President of the German Bundesrat
{{Short description|Chairperson or speaker of the Bundesrat}}
{{Infobox political post
| post = President
| body = the
Federal Council of the Federal Republic of Germany
| insignia = Bundesrat Logo.svg
| insigniasize = 125px
| insigniacaption = Seal of the Bundesrat
| image = 2022-03-27 Wahlabend Saarland by Sandro Halank–061 (cropped).jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| incumbent = Anke Rehlinger
| incumbentsince = 1 November 2024
| department = Legislative Branch of the
German Federal Government
| style =
| appointer = Bundesrat of Germany
| termlength = One year
| constituting_instrument = German Basic Law
| formation = 1949
| inaugural = Karl Arnold
| website = [http://www.bundesrat.de/EN/organisation-en/praesident-en/praesident-en-node.html Official Website]
}}
{{PoliticsGermany}}
In Germany, the president of the Bundesrat or president of the Federal Council (German: Bundesratspräsident) is the chairperson (speaker) of the Bundesrat (Federal Council). The president is elected by the Bundesrat for a term of one year (usually from November 1 to October 31 in the next year). Traditionally, the presidency of the Bundesrat rotates among the leaders of the sixteen state governments. This is however only an established practice; theoretically the Bundesrat is free to elect any member it chooses, and a president could also be re-elected (which has happened once, in 1957). As well as acting as a chairperson, the president of the Bundesrat is ex officio deputy of the federal president. The president of the German Federal Council is 4th in the German order of precedence. In addition, the main celebration of German Unity Day is traditionally held in the state that holds the presidency.
The president of the Bundesrat convenes and chairs plenary sessions of the body and is formally responsible for representing the Federal Republic in the Bundesrat. The president is aided by two vice presidents who play an advisory role and deputise in the president's absence. The three together constitute the presidium of the Bundesrat.
The current president of the Bundesrat is Anke Rehlinger, the minister-president of Saarland, whose one-year term started on 1 November 2024.
Election
The Basic Law provides that "the Bundesrat elects its President for one year" (Art. 52.1). In order to be elected, a nominee needs a majority of votes in the Bundesrat (currently 35 of 69).
In practice the position rotates among the states equally, following a constitutional convention known as the “Königstein agreement” (Königsteiner Vereinbarung). The position rotates from one state to another in an order determined by population, the presidency descending from the most populous state to the least. The order is updated based on the newest census-data everytime a rotation has been completed.
The Königsstein agreement also states that, if the sitting President of the Bundesrat exits his office as Minister-President, by losing a state election, resignation, or death, the new Minister-President of that state is elected President of the Bundesrat subsequently, but only to complete their predecessors term. The last time this occurred was in April 1999, when Hans Eichel, President of the Bundesrat and Minister-President of Hesse, had lost the 1999 Hesse state election and his successor Roland Koch served the end of his term until October 1999. The current order of rotation of the presidency of the Bundesrat is as follows:
Deputy to the Federal President
Article 57 of the Basic Law provides that:
:If the Federal President is unable to perform his duties, or if his office falls prematurely vacant, the President of the Bundesrat shall exercise his powers.
If the office of the Federal President falls vacant, the President of the Bundesrat fills in as acting President. While doing so, they do not continue to exercise the role of chair of the Bundesrat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bundesrecht/brgo_1966/gesamt.pdf |title= Geschäftsordnung des Bundesrates|trans-title= Rules of Procedure of the Bundesrat|access-date=7 November 2016|at =§7 (1)|quote= Die Vizepräsidenten vertreten den Präsidenten im Falle seiner Verhinderung oder bei vorzeitiger Beendigung seines Amtes nach Maßgabe ihrer Reihenfolge. Ein Fall der Verhinderung liegt auch vor, solange der Präsident des Bundesrates nach Artikel 57 des Grundgesetzes die Befugnisse des Bundespräsidenten wahrnimmt.}} If the president resigns, dies, or is removed from office, a successor is elected within thirty days.
