List of chancellors of Germany by age
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| Chancellor | Date of birth | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| Gerhard Schröder | 7 April 1944 | 1998–2005 |
| Angela Merkel | 17 July 1954 | 2005–2021 |
| Olaf Scholz | 15 June 1958 | 2021–present |
This is a list of chancellors of Germany by age. This table can be sorted to display the chancellors by name, order of office, date of birth, age at inauguration, length of retirement, or lifespan.
Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each chancellor. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parentheses the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the chancellor lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after their last birthday. Where the chancellor in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to 24 November 2024.
Overview[edit]
The median age of accession is roughly 54 years and 331 days, which falls between Gerhard Schröder and Helmut Schmidt. The youngest person to assume office was Joseph Wirth (aged 41 years, 246 days). The oldest person to assume office was Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (aged 75 years, 209 days).
The oldest living chancellor is Gerhard Schröder, born 7 April 1944 (aged 80 years, 231 days). The youngest living former chancellor is Angela Merkel, born 17 July 1954 (aged 70 years, 130 days). The youngest living chancellor is the incumbent Olaf Scholz (aged 66 years, 163 days).
The longest lived chancellor was Helmut Schmidt, who lived to the age of 96 years and 322 days. Konrad Adenauer was the second longest-lived chancellor, who lived to the age of 91 years and 104 days, 5 years and 218 days short of Schmidt. Schmidt surpassed Adenauer's lifespan on 6 April 2010. The oldest living chancellor Gerhard Schröder will tie Adenauer if he lives to 20 July 2035, and tie Schmidt if he lives to 23 February 2041. The shortest lived chancellor was Joseph Goebbels, who died in office at the age of 47 years and 184 days.
The chancellor with the longest retirement is Heinrich Brüning. He left office on 30 May 1932, and died 37 years and 304 days later on 30 March 1970. The chancellor with the shortest retirement is Georg von Hertling, who died on 4 January 1919, 96 days after leaving office on 30 September 1918.
List of chancellors[edit]
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Living
Incumbent
| # |
Chancellor |
Date of birth |
Start date of first term | Age at start date |
End date of final term | Age at end date |
Length of retirement |
Date of death |
Lifespan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otto von Bismarck | 1 April 1815 | 1 July 1867 | 52 years, 91 days | 20 March 1890 | 74 years, 353 days | 8 years, 132 days | 30 July 1898 | 83 years, 120 days |
| 2 | Leo von Caprivi | 24 February 1831 | 20 March 1890 | 59 years, 24 days | 26 October 1894 | 63 years, 244 days | 4 years, 103 days | 6 February 1899 | 67 years, 347 days |
| 3 | Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | 31 March 1819 | 26 October 1894 | 75 years, 209 days | 17 October 1900 | 81 years, 200 days | 262 days | 6 July 1901 | 82 years, 97 days |
| 4 | Bernhard von Bülow | 3 May 1849 | 17 October 1900 | 51 years, 167 days | 14 July 1909 | 60 years, 72 days | 20 years, 106 days | 28 October 1929 | 80 years, 178 days |
