Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a German statesman and politician who served as the first chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963. From 1946 to 1966, he was the first leader of the Christian D
Adenauer in 1952
Bond of the City of Cologne, issued 1 October 1928; Facsimile signature of Adenauer
In Wilhelmshaven in 1928, when a new cruiser was given the name of Köln (Cologne), home city of Adenauer (centre, with left hand visible, next to him Lieutenant-General Wilhelm Groener and Gustav Noske)
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
Konrad Adenauer
…Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer (5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967) was a German statesman and politician who served as the first chancellor of West Germany from 1949 to 1963. From 1946 to 1966, he was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a newly founded Christian democratic party, which…
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