Three Presidents of the Bundesrat have served as acting Presidents:
- Karl Arnold (from 7 September 1949 to 12 September 1949 after he was elected as President of the Bundesrat and before Theodor Heuss was elected as the first President of Germany. With a tenure of only six days he is yet the shortest serving head of state in German history)
- Jens Böhrnsen (from 31 May 2010 to 30 June 2010 after the resignation of Horst Köhler and before the election of Christian Wulff)
- Horst Seehofer (from 17 February 2012 to 18 March 2012 after the resignation of Christian Wulff and before the election of Joachim Gauck)
If the Federal President is abroad on a state visit the President of the Bundesrat does not assume all of the Federal President's responsibilities but may "deputise" for him or her, performing on the Federal President's behalf merely those tasks that require his or her physical presence, such as the signing of documents.{{Cite web | url=http://www.bundesrat.de/SharedDocs/termine/DE/praesident/2015-10-10_15.html | title=Bouffier und Tillich vertreten Bundespräsidenten}}
List of presidents
; Political Party:
{{legend2|{{party color|CDU/CSU}}|CDU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|SPD|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}|CSU|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|FDP|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Alliance '90/The Greens}}|Green|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}|Left|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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| order2 = 1
| image = KAS-Arnold, Karl-Bild-398-1.jpg
| officeholder = Karl Arnold
| officeholder_sort = Arnold, Karl
| born_year = 1901
| died_year = 1958
| term_start = 7 September 1949
| term_end = 8 September 1950
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1949|09|07|1950|09|08}}
| defence_branch = North Rhine-Westphalia
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
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{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 2
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F011950-0010, Hans Ehard cropped.jpg
| officeholder = Hans Ehard
| officeholder_sort = Ehard, Hans
| born_year = 1887
| died_year = 1980
| term_start = 8 September 1950
| term_end = 7 September 1951
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1950|09|08|1951|09|07}}
| defence_branch = Bavaria
| alt_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 3
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F046120-0016, Koblenz, "Rittersturz-Konferenz", Kopf.jpg
| officeholder = Hinrich Wilhelm Kopf
| officeholder_sort = Kopf, Hinrich
| born_year = 1893
| died_year = 1961
| term_start = 7 September 1951
| term_end = 6 September 1952
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1951|09|07|1952|09|06}}
| defence_branch = Lower Saxony
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
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| order2 = 4
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| officeholder = Reinhold Maier
| officeholder_sort = Maier, Reinhold
| born_year = 1889
| died_year = 1971
| term_start = 7 September 1952
| term_end = 6 September 1953
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1952|09|07|1953|09|06}}
| defence_branch = Baden-Württemberg
| alt_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 5
| image = Georg-August Zinn.jpg
| officeholder = Georg August Zinn
| officeholder_sort = Zinn, Georg
| born_year = 1901
| died_year = 1976
| term_start = 7 September 1953
| term_end = 6 September 1954
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1953|09|07|1954|09|06}}
| defence_branch = Hesse
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 6
| image = KAS-Altmeier, Peter-Bild-6902-1 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Peter Altmeier
| officeholder_sort = Altmeier, Peter
| born_year = 1899
| died_year = 1977
| term_start = 7 September 1954
| term_end = 6 September 1955
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1954|09|07|1955|09|06}}
| defence_branch = Rhineland-Palatinate
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 7
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F054635-0032, Ludwigshafen, CDU-Bundesparteitag, von Hassel.jpg
| officeholder = Kai-Uwe von Hassel
| officeholder_sort = Hassel, Kai
| born_year = 1913
| died_year = 1997
| term_start = 7 September 1955
| term_end = 6 September 1956
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1955|09|07|1956|09|06}}
| defence_branch = Schleswig-Holstein
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 8
| image = Sieveking Kurt 7. CDU-Bundesparteitag.JPG
| officeholder = Kurt Sieveking
| officeholder_sort = Sieveking, Kurt
| born_year = 1897
| died_year = 1986
| term_start = 7 September 1956
| term_end = 31 October 1957{{efn|Otto Suhr was elected as President of the Bundesrat in July 1957 but died on 30 August 1957, before his term of office began. In order to prevent an imminent vacancy in the presidency at the beginning of the new fiscal year on September 7, 1957, the incumbent, the First Mayor of Hamburg Kurt Sieveking was then re-elected as President of the Bundesrat on 6 September 1957. In its 184th session on 25 October 1957, the Bundesrat set a new fiscal year period (1 November 1 to 31 October) and elected Willy Brandt as President of the German Bundesrat for the fiscal year beginning on 1 November 1957.}}
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1956|09|07|1957|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Hamburg