| 5 | Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg | 29 November 1856 | 14 July 1909 | 52 years, 227 days | 13 July 1917 | 60 years, 226 days | 3 years, 172 days | 1 January 1921 | 64 years, 33 days |
| 6 | Georg Michaelis | 8 September 1857 | 14 July 1917 | 59 years, 309 days | 1 November 1917 | 60 years, 54 days | 18 years, 266 days | 24 July 1936 | 78 years, 320 days |
| 7 | Georg von Hertling | 31 August 1843 | 1 November 1917 | 74 years, 62 days | 30 September 1918 | 75 years, 30 days | 96 days | 4 January 1919 | 75 years, 126 days |
| 8 | Max von Baden | 10 July 1867 | 3 October 1918 | 51 years, 85 days | 9 November 1918 | 51 years, 122 days | 10 years, 362 days | 6 November 1929 | 62 years, 119 days |
| 9 | Friedrich Ebert | 4 February 1871 | 9 November 1918 | 47 years, 278 days | 13 February 1919 | 48 years, 9 days | 6 years, 15 days | 28 February 1925 | 54 years, 24 days |
| 10 | Philipp Scheidemann | 26 July 1865 | 13 February 1919 | 53 years, 202 days | 20 June 1919 | 53 years, 329 days | 20 years, 162 days | 29 November 1939 | 74 years, 126 days |
| 11 | Gustav Bauer | 6 January 1870 | 21 June 1919 | 49 years, 166 days | 26 March 1920 | 50 years, 80 days | 24 years, 174 days | 16 September 1944 | 74 years, 254 days |
| 12 | Hermann Müller | 18 May 1876 | 27 March 1920 | 43 years, 314 days | 27 March 1930 | 53 years, 313 days | 358 days | 20 March 1931 | 54 years, 306 days |
| 13 | Constantin Fehrenbach | 11 January 1852 | 25 June 1920 | 68 years, 166 days | 4 May 1921 | 69 years, 113 days | 4 years, 326 days | 26 March 1926 | 74 years, 74 days |
| 14 | Joseph Wirth | 6 September 1879 | 10 May 1921 | 41 years, 246 days | 14 November 1922 | 43 years, 69 days | 33 years, 50 days | 3 January 1956 | 76 years, 119 days |
| 15 | Wilhelm Cuno | 2 July 1876 | 22 November 1922 | 46 years, 143 days | 12 August 1923 | 47 years, 41 days | 9 years, 144 days | 3 January 1933 | 56 years, 185 days |
| 16 | Gustav Stresemann | 10 May 1878 | 13 August 1923 | 45 years, 95 days | 30 November 1923 | 45 years, 204 days | 5 years, 307 days | 3 October 1929 | 51 years, 146 days |
| 17 | Wilhelm Marx | 15 January 1863 | 30 November 1923 | 60 years, 319 days | 12 June 1928 | 65 years, 149 days | 18 years, 54 days | 5 August 1946 | 83 years, 202 days |
| 18 | Hans Luther | 10 March 1879 | 15 January 1925 | 45 years, 311 days | 12 May 1926 | 47 years, 63 days | 35 years, 364 days | 11 May 1962 | 83 years, 62 days |
| 19 | Heinrich Brüning | 26 November 1885 | 30 March 1930 | 44 years, 124 days | 30 May 1932 | 46 years, 186 days | 37 years, 304 days | 30 March 1970 | 84 years, 124 days |
| 20 | Franz von Papen | 29 October 1879 | 30 May 1932 | 52 years, 214 days | 17 November 1932 | 53 years, 19 days | 36 years, 166 days | 2 May 1969 | 89 years, 185 days |
| 21 | Kurt von Schleicher | 7 April 1882 | 3 December 1932 | 50 years, 240 days | 28 January 1933 | 50 years, 296 days | 1 year, 153 days | 30 June 1934 | 52 years, 84 days |
| 22 | Adolf Hitler | 20 April 1889 | 30 January 1933 | 43 years, 285 days | 30 April 1945[1] | 56 years, 10 days | N/A | 30 April 1945 | 56 years, 10 days |
| 23 | Joseph Goebbels | 29 October 1897 | 30 April 1945 | 47 years, 183 days | 1 May 1945[1] | 47 years, 184 days | N/A | 1 May 1945 | 47 years, 184 days |
