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| Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
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| Bundeskanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland | |
 Logo of the German Chancellor | |
 Standard of the German Chancellor | |
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| Executive branch of the Federal Government Federal Chancellery | |
| Style | Mr. Chancellor (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)[1] |
| Type | Head of government Commander in-chief |
| Member of | Federal Cabinet European Council |
| Seat | Federal Chancellery, Berlin (main seat) Palais Schaumburg, Bonn (secondary seat) |
| Nominator | Bundestag |
| Appointer | President upon election by the Bundestag |
| Term length | 4 years, renewable |
| Constituting instrument | German Basic Law (German Constitution) |
| Formation | 15 September 1949 |
| First holder | Konrad Adenauer |
| Deputy | Vice Chancellor |
| Salary | €255,150 per year (as of 2020[update])[2] |
| Website | bundeskanzler |
The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany,[a] is the head of the federal government of Germany, and the commander-in-chief of the German Armed Forces during wartime.[b] The chancellor is the chief executive of the Federal Cabinet and heads the executive branch. The chancellor is elected by the Bundestag on the proposal of the federal president and without debate (Article 63 of the German Constitution).[3]
The current officeholder is Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party, who was elected in December 2021, succeeding Angela Merkel. He was elected after the SPD entered into a coalition agreement with Alliance 90/The Greens and the FDP.
- ^ "Ratgeber für Anschriften und Anreden" (PDF). Bundesministerium des Innern – Protokoll Inland. p. 40. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Das Amt des Bundeskanzlers: Einzelfragen zur Vergütung und weiteren Leistungen" (PDF). Wissenschaftliche Dienste des Deutschen Bundestages. 30 July 2020. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Parliamentary Council of the Federal Republic of Germany. "Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany". Wikisource. Wikimedia. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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