanzler | 18 March 2016 | 25 June 2016 | 99 days | German People's Party (TNO:ANM) | – | ||
Christian Wulff (born 1959) | 25 June 2016 | 17 February 2021 (resigned) | 4 years, 237 days | German People's Party (TNO:ANM) | 2016 | ||
Angela Kasner (born 1954) | 25 June 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 130 days | German People's Party (TNO:ANM) | 2021 |