This is a list of chancellors of Germany by time in office from 1867 to 2021, including the Federal Republic of Germany and its predecessors. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater. Bismarck's successive tenure as Chancellor of the North German Confederation (1867–1871) and of the German Empire (1871–1890) is counted as one continuous term.
# in office | Chancellor | Time in office | Rank |
---|---|---|---|
1
|
Otto von Bismarck | 22 years, 262 days
|
1
|
32
|
Helmut Kohl | 16 years, 26 days
|
2
|
34
|
Angela Merkel | 16 years, 16 days
|
3
|
27
|
Konrad Adenauer | 14 years, 31 days
|
4
|
24
|
Adolf Hitler | 12 years, 90 days
|
5
|
4
|
Bernhard von Bülow | 8 years, 270 days
|
6
|
31
|
Helmut Schmidt | 8 years, 138 days
|
7
|
5
|
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg | 7 years, 364 days
|
8
|
33
|
Gerhard Schröder | 7 years, 26 days
|
9
|
3
|
Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | 5 years, 353 days
|
10
|
2
|
Leo von Caprivi | 4 years, 220 days
|
11
|
30
|
Willy Brandt | 4 years, 198 days
|
12
|
28
|
Ludwig Erhard | 3 years, 46 days
|
13
|
35
|
Olaf Scholz | 2 years, 364 days
|
14
|
29
|
Kurt Georg Kiesinger | 2 years, 324 days
|
15
|
21
|
Heinrich Brüning | 2 years, 61 days
|
16
|
19
|
Wilhelm Marx (second non-consecutive term) | 2 years, 26 days
|
17
|
20
|
Hermann Müller (second non-consecutive term) | 1 year, 272 days
|
18
|
14
|
Joseph Wirth | 1 year, 188 days
|
19
|
18
|
Hans Luther | 1 year, 117 days
|
20
|
17
|
Wilhelm Marx (first non-consecutive term) | 1 year, 46 days
|
21
|
7
|
Georg von Hertling | 333 days
|
22
|
13
|
Constantin Fehrenbach | 313 days
|
23
|
11
|
Gustav Bauer | 279 days
|
24
|
15
|
Wilhelm Cuno | 263 days
|
25
|
22
|
Franz von Papen | 169 days
|
26
|
10
|
Philipp Scheidemann | 127 days
|
27
|
6
|
Georg Michaelis | 110 days
|
28
|
16
|
Gustav Stresemann | 109 days
|
29
|
9
|
Friedrich Ebert | 96 days
|
30
|
12
|
Hermann Müller (first non-consecutive term) | 86 days
|
31
|
23
|
Kurt von Schleicher | 56 days
|
32
|
8
|
Max von Baden | 37 days
|
33
|
26
|
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk | 21 days
|
34
|
–
|
Walter Scheel (acting) | 9 days
|
35
|
25
|
Joseph Goebbels | 1 day
|
36
|
See also
edit- Chancellor of Germany
- Leadership of East Germany
- List of chancellors of Germany
- List of German monarchs
- President of Germany
- President of Germany (1919–1945)