| 24 | Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk | 22 August 1887 | 2 May 1945 | 57 years, 253 days | 23 May 1945 | 57 years, 274 days | 31 years, 307 days | 4 March 1977 | 89 years, 194 days |
| 25 | Konrad Adenauer | 5 January 1876 | 15 September 1949 | 73 years, 253 days | 11 October 1963 | 87 years, 279 days | 3 years, 190 days | 19 April 1967 | 91 years, 104 days |
| 26 | Ludwig Erhard | 4 February 1897 | 17 October 1963 | 66 years, 255 days | 30 November 1966 | 69 years, 299 days | 10 years, 156 days | 5 May 1977 | 80 years, 90 days |
| 27 | Kurt Georg Kiesinger | 6 April 1904 | 1 December 1966 | 62 years, 239 days | 21 October 1969 | 65 years, 198 days | 18 years, 140 days | 9 March 1988 | 83 years, 338 days |
| 28 | Willy Brandt | 18 December 1913 | 22 October 1969 | 55 years, 308 days | 7 May 1974 | 60 years, 140 days | 18 years, 154 days | 8 October 1992 | 78 years, 295 days |
| 29 | Helmut Schmidt | 23 December 1918 | 16 May 1974 | 55 years, 144 days | 1 October 1982 | 63 years, 282 days | 33 years, 40 days | 10 November 2015 | 96 years, 322 days |
| 30 | Helmut Kohl | 3 April 1930 | 1 October 1982 | 52 years, 181 days | 27 October 1998 | 68 years, 207 days | 18 years, 232 days | 16 June 2017 | 87 years, 74 days |
| 31 | Gerhard Schröder | 7 April 1944 | 27 October 1998 | 54 years, 203 days | 22 November 2005 | 61 years, 229 days | 19 years, 2 days | 80 years, 231 days | |
| 32 | Angela Merkel | 17 July 1954 | 22 November 2005 | 51 years, 128 days | December 8, 2021 | 67 years, 144 days | 2 years, 352 days | 70 years, 130 days | |
| 33 | Olaf Scholz | 14 June 1958 | 8 December 2021 | 63 years, 177 days | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | 66 years, 163 days |
This List contains:
| Chancellors | 33 |
|---|---|
| Living | 3 |
| Deceased | 30 |
Graphical representations[edit]
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of the chancellors of Germany listed in order of office.
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- Births by century
- 19th century: 1st, Otto von Bismarck; last, Ludwig Erhard
- 20th century: 1st, Kurt Georg Kiesinger; most recent, Olaf Scholz
- Deaths by century
- 19th century: 1st, Otto von Bismarck; last, Leo von Caprivi
- 20th century: 1st, Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst; last, Willy Brandt
- 21st century: 1st, Helmut Schmidt; most recent, Helmut Kohl
- Between the births of Otto von Bismarck in 1815 and Olaf Scholz in 1958, a chancellor has been born in every decade except for the 1820s and 1920s.
- Between the deaths of Otto von Bismarck in 1898 and Helmut Kohl in 2017, a chancellor has died in every decade except for the 2000s.
- The months with the most births – six – in April.
- Only one chancellor has been born in June.
- The month with the most deaths – five – in March.
- No chancellor as of yet, has died in December.
Timeline of living chancellors[edit]
This is a chronological list of all who served as the chancellor of Germany and were still living, at different periods in history. There have been 3 time periods when there was only one living chancellor, first with the appointment of Otto von Bismarck in 1867 and most recently during the administration of Bernhard von Bülow following the 1901 death of Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst.
