Leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany

Leader of the Christian Democratic
Union
Incumbent
Angela Merkel
since 10 April 2000
Member of Federal Executive
Presidium
Inaugural holder Konrad Adenauer
Formation 1 March 1946
Deputy Ursula von der Leyen
Volker Bouffier
Julia Klöckner
Armin Laschet
Thomas Strobl

The Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (Vorsitzender der Christlich Demokratischen Union) is the most senior political figure within the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. Since 10 April 2005, the office has been held by Angela Merkel; who is the first female leader of the party.

The Leader of the Christian Democratic Union Party is supported by a General Secretary, which since 2018 has been Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. Furthermore, the leader is supported by five deputy leaders, which currently are Ursula von der Leyen, Volker Bouffier, Julia Klöckner, Armin Laschet and Thomas Strobl.[1]

Leaders of the Christian Democratic Union (1946–present)

A list of leaders since 1946[2]

Leader

(Birth–Death)

 Portrait State Took office Left office Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer

(1876-1967)

  North Rhine-Westphalia 1 March 1946 23 March 1966 Himself
Ludwig Erhard[lower-alpha 1]

(1897-1977)

  Baden-Württemberg 23 March 1966 23 May 1967 Himself

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

Kurt Georg Kiesinger

(1904-1988)

  Baden-Württemberg 23 May 1966 5 October 1971 Himself

Willy Brandt

Rainer Barzel

(1924-2006)

  North Rhine-Westphalia 5 October 1971 12 June 1973 Willy Brandt

Helmut Schmidt

Helmut Kohl

(1930-2017)

  Rhineland-Palatinate 12 June 1973 7 November 1998 Willy Brandt

Helmut Schmidt
Himself
Gerhard Schröder

Wolfgang Schäuble

(born 1942)

  Baden-Württemberg 7 November 1998 16 February 2000 Gerhard Schröder
Angela Merkel

(born 1954)

  Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 10 April 2000 Incumbent Gerhard Schröder

Herself

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ There is uncertainty over the question whether Erhard was ever actually a member of the CDU. Reports at the time suggested that he joined the party when he became chairman, although his membership was backdated by three years. However, reports in 2007 suggested that Erhard never actually joined the CDU. The Konrad Adenauer Foundation, which holds the party archives, reported that the question could "not be answered conclusively."[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Vorstand". Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  2. ↑ "Startseite". Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands (in German). Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  3. ↑ Kellerhoff, Sven Felix (25 April 2007). "Der Kanzler, der nie Mitglied seiner Partei war". Die Welt. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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