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The president of Germany, officially titled the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland), [2] is the head of state of Germany. The current officeholder is Frank-Walter Steinmeier who was elected on 12 February 2017 and re-elected on 13 February 2022. He is currently serving ...
The East German constitution of October 1949 created the office of President of the German Democratic Republic (German: Präsident der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik). Upon the death of Wilhelm Pieck in 1960, the office of president was replaced by a collective head of state, the Staatsrat ("State Council").
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (German: [ˈfʁaŋkˌvaltɐ ˈʃtaɪnˌmaɪ.ɐ] ⓘ; born 5 January 1956) [1] is a German politician who has served as President of Germany since 2017. [2] He was previously federal minister for foreign affairs from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2017, as well as vice chancellor of Germany from 2007 to 2009.
Berlin: Governing Mayor Kai Wegner 15 September 1972 (age 52) CDU: 27 April 2023: 1 year, 249 days 2023: Wegner Brandenburg: Dietmar Woidke 22 October 1961 (age 63) SPD: 28 August 2013: 11 years, 126 days 2024 2019 2014: Woidke IV Bremen: President of the Senate and Mayor Andreas Bovenschulte 11 August 1965 (age 59) SPD
Germany was ruled by monarchs from the beginning of division of the Frankish Empire in August 843 to the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in August 1806. [1] [2] [3] During most of 19th century, independent German principalities were organized into various confederations, such as the Confederation of the Rhine dominated by Napoleon (1806-1913) and the German Confederation created by the ...
Rotes Rathaus, seat of the Berlin Senate. Since German reunification on 3 October 1990, Berlin has been one of three city-states (with Hamburg and Bremen) among Germany's 16 states. The city and state parliament is the House of Representatives, (Abgeordnetenhaus), with 141 seats. Berlin's executive body is the Senate of Berlin (Senat von Berlin).
Transitional President – Brice Oligui Nguema [4] Interim Prime Minister – Raymond Ndong Sima Gambia, The: President – Adama Barrow Georgia: President – Mikheil Kavelashvili: Prime Minister – Irakli Kobakhidze Germany: President – Frank-Walter Steinmeier: Chancellor – Olaf Scholz Ghana: President – Nana Akufo-Addo
Olaf Scholz (German: [ˈoːlaf ˈʃɔlts] ⓘ; born () 14 June 1958) is a German politician who has been Chancellor of Germany since 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.