Presiding member of the federal parliament of Germany
President of the Bundestag
Präsident des Deutschen Bundestages
Seal of the Bundestag
Incumbent Bärbel Bas since 26 October 2021
Presidium of the Bundestag
Style
Madam President (when addressed in the Bundestag)
Type
Presiding officer
Seat
Reichstag building, Berlin
Nominator
Political parties
Appointer
Bundestag traditionally appointing nominee of the largest party
Term length
Contemporaneous to legislative period
Constituting instrument
German Basic Law
Precursor
President of the Reichstag
Formation
7 September 1949
First holder
Erich Köhler
Deputy
Vice Presidents of the Bundestag
Website
www.bundestag.de
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