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List of Presidents of Germany

by Vishul Malik

Know about all the presidents of Germany. The list of presidents of Germany shows all the presidents of Germany from beginning to present with their tenure and their respective political party.


List of Presidents of Germany
S. No Name Birth Place Tenure Party
1 Frank-Walter Steinmeier Detmold, Germany 19 March 2017- Incumbent Social Democratic Party of Germany
2 Joachim Gauck Rostock, Germany 18 March 2012-18 March 2017 Independent
3 Horst Seehofer Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany 17 February 2012 -18 March 2012 CSU
4 Christian Wulff Osnabrück, West Germany 30 June 2010 – 17 February 2012 CDU
5 Jens Böhrnsen Bremen, Germany 31 May 2010 – 30 June 2010 SPD
6 Horst Köhler Skierbieszów 1 July 2004 -31 May 2010 CDU
7 Johannes Rau Wuppertal, Germany 1 July 1999 – 30 June 2004 SPD
8 Roman Herzog Landshut, Bavaria, Germany 1 July 1994 -30 June 1999 CDU
9 Richard von Weizsäcker Stuttgart, Germany 1 July 1984 until- 30 June 1994 CDU
10 Karl Carstens Bremen, German Empire 1 July 1979 -30 June 1984 CDU
11 Walter Scheel Solingen, Germany 1 July 1974 -30 June 1979 FDP
12 Gustav Heinemann Schwelm, Kingdom of Prussia 1 July 1969 -30 June 1974 SPD
13 Heinrich Lübke Enkhausen, German Empire 13 September 1959 -30 June 1969 CDU
14 Theodor Heuss Brackenheim, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire 13 September 1949 -12 September 1959 FDP
15 Karl Arnold Herrlishöfen, Württemberg 7 September 1949 -12 September 1949 CDU
16 Karl Dönitz Grünau, Berlin, Germany 1 May 1945 -23 May 1945 NSDAP
17 Adolf Hitler Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary 2 August 1934 -30 April 1945 NSDAP
18 Paul von Hindenburg Posen, Duchy of Posen, Prussia 12 May 1925 -2 August 1934 Non-partisan
19 Walter Simons Elberfeld, Kingdom of Prussia 12 March 1925 -12 May 1925 Non-partisan
20 Hans Luther Berlin 28 February 1925 – 12 March 1925 Non-partisan
21 Friedrich Ebert Heidelberg 11 February 1919 -28 February 1925 SPD

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