Current Political Parties
Alliance 90/The Greens
Leader of Alliance 90/The Greens
Renate Elly Künast
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1955.
2000 – 2001
Annalena Charlotte Alma Baerbock
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1980.
2018 – 2022
Robert Habeck
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 2 1969.
2018 – 2022
Leader of Alliance 90/The Greens in the Bundestag
Renate Elly Künast
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1955.
2005 – 2013
German Centre Party
Leader of the German Centre Party
Heinrich Aloysius Maria Elisabeth Brüning
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 26 1885; d. March 30 1970.
1933
Christian Democratic Union
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1876; d. April 19 1967.
1946 – 1966
Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1897; d. May 5 1977.
1966 – 1967
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1904; d. March 9 1988.
1967 – 1971
Rainer Candidus Barzel
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1924; d. August 26 2006.
1971 – 1973
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1930; d. June 16 2017.
1973 – 1998
Wolfgang Schäuble
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1942; d. December 26 2023.
1998 – 2000
Angela Dorothea Merkel
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1954.
2000 – 2018
Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1955.
2022 – present
Deputy Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
Christian Wilhelm Walter Wulff
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1959.
1998 – 2010
Volker Bouffier
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1951.
2010 – 2022
Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1958.
2010 – 2019
Norbert Alois Röttgen
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1965.
2010 – 2012
General Secretary of the Christian Democratic Union
Angela Dorothea Merkel
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1954.
1998 – 2000
Leader of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union Group in the Bundestag
Heinrich von Brentano
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1924; d. August 26 2006.
1949 – 1955
Heinrich von Brentano
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1924; d. August 26 2006.
1961 – 1964
Rainer Candidus Barzel
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1924; d. August 26 2006.
1964 – 1973
Kurt Georg Kiesinger (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1904; d. March 9 1988.
1973
Karl Carstens
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1914; d. May 30 1992.
1973 – 1976
Helmut Josef Michael Kohl
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1930; d. June 16 2017.
1976 – 1982
Wolfgang Schäuble
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1942; d. December 26 2023.
1991 – 2000
Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1955.
2000 – 2002
Angela Dorothea Merkel
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1954.
2002 – 2005
Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1955.
2022 – present
Chief Whip of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union Group in the Bundestag
Wolfgang Schäuble
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1942; d. December 26 2023.
1982 – 1984
Rudolf Seiters
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1937.
1984 – 1989
Norbert Alois Röttgen
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1965.
2005 – 2009
Christian Social Union
Leader of the Christian Social Union
Franz Josef Strauss
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1915; d. October 3 1988.
1961 – 1988
Theodor “Theo” Waigel
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1939.
1988 – 1999
Edmund Rüdiger Stoiber
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1941.
1999 – 2007
Erwin Huber
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1946.
2007 – 2008
Horst Lorenz Seehofer
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1949.
2008 – 2019
Markus Thomas Theodor Söder
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1967.
2019 – present
General Secretary of the Christian Social Union
Erwin Huber
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1946.
1988 – 1994
Markus Thomas Theodor Söder
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1967.
2003 – 2007
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1971.
2008 – 2009
Alexander Dobrindt
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1970.
2009 – 2013
Andreas Franz Scheuer
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1974.
2013 – 2018
Markus Blume
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 14 1975.
2018 – 2022
Free Democratic Party
Leader of the Free Democratic Party
Theodor Heuss
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1884; d. December 12 1963.
1948 – 1949
Franz Blücher
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1896; d. March 26 1959.
1949 – 1954
Thomas Dehler
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1897; d. July 21 1967.
1954 – 1957
Erich Mende
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 28 1916; d. May 6 1998.
1960 – 1968
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1927; d. March 31 2016.
1974 – 1985
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1926; d. December 5 2009.
1988 – 1993
Guido Westerwelle
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1961; d. March 18 2016.
2001 – 2011
Philipp Rösler
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1973.
2011 – 2013
Christian Wolfgang Lindner
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1979.
2013 – present
General Secretary of the Free Democratic Party
Christian Wolfgang Lindner
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1979.
2009 – 2011
Leader of the Free Democratic Party in the Bundestag
Theodor Heuss
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 31 1884; d. December 12 1963.
