Leaders of Germany

Kaisers of the German Empire

William I (of Prussia) 1871-88

Frederick III 1888

William II 1888-1918

Presidents of the German Republic

Friedrich Ebert (Ebert, Friedrich) 1919-25

Paul von Hindenburg (Hindenburg, Paul von) 1925-33

Leaders of the Third Reich (National Socialist regime)

Paul von Hindenburg (Hindenburg, Paul von)* 1934

Adolf Hitler (Hitler, Adolf)** 1933-45

Chancellors of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)

Konrad Adenauer (Adenauer, Konrad) 1949-63

Ludwig Erhard (Erhard, Ludwig) 1963-66

Kurt Georg Kiesinger (Kiesinger, Kurt Georg) 1966-69

Willy Brandt (Brandt, Willy) 1969-74

Helmut Schmidt (Schmidt, Helmut) 1974-82

Helmut Kohl (Kohl, Helmut) 1982-90

First (or General) Secretaries of the Socialist Unity Party of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)

Walter Ulbricht (Ulbricht, Walter) 1950-71

Erich Honecker (Honecker, Erich) 1971-89

Egon Krenz*** 1989

Chancellors of the Federal Republic of Germany (reunited Germany)

Helmut Kohl (Kohl, Helmut) 1990-98

Gerhard Schröder (Schröder, Gerhard) 1998-2005

Angela Merkel (Merkel, Angela) 2005-

*Upon Hindenburg's death in 1934, the powers of the presidency were merged with those of the chancellor.

**Chancellor from 1933 and Führer ("Leader") from 1934.

***East Germany was governed by interim administrations from December 1989 until the two Germanys were reunited in October 1990.