For a list of all office-holders, see List of chancellors of Germany.
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Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany
Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Standard of the chancellor
Incumbent Olaf Scholz since 8 December 2021 (2021-12-08)
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
Bundestag
Appointer
President upon election by the Bundestag
Term length
4 years, renewable
Constituting instrument
German Basic Law (German Constitution)
Formation
15 September 1949; 74 years ago (1949-09-15)
First holder
Konrad Adenauer
Deputy
Vice Chancellor
Salary
€255,150 per year (as of 2020[update])[2]
Website
bundeskanzler.de/bk-en
The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany,[a] is the head of the federal government of Germany, and the commander-in-chief of the German Armed Forces during wartime.[b] 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]
The current officeholder is Olaf Scholz of the SPD, who was elected in December 2021, succeeding Angela Merkel. He was elected after the SPD entered into a coalition agreement with Alliance 90/The Greens and the FDP.
^"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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