List of Chancellors of Germany (The Kaiser's New Clothes)

From Alternative History

The Chancellor of Germany (German: Reichskanzler) is the German head of government. While the Emperor is the country's head of state and titular ruler, the Chancellor is the de facto leader of the nation and wields considerable political power. The Chancellor is responsible to the parliament, or Reichstag, and leads the party or coalition with a majority of seats in that body. The appointment of the Chancellor is made by the Emperor.
Nineteen people have served as Chancellor. Political affiliation dates only from the 1930s; prior to this the Chancellor was not a partisan office. One Chancellor, Helmut Kohl, served for two non-consecutive terms. The incumbent Chancellor, Angela Merkel, is the first woman to hold the post.

[edit] List of Chancellors (1871-)

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Prince Otto von Bismarck	1871	1890	None
2	Count Leo von Caprivi	1890	1894	None
3	Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst	1894	1900	None
4	Prince Bernhard von Bülow	1900	1909	None
5	Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg	1909	1921	None
6	Paul von Hindenberg	1921	1930	None
7	Gustav Baüer	1930	1933	Social Democrat
8	Heinrich Brüning	1933	1940	Centre Party
9	Hans Vogel	1940	1945	Social Democrat
10	Kurt Schümacher	1945	1951	Social Democrat
11	Gregor Strasser	1951	1958	People's Party
12	Ludwig Erhard	1958	1962	People's Party
13	Heinrich Krone	1962	1970	People's Party
14	Richard Stücklen	1970	1971	People's Party
15	Willy Brandt	1971	1979	Social Democrat
16	Helmut Kohl	1979	1991	People's Party
17	Johannes Rau	1991	1996	Social Democrat
-	Helmut Kohl	1996	1999	People's Party
18	Oskar Lafontaine	1999	2005	Social Democrat
19	Angela Merkel	2005	Incumbent	People's Party