Heads of the German Chancellery
The Head of the Chancellery (German: Chef des Bundeskanzleramtes, abbreviated ChefBK) is the highest ranking official of the German Chancellery and the principal assistant of the Chancellor of Germany. The Chief of Staff is in charge of the running of the German Chancellery as well as with coordinating the federal government's work. The Chief of Staff is either a member of the federal cabinet with the rank of Federal Minister for Special Affairs or holds the rank of Secretary of State. All Chiefs of Staff since 2005 have been members of the federal cabinet.[1]
List of the heads of the Federal Chancellery[]
| Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz-Josef Wuermeling | 12 October 1949 | 14 January 1951 | CDU | Secretary of State |
| Walter Hallstein | 17 October 1949 | 1 March 1950 | CDU | Secretary of State |
| Otto Lenz | 15 January 1951 | 19 September 1953 | CDU | Secretary of State |
| Hans Globke | 28 October 1953 | 15 October 1963 | CDU | Secretary of State |
| 17 October 1963 | 30 November 1966 | CDU | Secretary of State Federal Minister from 16 June 1964 | |
| 1 December 1966 | 31 December 1967 | – | Secretary of State | |
| Karl Carstens | 1 January 1968 | 22 October 1969 | CDU | Secretary of State |
| Horst Ehmke | 22 October 1969 | 18 December 1972 | SPD | Federal Minister |
| 18 December 1972 | 15 May 1974 | SPD | Secretary of State | |
| Manfred Schüler | 16 May 1974 | 1 December 1980 | SPD | Secretary of State |
| Manfred Lahnstein | 1 December 1980 | 28 April 1982 | SPD | Secretary of State |
| 29 April 1982 | 4 October 1982 | – | Secretary of State | |
| Waldemar Schreckenberger | 4 October 1982 | 15 November 1984 | CDU | Secretary of State |
| Wolfgang Schäuble | 15 November 1984 | 20 April 1989 | CDU | Federal Minister |
| Rudolf Seiters | 21 April 1989 | 25 November 1991 | CDU | Federal Minister |
| Friedrich Bohl | 26 November 1991 | 27 October 1998 | CDU | Federal Minister |
| Bodo Hombach | 27 October 1998 | 7 July 1999 | SPD | Federal Minister |
| Frank-Walter Steinmeier | 7 July 1999 | 22 November 2005 | SPD | Secretary of State |
| Thomas de Maizière | 22 November 2005 | 28 October 2009 | CDU | Federal Minister |
| Ronald Pofalla | 28 October 2009 | 17 December 2013 | CDU | Federal Minister |
| Peter Altmaier | 17 December 2013 | 14 March 2018 | CDU | Federal Minister |
| Helge Braun | 14 March 2018 | incumbent | CDU | Federal Minister |
References[]
- ^ Chef des Bundeskanzleramts, Government of Germany
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