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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.
Cabinet of Germany. The Federal Cabinet (German: Bundeskabinett pronounced [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.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier ( German: [ˈfʁaŋkˌvaltɐ ˈʃtaɪnˌmaɪ.ɐ] ⓘ; born 5 January 1956) [ 1] is a German politician who became president of Germany on 19 March 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.
In April–May 1945, Karl Dönitz briefly became President upon the suicide of Hitler (in accordance with Hitler's last will and testament). The Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany of May 1949 created the office of Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland).
The shape of Germany's new Bundestag, or lower house of parliament, is now clear. Now it's up to party leaders to thrash out who will succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel after 16 years in office and ...
Munitions Minister of Germany. Occupied Eastern Territories Minister of Germany. Construction Minister of Germany. Family Affairs Minister of Germany. Women and Youth Minister of Germany. Health Minister of Germany. Economic Cooperation Minister of Germany. Environment Minister of Germany.
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 ...
The German head of state is the federal president. As in Germany's parliamentary system of government, the federal chancellor runs the government and day-to-day politics, while the role of the federal president is mostly ceremonial. The federal president, by their actions and public appearances, represents the state itself, its existence, its ...