No. |
Image |
Name (Birth–Death) |
Party |
Term of office |
Chancellor |
Took office |
Left office |
Term Length |
1 |
|
Kurt Schumacher (1895–1952) |
|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
7 September 1949 |
20 August 1952 |
2 years, 348 days |
Konrad Adenauer |
2 |
|
Erich Ollenhauer (1901–1963) |
|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
27 September 1952 |
14 December 1963 |
11 years, 78 days |
Konrad Adenauer Ludwig Erhard |
3 |
|
Fritz Erler (1913–1967) |
|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
1963 |
1966 |
2 years, 273 days |
Ludwig Erhard |
4 |
|
Knut Freiherr von Kühlmann-Stumm (1916–1977) |
|
Free Democratic Party (FDP) |
1 December 1966 |
23 January 1968 |
1 year, 53 days |
Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
5 |
|
Wolfgang Mischnick (1921–2002) |
|
Free Democratic Party (FDP) |
23 January 1968 |
22 November 1969 |
1 year, 272 days |
Kurt Georg Kiesinger |
6 |
|
Rainer Barzel (1924–2006) |
|
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
22 November 1969 |
17 May 1973 |
3 years, 207 days |
Willy Brandt |
7 |
|
Karl Carstens (1914–1992) |
|
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
17 May 1973 |
13 September 1976 |
3 years, 119 days |
Willy Brandt Helmut Schmidt |
8 |
|
Helmut Kohl (1930–2017) |
|
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
13 September 1976 |
1 October 1982 |
6 years, 18 days |
Helmut Schmidt |
9 |
|
Herbert Wehner (1906–1990) |
|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
1 October 1982 |
8 March 1983 |
1 year, 158 days |
Helmut Kohl |
10 |
|
Hans-Jochen Vogel (1926–2020) |
|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
8 March 1983 |
12 November 1991 |
8 years, 249 days |
Helmut Kohl |
11 |
|
Hans-Ulrich Klose (1937–2023) |
|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
12 November 1991 |
10 November 1994 |
2 years, 363 days |
Helmut Kohl |
12 |
|
Rudolf Scharping (born 1947) |
|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
10 November 1994 |
27 October 1998 |
3 years, 351 days |
Helmut Kohl |
13 |
|
Wolfgang Schäuble (1942–2023) |
|
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
27 October 1998 |
29 February 2000 |
1 year, 125 days |
Gerhard Schröder |
14 |
|
Friedrich Merz (born 1955) |
|
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
29 February 2000 |
22 September 2002 |
2 years, 206 days |
Gerhard Schröder |
15 |
|
Angela Merkel (born 1954) |
|
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
22 September 2002 |
22 November 2005 |
3 years, 61 days |
Gerhard Schröder |
16 |
|
Wolfgang Gerhardt (born 1943) |
|
Free Democratic Party (FDP) |
22 November 2005 |
1 May 2006 |
160 days |
Angela Merkel |
17 |
|
Guido Westerwelle (1961–2016) |
|
Free Democratic Party (FDP) |
1 May 2006 |
28 October 2009 |
3 years, 180 days |
Angela Merkel |
18 |
|
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (born 1956) |
|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
28 October 2009 |
16 December 2013 |
4 years, 49 days |
Angela Merkel |
19 |
|
Joachim Poß[note 1] (born 1948) |
|
Social Democratic Party (SPD) |
23 August 2010 |
26 October 2010 |
64 days |
Angela Merkel |
20 |
|
Gregor Gysi (born 1948) |
|
The Left |
17 December 2013 |
12 October 2015 |
1 year, 299 days |
Angela Merkel |
21 |
|
Dietmar Bartsch (born 1958) Sahra Wagenknecht (born 1969) |
|
The Left |
12 October 2015 |
24 October 2017 |
2 years, 12 days |
Angela Merkel |
22 |
|
Alexander Gauland (born 1941) Alice Weidel (born 1979) |
|
Alternative for Germany (AfD) |
24 October 2017 |
26 October 2021[lower-alpha 1] |
4 years, 2 days |
Angela Merkel |
23 |
|
Ralph Brinkhaus (born 1968) |
|
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
8 December 2021 |
15 February 2022 |
69 days |
Olaf Scholz |
24 (14) |
|
Friedrich Merz (born 1955) |
|
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) |
15 February 2022 |
Incumbent |
2 years, 71 days |
Olaf Scholz |