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 9
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F057884-0009, Willy Brandt.jpg
| officeholder = Willy Brandt
| officeholder_sort = Brandt, Willy
| born_year = 1913
| died_year = 1992
| term_start = 1 November 1957
| term_end = 31 October 1958
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1957|11|01|1958|10|31}}
| defence_branch = West Berlin
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 10
| image = Bgm Kaisen k.jpg
| officeholder = Wilhelm Kaisen
| officeholder_sort = Kaisen, Wilhelm
| born_year = 1887
| died_year = 1979
| term_start = 1 November 1958
| term_end = 31 October 1959
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1958|11|01|1959|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Bremen
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 11
| image = F J Roder.jpg
| officeholder = Franz Josef Röder
| officeholder_sort = Röder, Franz
| born_year = 1909
| died_year = 1979
| term_start = 1 November 1959
| term_end = 31 October 1960
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1959|11|01|1960|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Saarland
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 12
| image = Franz Meyers ex Ludwig Erhard 1965 FdG 1.jpg
| officeholder = Franz Meyers
| officeholder_sort = Meyers, Franz
| born_year = 1908
| died_year = 2002
| term_start = 1 November 1960
| term_end = 31 October 1961
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1959|11|01|1960|10|31}}
| defence_branch = North Rhine-Westphalia
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 13
{{small|(2)}}
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F011950-0010, Hans Ehard cropped.jpg
| officeholder = Hans Ehard
| officeholder_sort = Ehard, Hans
| born_year = 1887
| died_year = 1980
| term_start = 1 November 1961
| term_end = 31 October 1962
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1961|11|01|1962|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Bavaria
| alt_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 14
| image = Kurt Georg Kiesinger (Nürburgring, 1969).jpg
| officeholder = Kurt Georg Kiesinger
| officeholder_sort = Kiesinger, Kurt
| born_year = 1904
| died_year = 1988
| term_start = 1 November 1962
| term_end = 31 October 1963
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1962|11|01|1963|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Baden-Württemberg
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 15
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F030208-0027, Bonn, Landesvertretung Niedersachsen, Diederichs.jpg
| officeholder = Georg Diederichs
| officeholder_sort = Diederichs, Georg
| born_year = 1900
| died_year = 1983
| term_start = 1 November 1963
| term_end = 31 October 1964
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1962|11|01|1963|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Lower Saxony
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 16
{{small|(5)}}
| image = Georg-August Zinn.jpg
| officeholder = Georg August Zinn
| officeholder_sort = Zinn, Georg
| born_year = 1901
| died_year = 1976
| term_start = 1 November 1964
| term_end = 31 October 1965
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1964|11|01|1965|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Hesse
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 17
{{small|(6)}}
| image = KAS-Altmeier, Peter-Bild-6902-1 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Peter Altmeier
| officeholder_sort = Altmeier, Peter
| born_year = 1899
| died_year = 1977
| term_start = 1 November 1965
| term_end = 31 October 1966
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1965|11|01|1966|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Rhineland-Palatinate
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 18
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F025579-0006, Bonn, Bundesratspräsident cropped.jpg
| officeholder = Helmut Lemke
| officeholder_sort = Lemke, Helmut
| born_year = 1907
| died_year = 1990
| term_start = 1 November 1966
| term_end = 31 October 1967
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1966|11|01|1967|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Schleswig-Holstein
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 19
| image = Klaus Schütz thumb.jpg
| officeholder = Klaus Schütz
| officeholder_sort = Schütz, Klaus
| born_year = 1926
| died_year = 2012
| term_start = 1 November 1967
| term_end = 31 October 1968
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1967|11|01|1968|10|31}}
| defence_branch = West Berlin
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 20
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F034188-0011, Bonn, Heinemann empfängt Oberbürgermeister.jpg
| officeholder = Herbert Weichmann
| officeholder_sort = Weichmann, Herbert
| born_year = 1896
| died_year = 1983
| term_start = 1 November 1968
| term_end = 31 October 1969
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1968|11|01|1969|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Hamburg
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 21
{{small|(11)}}
| image = F J Roder.jpg
| officeholder = Franz Josef Röder
| officeholder_sort = Röder, Franz
| born_year = 1909
| died_year = 1979
| term_start = 1 November 1969
| term_end = 31 October 1970
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1969|11|01|1970|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Saarland
