List of Federal Republic of Germany governments

This is a list of the successive governments of the Federal Republic of Germany from the time of the introduction of the Basic Law in 1949.

List
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1st Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=4 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=4 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
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 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=4 |1949–1953
 * rowspan=4 |Konrad Adenauer
 * rowspan=4 |Franz Blücher
 * rowspan=4 |Adenauer I
 * CDU
 * rowspan=4 |208 of 402
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid pink;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * DP
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

2nd Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=5 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=5 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=5 |1953–1957
 * rowspan=5 |Konrad Adenauer
 * rowspan=5 |Franz Blücher
 * rowspan=5 |Adenauer II
 * CDU
 * rowspan=5 |333 of 487
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * DP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * GB/BHE
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

3rd Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |1957–1961
 * rowspan=3 |Konrad Adenauer
 * rowspan=3 |Ludwig Erhard
 * rowspan=3 |Adenauer III
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |287 of 497
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * DP
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

4th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinets !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats Adenauer V !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |1961–1962
 * rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" |
 * rowspan=3 |Konrad Adenauer
 * rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" |
 * rowspan=3 |Ludwig Erhard
 * rowspan=3 |Adenauer IV
 * CDU
 * rowspan=6 |309 of 499
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |1963–1965
 * rowspan=3 |Ludwig Erhard
 * rowspan=3 |Erich Mende
 * rowspan=3 |Erhard I
 * CDU
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

5th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |1965–1966
 * rowspan=3 |Ludwig Erhard
 * rowspan=3 |Erich Mende
 * rowspan=3 |Erhard II
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |294 of 496
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |1966–1969
 * rowspan=3 |Kurt Georg Kiesinger
 * rowspan=3 |Willy Brandt
 * rowspan=3 |Kiesinger
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |447 of 496
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * SPD
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

6th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=2 |1969–1972
 * rowspan=2 |Willy Brandt
 * rowspan=2 |Walter Scheel
 * rowspan=2 |Brandt I
 * SPD
 * rowspan=2 |254 of 496
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

7th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=2 |1972–1974
 * rowspan=2 |Willy Brandt
 * rowspan=2 |Walter Scheel
 * rowspan=2 |Brandt II
 * SPD
 * rowspan=4 |271 of 496
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=2 |1974–1976
 * rowspan=2 |Helmut Schmidt
 * rowspan=2 |Hans-Dietrich Genscher
 * rowspan=2 |Schmidt I
 * SPD
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

8th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=2 |1976–1980
 * rowspan=2 |Helmut Schmidt
 * rowspan=2 |Hans-Dietrich Genscher
 * rowspan=2 |Schmidt II
 * SPD
 * rowspan=2 |253 of 496
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

9th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=2 |1980–1982
 * rowspan=2 |Helmut Schmidt
 * rowspan=2 |Hans-Dietrich Genscher
 * rowspan=2 |Schmidt III
 * SPD
 * rowspan=2 |271 of 497
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |1982–1983
 * rowspan=3 |Helmut Kohl
 * rowspan=3 |Hans-Dietrich Genscher
 * rowspan=3 |Kohl I
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |279 of 497
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

10th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |1983–1987
 * rowspan=3 |Helmut Kohl
 * rowspan=3 |Hans-Dietrich Genscher
 * rowspan=3 |Kohl II
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |278 of 498
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

11th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |1987–1990
 * rowspan=3 |Helmut Kohl
 * rowspan=3 |Hans-Dietrich Genscher
 * rowspan=3 |Kohl III
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |269 of 497
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

12th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |1990–1994
 * rowspan=3 |Helmut Kohl
 * rowspan=3 |Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1990–1992) Klaus Kinkel (1992–1994)
 * rowspan=3 |Kohl IV
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |398 of 662
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

13th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |1994–1998
 * rowspan=3 |Helmut Kohl
 * rowspan=3 |Klaus Kinkel
 * rowspan=3 |Kohl V
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |341 of 672
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

14th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=2 |1998–2002
 * rowspan=2 |Gerhard Schröder
 * rowspan=2 |Joschka Fischer
 * rowspan=2 |Schröder I
 * SPD
 * rowspan=2 |342 of 669
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * Greens
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

15th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=2 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=2 |2002–2005
 * rowspan=2 |Gerhard Schröder
 * rowspan=2 |Joschka Fischer
 * rowspan=2 |Schröder II
 * SPD
 * rowspan=2 |306 of 603
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * Greens
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

16th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |2005–2009
 * rowspan=3 |Angela Merkel
 * rowspan=3 |Franz Müntefering (2005–2007) Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2007–2009)
 * rowspan=3 |Merkel I
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |448 of 614
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * SPD
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

17th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |2009–2013
 * rowspan=3 |Angela Merkel
 * rowspan=3 |Guido Westerwelle (2009–2011) Philipp Rösler (2011–2013)
 * rowspan=3 |Merkel II
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |332 of 622
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

18th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |2013–2018
 * rowspan=3 |Angela Merkel
 * rowspan=3 |Sigmar Gabriel
 * rowspan=3 |Merkel III
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |504 of 631
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * SPD
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="text-align: left; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

19th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |2018–2021
 * rowspan=3 |Angela Merkel
 * rowspan=3 |Olaf Scholz
 * rowspan=3 |Merkel IV
 * CDU
 * rowspan=3 |399 of 709
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * SPD
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * CSU
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * colspan=9 |

20th Bundestag
!Term !colspan=2 |Chancellor !colspan=2 |Vice Chancellor !Cabinet !colspan=2 |Parties !Seats !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !rowspan=3 style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" | !style="background-color: ;" |
 * - style="text-align: center; background: #efefef; border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * rowspan=3 |2021–present
 * rowspan=3 |Olaf Scholz
 * rowspan=3 |Robert Habeck
 * rowspan=3 |Scholz
 * SPD
 * rowspan=3 |416 of 736
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * Greens
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * FDP
 * - style="border-bottom: 2px solid gray;"
 * }