Chancellors - Germany
Complete list of all 10 German Federal Chancellors since Konrad Adenauer in 1949, with party and term dates.
Chancellors
10
In office
Friedrich Merz
Longest tenure
16 years
Helmut Kohl
| No. | Name | Party | Start | End | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konrad Adenauer | CDU | 1949 | 1963 | 14 years |
| 2 | Ludwig Erhard | CDU | 1963 | 1966 | 3 years |
| 3 | Kurt Georg Kiesinger | CDU | 1966 | 1969 | 3 years |
| 4 | Willy Brandt | SPD | 1969 | 1974 | 5 years |
| 5 | Helmut Schmidt | SPD | 1974 | 1982 | 8 years |
| 6 | Helmut Kohl | CDU | 1982 | 1998 | 16 years |
| 7 | Gerhard Schröder | SPD | 1998 | 2005 | 7 years |
| 8 | Angela Merkel | CDU | 2005 | 2021 | 16 years |
| 9 | Olaf Scholz | SPD | 2021 | 2025 | 4 years |
| 10 | Friedrich Merz In office | CDU | 2025 | — | 1 year |