1949
Guido Westerwelle
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1961; d. March 18 2016.
2006 – 2009
Christian Wolfgang Lindner
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1979.
2017 – 2021
The Left (Die Linke)
Leader of The Left
Oskar Lafontaine
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1943.
2007 – 2010
Leader of The Left in the Bundestag
Gregor Florian Gysi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1948.
2005 – 2015
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Friedrich Ebert
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 4 1871; d. February 28 1925.
1913 – 1919
Curt Ernst Carl “Kurt” Schumacher
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1895; d. August 20 1952.
1946 – 1952
Willy Brandt
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1913; d. October 8 1992.
1964 – 1987
Hans-Jochen Vogel
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1926; d. July 26 2020.
1987 – 1991
Björn Engholm
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1939.
1991 – 1993
Rudolf Albert Scharping
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1947.
1993 – 1995
Oskar Lafontaine
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1943.
1995 – 1999
Gerhard Fritz Kurt “Gerd” Schröder
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 7 1944.
1999 – 2004
Franz Müntefering
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1940.
2004 – 2005
Kurt Beck
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1949.
2006 – 2008
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1956.
2008
Franz Müntefering
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1940.
2008 – 2009
Sigmar Hartmut Gabriel
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1959.
2009 – 2017
Martin Schulz
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1955.
2017 – 2018
Andrea Maria Nahles
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1970.
2018 – 2019
Saskia Christina Esken
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1970.
2019 – present
Norbert Walter-Borjans
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1952.
2019 – 2021
Lars Klingbeil
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1978.
2021 – present
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Peer Steinbrück
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1947.
2005 – 2009
Andrea Maria Nahles
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1970.
2007 – 2009
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1956.
2007 – 2009
Olaf Scholz
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1958.
2009 – 2019
Klara Geywitz
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1976.
2019 – present
General Secretary of the Social Democratic Party of Germany
Franz Müntefering
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1940.
1999 – 2002
Olaf Scholz
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1958.
2002 – 2004
Hannelore Kraft
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1961.
2009 – 2017
Andrea Maria Nahles
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1970.
2009 – 2014
Lars Klingbeil
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1978.
2017 – 2021
Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in the Bundestag
Curt Ernst Carl “Kurt” Schumacher
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1895; d. August 20 1952.
1949 – 1952
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1918; d. November 10 2015.
1967 – 1969
Richard Herbert Wehner
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1906; d. January 19 1990.
1969 – 1983
Hans-Jochen Vogel
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1926; d. July 26 2020.
1983 – 1991
Rudolf Albert Scharping
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1947.
1994 – 1998
Peter Struck
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1943; d. December 19 2012.
1998 – 2002
Peter Struck
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 24 1943; d. December 19 2012.
2005 – 2009
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1956.
2009 – 2013
Thomas Ludwig Albert Oppermann
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1954; d. October 25 2020.
2013 – 2017
Andrea Maria Nahles
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 20 1970.
2017 – 2019
Lars Klingbeil
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1978.
2025 – present
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in the Bundestag
Olaf Scholz
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1958.
2009 – 2011
Chief Whip of the Social Democratic Party of Germany in the Bundestag
Olaf Scholz
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1958.
2005 – 2007
Thomas Ludwig Albert Oppermann
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 27 1954; d. October 25 2020.
2007 – 2013
German Social Union
Leader of the German Social Union
Hansjoachim Walter
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 16 1939; d. January 17 2005.
1990
Defunct Political Parties
Communist Party of Germany
Chair of the Communist Party of Germany
Ruth Fischer
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 11 1895; d. March 13 1961.
1924 – 1925
Party of Democratic Socialism
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism
Gregor Florian Gysi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1948.
1989 – 1993
Leader of the Party of Democratic Socialism in the Bundestag
Gregor Florian Gysi
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1948.
1990 – 2000
German People’s Party
Chair of the German People’s Party
Gustav Ernst Stresemann
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1878; d. October 3 1929.
1918 – 1929
German State Party
Chairman of the German State Party
Hermann Robert Dietrich
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1879; d. March 6 1954.
1930 – 1933
National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Führer of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party
Adolf Hitler
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1889; d. April 30 1945
1921 – 1945