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 22
| image = Bgm Koschnick.jpg
| officeholder = Hans Koschnick
| officeholder_sort = Koschnick, Hans
| born_year = 1929
| died_year = 2016
| term_start = 1 November 1970
| term_end = 31 October 1971
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1970|11|01|1971|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Bremen
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 23
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F023752-0007 Heinz Kühn cropped.jpg
| officeholder = Heinz Kühn
| officeholder_sort = Kühn, Heinz
| born_year = 1912
| died_year = 1992
| term_start = 1 November 1971
| term_end = 31 October 1972
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1971|11|01|1972|10|31}}
| defence_branch = North Rhine-Westphalia
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 24
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F014898-0006, Alfons Goppel.jpg
| officeholder = Alfons Goppel
| officeholder_sort = Goppel, Alfons
| born_year = 1905
| died_year = 1991
| term_start = 1 November 1972
| term_end = 31 October 1973
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1972|11|01|1973|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Bavaria
| alt_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 25
| image = Hans Filbinger (Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F054633-0026, Ludwigshafen, CDU-Bundesparteitag cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Hans Filbinger
| officeholder_sort = Filbinger, Hans
| born_year = 1913
| died_year = 2007
| term_start = 1 November 1973
| term_end = 31 October 1974
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1973|11|01|1974|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Baden-Württemberg
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 26
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F046646-0036, Bonn, Empfang für Bundesratsdirektor Dr. Pfitzer (Alfred Kubel cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Alfred Kubel
| officeholder_sort = Kubel, Alfred
| born_year = 1909
| died_year = 1999
| term_start = 1 November 1974
| term_end = 31 October 1975
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1974|11|01|1975|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Lower Saxony
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 27
| image = Albert Osswald.jpg
| officeholder = Albert Osswald
| officeholder_sort = Osswald, Albert
| born_year = 1919
| died_year = 1996
| term_start = 1 November 1975
| term_end = 20 October 1976
{{small|(membership ended)}}{{efn|On October 20, 1976, Albert Osswald had to leave the Hessian state government and thus the Bundesrat.}}
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1975|11|01|1976|10|20}}
| defence_branch = Hesse
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan= 8| The office was vacant from 20 October to 3 December 1976.
|-
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 28
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F077600-0003, Bernhard Vogel cropped.jpg
| officeholder = Bernhard Vogel
| officeholder_sort = Vogel, Bernhard
| born_year = 1932
| died_year = 2025
| term_start = 3 December 1976
| term_end = 31 October 1977
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1976|12|03|1977|10|20}}
| defence_branch = Rhineland-Palatinate
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 29
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild F021353-0002, Gerhard Stoltenberg.jpg
| officeholder = Gerhard Stoltenberg
| officeholder_sort = Stoltenberg, Gerhard
| born_year = 1928
| died_year = 2001
| term_start = 1 November 1977
| term_end = 31 October 1978
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1977|11|01|1978|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Schleswig-Holstein
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 30
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F043773-0039, Bonn, Laubenpieperfest Landesvertretung Berlin (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Dietrich Stobbe
| officeholder_sort = Stobbe, Dietrich
| born_year = 1938
| died_year = 2011
| term_start = 1 November 1978
| term_end = 31 October 1979
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1978|11|01|1979|10|31}}
| defence_branch = West Berlin
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 31
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F055059-0030, Köln, SPD-Parteitag, Klose.jpg
| officeholder = Hans-Ulrich Klose
| officeholder_sort = Klose, Hans
| born_year = 1937
| died_year = 2023
| term_start = 1 November 1979
| term_end = 31 October 1980
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1979|11|01|1980|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Hamburg
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 32
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F054632-0017, Ludwigshafen, CDU-Bundesparteitag, Zeyer (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Werner Zeyer
| officeholder_sort = Zeyer, Werner
| born_year = 1929
| died_year = 2000
| term_start = 1 November 1980
| term_end = 31 October 1981
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1980|11|01|1981|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Saarland
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 33
{{small|(22)}}
| image = Bgm Koschnick.jpg
| officeholder = Hans Koschnick
| officeholder_sort = Koschnick, Hans
| born_year = 1929
| died_year = 2016
| term_start = 1 November 1981
| term_end = 31 October 1982