There has been one time period when 13 living current or former chancellors co-existed. This period was from the January 1925 appointment of Hans Luther to the February 1925 death of Friedrich Ebert. If one includes future chancellors as well as past and current chancellors, there has been only one time period when 26 different chancellors co-existed. (see Statistics)
| Start date | End date | Start event | Duration | End event | Living chancellors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1867 | 20 March 1890 | Appointment of Otto von Bismarck | 22 years, 262 days | Appointment of Leo von Caprivi | 1 | von Bismarck |
| 20 March 1890 | 26 October 1894 | Appointment of Leo von Caprivi | 4 years, 220 days | Appointment of Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | 2 | von Bismarck von Caprivi |
| 26 October 1894 | 30 July 1898 | Appointment of Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | 3 years, 277 days | Death of Otto von Bismarck | 3 | von Bismarck von Caprivi Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst |
| 30 July 1898 | 6 February 1899 | Death of Otto von Bismarck | 191 days | Death of Leo von Caprivi | 2 | von Caprivi Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst |
| 6 February 1899 | 17 October 1900 | Death of Leo von Caprivi | 1 year, 253 days | Appointment of Bernhard von Bülow | 1 | Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst |
| 17 October 1900 | 6 July 1901 | Appointment of Bernhard von Bülow | 262 days | Death of Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | 2 | Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst von Bülow |
| 6 July 1901 | 14 July 1909 | Death of Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | 8 years, 8 days | Appointment of Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg | 1 | von Bülow |
| 14 July 1909 | 14 July 1917 | Appointment of Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg | 8 years, 0 days | Appointment of Georg Michaelis | 2 | von Bülow von Bethmann-Hollweg |
| 14 July 1917 | 1 November 1917 | Appointment of Georg Michaelis | 110 days | Appointment of Georg von Hertling | 3 | von Bülow von Bethmann-Hollweg Michaelis |
| 1 November 1917 | 3 October 1918 | Appointment of Georg von Hertling | 336 days | Appointment of Max von Baden | 4 | von Bülow von Bethmann-Hollweg Michaelis von Hertling |
| 3 October 1918 | 9 November 1918 | Appointment of Max von Baden | 37 days | Appointment of Friedrich Ebert | 5 | von Bülow von Bethmann-Hollweg Michaelis von Hertling von Baden |
| 9 November 1918 | 4 January 1919 | Appointment of Friedrich Ebert | 56 days | Death of Georg von Hertling | 6 | von Bülow von Bethmann-Hollweg Michaelis von Hertling von Baden Ebert |
| 4 January 1919 | 13 February 1919 | Death of Georg von Hertling | 40 days | Appointment of Philipp Scheidemann | 5 | von Bülow von Bethmann-Hollweg Michaelis von Baden Ebert |
| 13 February 1919 | 21 June 1919 | Appointment of Philipp Scheidemann | 128 days | Appointment of Gustav Bauer | 6 | von Bülow von Bethmann-Hollweg Michaelis von Baden Ebert Scheidemann |
| 21 June 1919 | 27 March 1920 | Appointment of Gustav Bauer | 280 days | Appointment of Hermann Müller | 7 | von Bülow von Bethmann-Hollweg Michaelis von Baden Ebert Scheidemann Bauer |
| 27 March 1920 | 25 June 1920 | Appointment of Hermann Müller | 90 days | Appointment of Constantin Fehrenbach | 8 | von Bülow von Bethmann-Hollweg Michaelis von Baden Ebert Scheidemann Bauer Müller |
| 25 June 1920 | 4 January 1921 | Appointment of Constantin Fehrenbach | 190 days | Death of Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg | 9 | von Bülow von Bethmann-Hollweg Michaelis von Baden Ebert Scheidemann Bauer Müller Fehrenbach |
