Vice Chancellor of Germany facts for kids
The Vice Chancellor is the deputy of the Federal Chancellor. He acts for the Chancellor if he cannot act, or if there is no chancellor. The Vice Chancellor is also a federal minister, and in a coalition government is usually the leader of the minority party.
List of Vice Chancellors
| Name | Start of Term | End of Term | Party | Portfolio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German Empire | ||||
| Graf Otto zu Stolberg-Wernigerode | 1878 | 1881 | ||
| Karl Heinrich von Boetticher | 1881 | 1897 | ||
| Arthur Graf von Posadowsky-Wehner | 1897 | 1907 | ||
| Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg | 1907 | 1909 | ||
| Clemens von Delbrück | 1909 | 1916 | ||
| Karl Helfferich | 1916 | 1917 | ||
| Friedrich von Payer | 1917 | 1918 | ||
| Weimar Republic | ||||
| Eugen Schiffer (1860 – 1954) | 13 February 1919 | 19 April 1919 | DDP | |
| Bernhard Dernburg (1865 – 1937) | 30 April 1919 | 20 Juni 1919 | DDP | |
| Matthias Erzberger (1875 – 1921) | 21 June 1919 | 3 October 1919 | Centre Party | |
| Eugen Schiffer (1860 – 1954) | 3 October 1919 | 27 March 1920 | DDP | |
| Erich Koch-Weser (1875 – 1944) | 27 March 1920 | 21 June 1920 | DDP | |
| Rudolf Heinze (1865 – 1928) | 25 June 1920 | 4 May 1921 | German People's Party | |
| Gustav Bauer (1870 – 1944) | 10 May 1921 | 14 November 1922 | SPD | |
| Robert Schmidt (1864 – 1943) | 13 August 1923 | 3 November 1923 | SPD | |
| Karl Jarres (1874 – 1951) | 30 November 1923 | 15 December 1924 | DVP | |
| Oskar Hergt (1869 – 1967) | 28 January 1927 | 12 June 1928 | German National People's Party | |
| Hermann Dietrich (1879 – 1954) | 30 March 1930 | 30 May 1932 | DStP | |
| Franz von Papen (1879 – 1969) | 30 January 1933 | 1 July 1934 | no party | |
| Federal Republic of Germany | ||||
| Franz Blücher (1896 – 1959) | 20 September 1949 | 29 October 1957 | FDP/FVP | Marshall Plan |
| Ludwig Erhard (1897 – 1977) | 29 October 1957 | 16 October 1963 | CDU | Economics |
| Erich Mende (1916 – 1998) | 17 October 1963 | 28 October 1966 | FDP | Intra-German Relations |
| Hans-Christoph Seebohm (1903 – 1967) |
8 November 1966 | 30 November 1966 | CDU | Transport |
| Willy Brandt (1913 – 1992) | 1 December 1966 | 20 October 1969 | SPD | Foreign Minister |
| Walter Scheel (1919 – 2016) | 21 October 1969 | 16 May 1974 | FDP | Foreign Minister |
| Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927 – 2016) | 17 May 1974 | 17 September 1982 | FDP | Foreign Minister |
| Egon Franke (1913 – 1995) | 17 September 1982 | 1 October 1982 | SPD | Intra-German Relations |
| Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927 – 2016) | 1 October 1982 | 17 May 1992 | FDP | Foreign Minister |
| Jürgen Möllemann (1945 – 2003) | 18 May 1992 | 21 January 1993 | FDP | Economics |
| Klaus Kinkel (b. 1936) | 21 January 1993 | 26 October 1998 | FDP | Foreign Minister |
| Joschka Fischer (b. 1948) | 27 October 1998 | 22 November 2005 | Green | Foreign Minister |
| Franz Müntefering (b. 1940) | 22 November 2005 | 21 November 2007 | SPD | Labour and Social Affairs |
| Frank-Walter Steinmeier (b. 1956) | 21 November 2007 | 28 October 2009 | SPD | Foreign Minister |
| Guido Westerwelle (1961 – 2016) | 28 October 2009 | 16 May 2011 | FDP | Foreign Minister |
| Philipp Rösler (b. 1973) | 16 May 2011 | 17 December 2013 | FDP | Economics and Technology |
| Sigmar Gabriel (b. 1959) | 17 December 2013 | 14 March 2018 | SPD | Economics and Technology / Foreign Minister |
| Olaf Scholz (b. 1958) | 14 March 2018 | Incumbent | SPD | Finance Minister |
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In Spanish: Vicecanciller de Alemania para niños
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