Chancellor of Germany
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The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the head of government of Germany. The chancellor is elected by the Bundestag on the proposal of the
2024 08 21 Friedrich Merz in Erfurt 2024 STP 3041 by Stepro
Former Governing Mayor of Berlin, then Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) Chancellor Willy Brandt (served 1969–1974), speaking at his Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) meeting in Dortmund (1983)
The cabinet bench in the Reichstag building (to the left of the flag) with the raised seat of the chancellor in the front row
Lars Klingbeil, the current Vice Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler
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Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Germany in the Nazi era from 1933 until his suicide in 1945. He rose to power as the leader of the Nazi Party, becoming the chan
Chancellor of Germany
…French counterpart, the Weimar-era chancellor was as much the chairman of the cabinet as he was its leader. On 30 January 1933 (seizure of power day), Adolf Hitler of the Nazi Party, the biggest party in parliament, was appointed chancellor by President Paul von Hindenburg. Subsequently, the 1919 Weimar Constitution…
Formal portrait, 1938
Hitler (c. 1889–90)
Hitler's father, Alois, c. 1900
Hitler's mother, Klara, 1870s