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1981|11|01|1982|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Bremen
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 34
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F073460-0009, Bundespressekonferenz, Bundestagswahlkampf, Rau.jpg
| officeholder = Johannes Rau
| officeholder_sort = Rau, Johannes
| born_year = 1931
| died_year = 2006
| term_start = 1 November 1982
| term_end = 31 October 1983
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1982|11|01|1983|10|31}}
| defence_branch = North Rhine-Westphalia
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 35
| image = Franz Josef Strauß 1982.jpg
| officeholder = Franz Josef Strauss
| officeholder_sort = Strauß, Franz
| born_year = 1915
| died_year = 1988
| term_start = 1 November 1983
| term_end = 31 October 1984
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1983|11|01|1984|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Bavaria
| alt_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 36
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F082413-0001, Bremen, CDU-Bundesparteitag, Späth.jpg
| officeholder = Lothar Späth
| officeholder_sort = Späth, Lothar
| born_year = 1937
| died_year = 2016
| term_start = 1 November 1984
| term_end = 31 October 1985
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1984|11|01|1985|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Baden-Württemberg
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 37
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F078542-0022, Wiesbaden, CDU-Bundesparteitag, Albrecht.jpg
| officeholder = Ernst Albrecht
| officeholder_sort = Albrecht, Ernst
| born_year = 1930
| died_year = 2014
| term_start = 1 November 1985
| term_end = 31 October 1986
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1985|11|01|1986|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Lower Saxony
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 38
| image = -Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F055060-0007A, Köln, SPD-Parteitag, Börner-2.jpg
| officeholder = Holger Börner
| officeholder_sort = Börner, Holger
| born_year = 1931
| died_year = 2006
| term_start = 1 November 1986
| term_end = 24 April 1987
{{small|(membership ended)}}{{efn|On 24 April 1987, Holger Börner had to leave the Hessian state government and thus the Bundesrat.}}
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1986|11|01|1987|04|24}}
| defence_branch = Hesse
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan= 8| The office was vacant from 24 April to 15 May 1987.
|-
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 39
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F044088-0023, Bonn, Guillaume Untersuchungsausschuss Bundestag.jpg
| officeholder = Walter Wallmann
| officeholder_sort = Wallmann, Walter
| born_year = 1932
| died_year = 2013
| term_start = 15 May 1987
| term_end = 31 October 1987
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1987|05|15|1987|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Hesse
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 40
{{small|(28)}}
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F077600-0003, Bernhard Vogel cropped.jpg
| officeholder = Bernhard Vogel
| officeholder_sort = Vogel, Bernhard
| born_year = 1932
| died_year = 2025
| term_start = 1 November 1987
| term_end = 31 October 1988
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1987|11|01|1988|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Rhineland-Palatinate
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 41
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F080691-0010, Björn Engholm (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Björn Engholm
| officeholder_sort = Engholm, Björn
| born_year = 1939
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 1988
| term_end = 31 October 1989
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1988|11|01|1989|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Schleswig-Holstein
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 42
| image = Walter Momper 1990 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Walter Momper
| officeholder_sort = Momper, Walter
| born_year = 1945
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 1989
| term_end = 31 October 1990
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1989|11|01|1990|10|31}}
| defence_branch = West Berlin
{{small|(until 2 October 1990)}}
Berlin
{{small|(3–31 October 1990)}}
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 43
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F079282-0019, Münster, SPD-Parteitag, Voscherau.jpg
| officeholder = Henning Voscherau
| officeholder_sort = Voscherau, Henning
| born_year = 1941
| died_year = 2016
| term_start = 1 November 1990
| term_end = 31 October 1991
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1990|11|01|1991|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Hamburg
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 44
| image = Alfred Gomolka.jpg
| officeholder = Alfred Gomolka
| officeholder_sort = Gomolka, Alfred
| born_year = 1942
| died_year = 2020
| term_start = 1 November 1991
| term_end = 19 March 1992
{{small|(membership ended)}}{{efn|On 19 March 1992, Alfred Gomolka had to leave the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state government and thus the Bundesrat.}}
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1991|11|01|1992|03|19}}
| defence_branch = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan= 8| The office was vacant from 19 March to 15 May 1992.
