First German Bundestag

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Dates of Session[]

1949-1953

• Election for the first Bundestag occurred on 14 August 1949.
• The Bundestag convened for the first time in Bonn on 7 September 1949.
• The session ended on September 7, 1953.

Coalitions[]

• CDU/CSU, FDP and DP form coalition (208 seats, 51.7%) to elect Konrad Adenauer as the first Chancellor of Germany

Major political events[]

• Bundestag meets with quorum of members to elect Erich Köhler first President of the Bundestag, 7 September 1949.
• Federal Convention elects Theodor Heuss first President of Germany. The President takes the oath of office before a joint session of the Bundestag and the Bundesrat on the same date, Friday, 12 September 1949.
• Bundestag elects Konrad Adenauer first Chancellor of Germany, Monday 15 September 1949.
• Köhler loses support within his own party, Hermann Ehlers elected second President of the Bundestag.
• Kurt Schumacher is temporarily removed from the Bundestag after calling Adenauer "the Allied Forces' Chancellor"
• Bundestag passes laws concerning restitution and recovery of damages due to World War II (Lastenausgleichsgesetz), corporate governance, and antitrust regulation
• Bundestag ratifies treaty for the European Coal and Steel Community

Officers[]

• President of the Bundestag - Erich Köhler, Hermann Ehlers

Seats by party[]

References[]

• Bundestag Election Results (German)
• Bundestag History from German Wikipedia