Back Canceller d'Alemanya AN مستشار ألمانيا Arabic مستشار المانيا ARZ Canciller d'Alemaña AST Германиялъул канцлер AV Kanselir Jerman BAN Канцлер на Германия Bulgarian জার্মানির চ্যান্সেলর Bengali/Bangla Kañseller Alamagn Breton Njemački kancelar BS
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| Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
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| Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland | |
 Logo of the German Chancellor | |
 Standard of the German Chancellor | |
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| Executive branch of the Federal Government Federal Chancellery | |
| Style | Mr. Chancellor (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)[1] |
| Type | Head of government |
| Member of | Federal Cabinet European Council |
| Seat | Federal Chancellery, Berlin (main seat) Palais Schaumburg, Bonn (secondary seat) |
| Nominator | President |
| Appointer | President upon election by the Bundestag |
| Term length | until the constitution of a new Bundestag (renewable) |
| Constituting instrument | German Basic Law (German Constitution) |
| Formation | 1 July 1867 |
| First holder | Otto von Bismarck |
| Deputy | Vice Chancellor |
| Salary | €255,150 per year (as of 2020[update])[2] |
| Website | bundeskanzler |
The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany,[a] is the head of the federal government of Germany. The chancellor is the chief executive of the Federal Cabinet and heads the executive branch. The chancellor is elected by the Bundestag on the proposal of the federal president and without debate (Article 63 of the German Constitution).[3] During a state of defence declared by the Bundestag the chancellor also assumes the position of commander-in-chief of the Bundeswehr.
Thirty-seven people (thirty-six men and one woman) have served as chancellor, the first of whom was Otto von Bismarck taking over on 21 March 1871. The current officeholder is Friedrich Merz of the Christian Democratic Union, since 6 May 2025.
- ^ "Ratgeber für Anschriften und Anreden" (PDF). Bundesministerium des Innern – Protokoll Inland. p. 40. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Das Amt des Bundeskanzlers: Einzelfragen zur Vergütung und weiteren Leistungen" (PDF). Wissenschaftliche Dienste des Deutschen Bundestages. 30 July 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Parliamentary Council of the Federal Republic of Germany. "Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany". Wikisource. Wikimedia. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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