|-
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 45
| image = Berndt Seite (2009) by Guenter Prust.jpg
| officeholder = Berndt Seite
| officeholder_sort = Seite, Berndt
| born_year = 1940
| died_year =
| term_start = 15 May 1992
| term_end = 31 October 1992
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1992|05|15|1992|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 46
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F079276-0010 Lafontaine (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Oskar Lafontaine
| officeholder_sort = Lafontaine, Oskar
| born_year = 1943
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 1992
| term_end = 31 October 1993
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1992|11|01|1993|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Saarland
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 47
| image = Bgm Wedemeier k.jpg
| officeholder = Klaus Wedemeier
| officeholder_sort = Wedemeier, Klaus
| born_year = 1944
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 1993
| term_end = 31 October 1994
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1993|11|01|1994|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Bremen
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 48
{{small|(34)}}
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F073494-0025, Bundespressekonferenz, Bundestagswahlkampf, Rau.jpg
| officeholder = Johannes Rau
| officeholder_sort = Rau, Johannes
| born_year = 1931
| died_year = 2006
| term_start = 1 November 1994
| term_end = 31 October 1995
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1994|11|01|1995|10|31}}
| defence_branch = North Rhine-Westphalia
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 49
| image = DrEdmundStoiber.jpg
| officeholder = Edmund Stoiber
| officeholder_sort = Stoiber, Edmund
| born_year = 1941
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 1995
| term_end = 31 October 1996
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1995|11|01|1996|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Bavaria
| alt_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 50
| image = Erwin Teufel 2011.JPG
| officeholder = Erwin Teufel
| officeholder_sort = Teufel, Erwin
| born_year = 1939
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 1996
| term_end = 31 October 1997
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1996|11|01|1997|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Baden-Württemberg
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 51
| image = 2004-09-13, El canciller de Alemania (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Gerhard Schröder
| officeholder_sort = Schröder, Gerhard
| born_year = 1944
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 1997
| term_end = 27 October 1998
{{small|(resigned to become Chancellor)}}{{efn|On 27 October 1998, Gerhard Schröder resigned as Minister President of Lower Saxony and thus as President of the German Bundesrat, as he was appointed as Chancellor of Germany on the same day.}}
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1997|11|01|1998|10|27}}
| defence_branch = Lower Saxony
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan= 8| The office was vacant from 27 October to 1 November 1998.
|-
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 52
| image = 2015-12 Hans Eichel SPD Bundesparteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-12 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Hans Eichel
| officeholder_sort = Eichel, Hans
| born_year = 1941
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 1998
| term_end = 7 April 1999
{{small|(membership ended)}}{{efn|On 7 April 1999, Hans Eichel had to leave the Hessian state government and thus the Bundesrat.}}
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1998|11|01|1999|04|07}}
| defence_branch = Hesse
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;" bgcolor=#EEEEEE colspan= 8| The office was vacant from 7 April to 30 April 1999.
