President of Germany (TNO:ANM)

President of the Reich
Reichspräsident (German)
Standard of the President
Incumbent Christoph Butterwegge since 8 June 2020
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Superseded by	Führer (1934-1976)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
	Ebert, FriedrichFriedrich Ebert (1871–1925)	11 February 1919	28 February 1925 †	6 years, 17 days		SPD	1919
	Luther, HansHans Luther (1879–1962) Acting Kanzler	28 February 1925	12 March 1925	12 days		Non partisan	–
	Simons, WalterWalter Simons (1861–1937) Acting Reichsgericht	12 March 1925	12 May 1925	61 days		Non partisan	–
	Hindenburg, PaulGeneralfeldmarschall Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934)	12 May 1925	2 August 1934 †	9 years, 82 days		Non partisan	1925 1932
	Hitler, AdolfAdolf Hitler (1889–1963) Führer und Reichskanzler	2 August 1934	15 October 1963 †	29 years, 74 days		NSDAP	–
	Speer, AlbertAlbert Speer (1891–1980) Führer und Reichskanzler	23 March 1964	3 April 1976	12 years, 11 days		NSDAP	–
	Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904–1988) President	8 June 1978	8 June 1985	7 years, 0 days		German People's Party (TNO:ANM)	1978
	Schmidt, HelmutHelmut Schmidt (1918–2015)	8 June 1985	8 June 1999	14 years, 0 days		FDP	1985 1992
	Klose, Hans-UlrichHans-Ulrich Klose (1937–2023)	8 June 1999	8 June 2006	7 years, 0 days		SDAP	1999
	Klose, Hans-UlrichOskar Lafontaine (born 1943)	8 June 2006	8 June 2013	7 years, 0 days		SDAP	2006
	Westerwelle, GuidoGuido Westerwelle (1961–2016)	8 June 2013	18 March 2016 †	2 years, 284 days		FDP	2013
	Kresner, AngelaAngela Kresner (born 1954) Acting Kanzler	18 March 2016	8 June 2016	82 days		German People's Party (TNO:ANM)	–
	Wulff, ChristianChristian Wulff (born 1959)	8 June 2016	8 June 2020	4 years, 0 days		German People's Party (TNO:ANM)	2016
	Butterwegge, ChristophChristoph Butterwegge (born 1951)	8 June 2020	Incumbent	4 years, 171 days		SDAP	2020