Leader of the Christian Democratic Union

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Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
Vorsitzender der Christlich Demokratischen Union
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Incumbent
Friedrich Merz
since 31 January 2022
Member of Federal Executive Presidium
Formation 1 March 1946
First holder Konrad Adenauer

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 31 January 2022, the office has been held by Friedrich Merz, who succeeded Armin Laschet.[1]

The Leader of the Christian Democratic Union Party is supported by a General Secretary who, since 31 January 2022, has been Mario Czaja.

Leaders of the Christian Democratic Union (1946–present)

A list of leaders since 1946[2]

Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Term of office State Chancellor
Took office Left office Days
1 Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F078072-0004, Konrad Adenauer.jpg Konrad Adenauer
(1876–1967)		 1 March 1946 23 March 1966 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.  North Rhine-Westphalia Himself
Ludwig Erhard
2 85px Ludwig Erhard
(1897–1977)
[lower-alpha 1]		 23 March 1966 23 May 1967 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.  Baden-Württemberg Himself
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
3 85px Kurt Georg Kiesinger
(1904–1988)		 23 May 1967 5 October 1971 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.  Baden-Württemberg Himself
Willy Brandt
4 85px Rainer Barzel
(1924–2006)		 5 October 1971 12 June 1973 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.  North Rhine-Westphalia Willy Brandt
5 KAS-Kohl, Helmut-Bild-14701-1.jpg Helmut Kohl
(1930–2017)		 12 June 1973 7 November 1998 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.  Rhineland-Palatinate Willy Brandt
Helmut Schmidt
Himself
6 WSchaeuble.jpg Wolfgang Schäuble
(born 1942)		 7 November 1998 16 February 2000 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.  Baden-Württemberg Gerhard Schröder
7 85px Angela Merkel
(born 1954)		 10 April 2000 7 December 2018 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.  Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Gerhard Schröder
Herself
8 85px Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
(born 1962)		 7 December 2018 22 January 2021 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.  Saarland Angela Merkel
9 85px Armin Laschet
(born 1961)		 22 January 2021 31 January 2022 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.  North Rhine-Westphalia Angela Merkel
Olaf Scholz
10 85px Friedrich Merz
(born 1955)		 31 January 2022 Incumbent Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.  North Rhine-Westphalia Olaf Scholz

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

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