|-
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 53
| image = Roland Koch 2.jpg
| officeholder = Roland Koch
| officeholder_sort = Koch, Roland
| born_year = 1958
| died_year =
| term_start = 30 April 1999
| term_end = 31 October 1999
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1999|04|30|1999|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Hesse
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 54
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F040153-0017, Bonn, Pressekonferenz CDU-Vorstand, Biedenkopf.jpg
| officeholder = Kurt Biedenkopf
| officeholder_sort = Biedenkopf, Kurt
| born_year = 1930
| died_year = 2021
| term_start = 1 November 1999
| term_end = 31 October 2000
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1999|11|01|2000|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Saxony
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 55
| image = Kurt Beck - Deutschlandfest Bonn 2011-3237 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Kurt Beck
| officeholder_sort = Beck, Kurt
| born_year = 1949
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2000
| term_end = 31 October 2001
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2000|11|01|2001|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Rhineland-Palatinate
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 56
| image = Wowereit.jpg
| officeholder = Klaus Wowereit
| officeholder_sort = Wowereit, Klaus
| born_year = 1953
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2001
| term_end = 31 October 2002
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2001|11|01|2002|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Berlin
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 57
| image = KAS-Böhmer, Wolfgang-Bild-26353-3 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Wolfgang Böhmer
| officeholder_sort = Böhmer, Wolfgang
| born_year = 1936
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2002
| term_end = 31 October 2003
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2002|11|01|2003|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Saxony-Anhalt
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 58
| image = Dieter althaus2008.jpg
| officeholder = Dieter Althaus
| officeholder_sort = Althaus, Dieter
| born_year = 1958
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2003
| term_end = 31 October 2004
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2003|11|01|2004|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Thuringia
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 59
| image = Grundsteinlegung-schiffshebewerk-ndf-2009-37.jpg
| officeholder = Matthias Platzeck
| officeholder_sort = Platzeck, Matthias
| born_year = 1953
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2004
| term_end = 31 October 2005
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2004|11|01|2005|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Brandenburg
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 60
| image = PeterHarryCarstensen (Foto Frank Ossenbrink).jpg
| officeholder = Peter Harry Carstensen
| officeholder_sort = Carstensen, Peter
| born_year = 1947
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2005
| term_end = 31 October 2006
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2005|11|01|2006|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Schleswig-Holstein
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 61
| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0217-312, Harald Ringstorff.jpg
| officeholder = Harald Ringstorff
| officeholder_sort = Ringstorff, Harald
| born_year = 1939
| died_year = 2020
| term_start = 1 November 2006
| term_end = 31 October 2007
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2006|11|01|2007|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 62
| image = KAS-Beust, Ole von-Bild-28930-1.jpg
| officeholder = Ole von Beust
| officeholder_sort = Beust, Ole
| born_year = 1955
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2007
| term_end = 31 October 2008
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2007|11|01|2008|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Hamburg
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 63
| image = Peter Müller (2009).jpg
| officeholder = Peter Müller
| officeholder_sort = Müller, Peter
| born_year = 1955
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2008
| term_end = 31 October 2009
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2008|11|01|2009|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Saarland
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 64
| image = Portrait Buergermeister Boehrnsen.jpg
| officeholder = Jens Böhrnsen
| officeholder_sort = Böhrnsen, Jens
| born_year = 1949
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2009
| term_end = 31 October 2010
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2009|11|01|2010|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Bremen
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 65
| image = Hannelorekraft.jpg
| officeholder = Hannelore Kraft
| officeholder_sort = Kraft, Hannelore
| born_year = 1961
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2010
| term_end = 31 October 2011
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2010|11|01|2011|10|31}}
| defence_branch = North Rhine-Westphalia
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 66
| image = 12-07-17-landtagsprojekt-bayern-RalfR-001.jpg
| officeholder = Horst Seehofer
| officeholder_sort = Seehofer, Horst
| born_year = 1949
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2011
| term_end = 31 October 2012
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2011|11|01|2012|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Bavaria
| alt_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 67
| image = 180913 Jungfernfahrt Hybrid Faehre 01 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Winfried Kretschmann
| officeholder_sort = Kretschmann, Winfried
| born_year = 1948
