President of Germany

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Incumbent
Frank-Walter Steinmeier

since 19 March 2017

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The President of Germany (Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) is the head of state of Germany. The office was established with the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949. The President's primary role is largely ceremonial, but they also have important functions in the political system of Germany.

Election and Term

The President is elected by the Federal Convention, which is composed of members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates from the state parliaments. The term of office is five years, and a President may be re-elected once.

Duties and Powers

The President's duties include:

• Signing bills into law
• Appointing and dismissing federal judges, federal civil servants, and military officers
• Representing Germany in international law
• Proposing a candidate for Chancellor to the Bundestag
• Dissolving the Bundestag under certain circumstances

The President also has the power to grant pardons and to declare a state of emergency.

Residence

The official residence of the President is Schloss Bellevue in Berlin.

List of Presidents

• Theodor Heuss (1949–1959)
• Heinrich Lübke (1959–1969)
• Gustav Heinemann (1969–1974)
• Walter Scheel (1974–1979)
• Karl Carstens (1979–1984)
• Richard von Weizsäcker (1984–1994)
• Roman Herzog (1994–1999)
• Johannes Rau (1999–2004)
• Horst Köhler (2004–2010)
• Christian Wulff (2010–2012)
• Joachim Gauck (2012–2017)
• Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2017–present)

See Also

• Chancellor of Germany
• Federal Convention (Germany)
• Bundestag
• Schloss Bellevue
• Politics of Germany

Related Pages

• Federal Republic of Germany
• Länder
• International law
• State of emergency
• Pardon