List of heads of state of Germany

This page present all leaders of Germany,start 1867 and end to present.The incumbent President is Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

† denotes people who died in office.

Portrait	Reichspräsident	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Election
	Ebert, FriedrichFriedrich Ebert (1871–1925)	11 February 1919	28 February 1925 †	6 years, 17 days		SPD	1919
	Luther, HansHans Luther (1879–1962) Acting [a]	28 February 1925	12 March 1925	12 days		Independent	–
	Simons, WalterWalter Simons (1861–1937) Acting [b]	12 March 1925	12 May 1925	61 days		Independent	–
	Hindenburg, PaulPaul von Hindenburg (1847–1934)	12 May 1925	23 March 1933	7 years, 315 days		Independent	1925 1932

† denotes people who died in office.

Portrait	Reichspräsident	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Election
	Hindenburg, PaulPaul von Hindenburg (1847–1934)	23 March 1933	2 August 1934 †	1 year, 132 days		Independent	1925 1932
	Hitler, AdolfAdolf Hitler (1889–1945) Führer und Reichskanzler	2 August 1934	30 April 1945 †	10 years, 271 days		NSDAP	–
	Dönitz, KarlGroßadmiral Karl Dönitz (1891–1980)	30 April 1945	23 May 1945	23 days		NSDAP	–

† denotes people who died in office.

Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
President of the Republic Präsident der Republik
	Pieck, WilhelmWilhelm Pieck (1876–1960)	11 October 1949	7 September 1960 †	10 years, 332 days		SED
	Dieckmann, JohannesJohannes Dieckmann (1893–1969) Acting [c]	7 September 1960	12 September 1960	5 days		LDPD
Chairman of the State Council Vorsitzender des Staatsrats
	Ulbricht, WalterWalter Ulbricht (1893–1973)	12 September 1960	1 August 1973 †	12 years, 323 days		SED
	Ebert, FriedrichFriedrich Ebert Jr. (1894–1979) Acting [d]	1 August 1973	3 October 1973	63 days		SED
	Stoph, WilliWilli Stoph (1914–1999)	3 October 1973	29 October 1976	3 years, 26 days		SED
	Honecker, ErichErich Honecker (1912–1994)	29 October 1976	18 October 1989 (resigned)	12 years, 354 days		SED
	Krenz, EgonEgon Krenz (born 1937)	18 October 1989	6 December 1989 (resigned)	49 days		SED
	Gerlach, ManfredManfred Gerlach (1928–2011)	6 December 1989	5 April 1990 (office abolished)	120 days		LDPD
President of the People's Chamber Präsident der Volkskammer
	Bergmann-Pohl, SabineSabine Bergmann-Pohl (born 1946)	5 April 1990	2 October 1990 (office abolished)	180 days		CDU

† denotes people who died in office.

Portrait	Bundespräsident	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party		Election
	Arnold, KarlKarl Arnold (1901–1958) Acting [e]	7 September 1949	12 September 1949	5 days		CDU	–
	Heuss, TheodorTheodor Heuss (1884–1963)	12 September 1949	12 September 1959	10 years		FDP	1949 1954
	Lübke, HeinrichHeinrich Lübke (1894–1972)	13 September 1959	30 June 1969 (resigned)	9 years, 290 days		CDU	1959 1964
	Heinemann, GustavGustav Heinemann (1899–1976)	1 July 1969	30 June 1974	4 years, 364 days		SPD	1969
	Scheel, WalterWalter Scheel (1919–2016)	1 July 1974	30 June 1979	4 years, 364 days		FDP	1974
	Carstens, KarlKarl Carstens (1914–1992)	1 July 1979	30 June 1984	4 years, 365 days		CDU	1979
	Weizsäcker, RichardRichard von Weizsäcker (1920–2015)	1 July 1984	30 June 1994	9 years, 364 days		CDU	1984 1989
	Herzog, RomanRoman Herzog (1934–2017)	1 July 1994	30 June 1999	4 years, 364 days		CDU	1994
	Rau, JohannesJohannes Rau (1931–2006)	1 July 1999	30 June 2004	4 years, 365 days		SPD	1999
	Köhler, HorstHorst Köhler (1943–2025)	1 July 2004	31 May 2010 (resigned)	5 years, 334 days		CDU	2004 2009
	Böhrnsen, JensJens Böhrnsen (born 1949) Acting [e]	31 May 2010	30 June 2010	30 days		SPD	–
	Wulff, ChristianChristian Wulff (born 1959)	30 June 2010	17 February 2012 (resigned)	1 year, 232 days		CDU	2010
	Seehofer, HorstHorst Seehofer (born 1949) Acting [e]	17 February 2012	18 March 2012	30 days		CSU	–
	Gauck, JoachimJoachim Gauck (born 1940)	18 March 2012	18 March 2017	5 years		Independent	2012
	Steinmeier, Frank-WalterFrank-Walter Steinmeier (born 1956)	19 March 2017	Incumbent	9 years, 102 days		SPD	2017 2022

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1. ↑ Acting President, as Chancellor of Germany.
2. ↑ Acting President, as President of the Reichsgericht.
3. ↑ Acting head of state, as President of the Volkskammer.
4. ↑ Acting Chairman of the State Council, as Deputy Chairman of the State Council.
5. 1 2 3 Acting President, as President of the Bundesrat.