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2012
| term_end = 31 October 2013
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2012|11|01|2013|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Baden-Württemberg
| alt_party = Alliance 90/The Greens
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 68
| image = Weil, Stephan.jpg
| officeholder = Stephan Weil
| officeholder_sort = Weil, Stephan
| born_year = 1958
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2013
| term_end = 31 October 2014
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2013|11|01|2014|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Lower Saxony
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 69
| image = MJK00898 Volker Bouffier.jpg
| officeholder = Volker Bouffier
| officeholder_sort = Bouffier, Volker
| born_year = 1951
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2014
| term_end = 31 October 2015
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2014|11|01|2015|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Hesse
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 70
| image = Stanislaw Tillich 2013 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Stanislaw Tillich
| officeholder_sort = Tillich, Stanislaw
| born_year = 1959
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2015
| term_end = 31 October 2016
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2015|11|01|2016|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Saxony
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 71
| image = WLP_RLP_9648_Malu_Dreyer.jpg
| officeholder = Malu Dreyer
| officeholder_sort = Dreyer, Malu
| born_year = 1961
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2016
| term_end = 31 October 2017
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2016|11|01|2017|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Rhineland-Palatinate
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 72
| image = 2017-11-16 Michael Müller (Wiki Loves Parliaments 2017 in Berlin) by Sandro Halank.jpg
| officeholder = Michael Müller
| officeholder_sort = Müller, Michael
| born_year = 1964
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2017
| term_end = 31 October 2018
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2017|11|01|2018|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Berlin
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 73
| image = Daniel Günther (2017).jpg
| officeholder = Daniel Günther
| officeholder_sort = Günther, Daniel
| born_year = 1973
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2018
| term_end = 31 October 2019
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2018|11|01|2019|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Schleswig-Holstein
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 74
| image = 2017-03-19 Dietmar Woidke SPD Parteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-1.jpg
| officeholder = Dietmar Woidke
| officeholder_sort = Woidke, Dietmar
| born_year = 1961
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2019
| term_end = 31 October 2020
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2019|11|01|2020|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Brandenburg
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 75
| image = Reiner Haseloff (Martin Rulsch) 09.jpg
| officeholder = Reiner Haseloff
| officeholder_sort = Haseloff, Reiner
| born_year = 1954
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2020
| term_end = 31 October 2021
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2020|11|01|2021|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Saxony-Anhalt
| alt_party = Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 76
| image = 2019-10-27 Wahlabend Thüringen by Sandro Halank–57.jpg
| officeholder = Bodo Ramelow
| officeholder_sort = Ramelow, Bodo
| born_year = 1956
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2021
| term_end = 31 October 2022
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2021|11|01|2022|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Thuringia
| alt_party = The Left (Germany)
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 77
| image = 2021-09-26 Bundestagswahlabend SPD Berlin (Martin Rulsch) 73.jpg
| officeholder = Peter Tschentscher
| officeholder_sort = Tschentscher, Peter
| born_year = 1966
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2022
| term_end = 31 October 2023
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2022|11|01|2023|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Hamburg
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 78
| image = 23_08_28_BSPC_DSCF7008_1.jpg
| officeholder = Manuela Schwesig
| officeholder_sort = Schwesig, Manuela
| born_year = 1974
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2023
| term_end = 31 October 2024
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2023|11|01|2024|10|31}}
| defence_branch = Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table
| order2 = 79
| image = 2022-03-27 Wahlabend Saarland by Sandro Halank–061 (cropped).jpg
| officeholder = Anke Rehlinger
| officeholder_sort = Rehlinger, Anke
| born_year = 1976
| died_year =
| term_start = 1 November 2024
| timeinoffice = {{ayd|2024|11|01}}
| defence_branch = Saarland
| alt_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Officeholder table end}}
See also
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060510054120/http://www.bundesrat.de/Site/Inhalt/EN/2_20Bundesrat/2.2_20President_20and_20Presidium/index,templateId=renderUnterseiteKomplett.html The Bundesrat - President and Presidium] (Official Bundesrat website)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080625094144/http://www.bundesrat.de/cln_051/nn_9020/DE/organe-mitglieder/praesident/bisherige/bisherige-node.html?__nnn=true "Präsidenten des Bundesrates seit 1949"] {{in lang|de}}
- [http://www.bundesrat.de/EN/homepage/homepage-node.html Official Bundesrat website] (English).
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