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Olaf Scholz (German: [ˈoːlaf ˈʃɔlts] ⓘ; born 14 June 1958) is a German politician who has been the chancellor of Germany since 8 December 2021. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as Vice Chancellor in the fourth Merkel cabinet and as Federal Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2021.
The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, [ a ] is the head of the federal government of Germany, and the commander-in-chief of the German Armed Forces during wartime. [ b ] The chancellor is the chief executive of the Federal Cabinet and heads the executive branch.
List of chancellors of Germany. Top left: Otto von Bismarck was the first chancellor of Germany with the creation of the North German Confederation and later the German Empire. Top right: Konrad Adenauer was the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Bottom left: Helmut Kohl was chancellor during the period of German reunification ...
e. Angela Dorothea Merkel (German: [aŋˈɡɪːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ⓘ; [a] née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 and was the first woman to hold that office. She previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian ...
t. e. The Federal Cabinet (German: Bundeskabinettpronounced [ˈbʊndəskabiˌnɛt] ⓘ), or according to the German Basic Law, the Federal Government (German: Bundesregierung), is the chief executive body of the Federal Republic of Germany. It consists of the Federal Chancellor and cabinet ministers.
The Federal Chancellery (German: Bundeskanzleramt, pronounced [ˈbʊndəskant͡slɐˌʔamt͡] ⓘ) in Berlin is the official seat and residence of the chancellor of Germany as well as their executive office, the German Chancellery. As part of the move of the German Federal Government from Bonn to Berlin, the office moved into the new building ...
The Federal Minister of Defence (German: Bundesminister der Verteidigung) is the head of the Federal Ministry of Defence and a member of the Federal Cabinet.. According to Article 65a of the German Constitution (German: Grundgesetz), the Federal Minister of Defence is commander-in-chief (German: Inhaber der Befehls- und Kommandogewalt) of the German armed forces, the Bundeswehr, in peacetime. [1]
Minister-President of Bavaria. Ministerpräsident des Freistaates Bayern. Coat of arms of Bavaria. Incumbent. Markus Söder. since 16 March 2018. Residence. Prinz-Carl-Palais, Munich (official residence) Bavarian State Chancellery, Munich (executive office)