| 4 January 1921 | 10 May 1921 | Death of Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg | 129 days | Appointment of Joseph Wirth | 8 | von Bülow Michaelis von Baden Ebert Scheidemann Bauer Müller Fehrenbach |
| 10 May 1921 | 22 November 1922 | Appointment of Joseph Wirth | 1 year, 196 days | Appointment of Wilhelm Cuno | 9 | von Bülow Michaelis von Baden Ebert Scheidemann Bauer Müller Fehrenbach Wirth |
| 22 November 1922 | 13 August 1923 | Appointment of Wilhelm Cuno | 264 days | Appointment of Gustav Stresemann | 10 | von Bülow Michaelis von Baden Ebert Scheidemann Bauer Müller Fehrenbach Wirth Cuno |
| 13 August 1923 | 30 November 1923 | Appointment of Gustav Stresemann | 109 days | Appointment of Wilhelm Marx | 11 | von Bülow Michaelis von Baden Ebert Scheidemann Bauer Müller Fehrenbach Wirth Cuno Stresemann |
| 30 November 1923 | 15 January 1925 | Appointment of Wilhelm Marx | 1 year, 46 days | Appointment of Hans Luther | 12 | von Bülow Michaelis von Baden Ebert Scheidemann Bauer Müller Fehrenbach Wirth Cuno Stresemann Marx |
| 15 January 1925 | 28 February 1925 | Appointment of Hans Luther | 44 days | Death of Friedrich Ebert | 13 | von Bülow Michaelis von Baden Ebert Scheidemann Bauer Müller Fehrenbach Wirth Cuno Stresemann Marx Luther |
| 28 February 1925 | 26 March 1926 | Death of Friedrich Ebert | 1 year, 26 days | Death of Constantin Fehrenbach | 12 | von Bülow Michaelis von Baden Scheidemann Bauer Müller Fehrenbach Wirth Cuno Stresemann Marx Luther |
| 26 March 1926 | 3 October 1929 | Death of Constantin Fehrenbach | 3 years, 191 days | Death of Gustav Stresemann | 11 | von Bülow Michaelis von Baden Scheidemann Bauer Müller Wirth Cuno Stresemann Marx Luther |
| 3 October 1929 | 28 October 1929 | Death of Gustav Stresemann | 25 days | Death of Bernhard von Bülow | 10 | von Bülow Michaelis von Baden Scheidemann Bauer Müller Wirth Cuno Marx Luther |
| 28 October 1929 | 6 November 1929 | Death of Bernhard von Bülow | 9 days | Death of Max von Baden | 9 | Michaelis von Baden Scheidemann Bauer Müller Wirth Cuno Marx Luther |
| 6 November 1929 | 30 March 1930 | Death of Max von Baden | 144 days | Appointment of Heinrich Brüning | 8 | Michaelis Scheidemann Bauer Müller Wirth Cuno Marx Luther |
| 30 March 1930 | 20 March 1931 | Appointment of Heinrich Brüning | 355 days | Death of Hermann Müller | 9 | Michaelis Scheidemann Bauer Müller Wirth Cuno Marx Luther Brüning |
| 20 March 1931 | 30 May 1932 | Death of Hermann Müller | 1 year, 71 days | Appointment of Franz von Papen | 8 | Michaelis Scheidemann Bauer Wirth Cuno Marx Luther Brüning |
| 30 May 1932 | 3 December 1932 | Appointment of Franz von Papen | 187 days | Appointment of Kurt von Schleicher | 9 | Michaelis Scheidemann Bauer Wirth Cuno Marx Luther Brüning von Papen |
| 3 December 1932 | 3 January 1933 | Appointment of Kurt von Schleicher | 31 days | Death of Wilhelm Cuno | 10 | Michaelis Scheidemann Bauer Wirth Cuno Marx Luther Brüning von Papen von Schleicher |
| 3 January 1933 | 30 January 1933 | Death of Wilhelm Cuno | 27 days | Appointment of Adolf Hitler | 9 | Michaelis Scheidemann Bauer Wirth Marx Luther Brüning von Papen von Schleicher |
| 30 January 1933 | 30 June 1934 | Appointment of Adolf Hitler | 1 year, 151 days | Death of Kurt von Schleicher | 10 | Michaelis Scheidemann Bauer Wirth Marx Luther Brüning von Papen von Schleicher Hitler |
| 30 June 1934 | 24 July 1936 | Death of Kurt von Schleicher | 2 years, 24 days | Death of Georg Michaelis | 9 | Michaelis Scheidemann Bauer Wirth Marx Luther Brüning von Papen Hitler |
| 24 July 1936 | 29 November 1939 | Death of Georg Michaelis | 3 years, 128 days | Death of Philipp Scheidemann | 8 | Scheidemann Bauer Wirth Marx Luther Brüning von Papen Hitler |
| 29 November 1939 | 16 September 1944 | Death of Philipp Scheidemann | 4 years, 292 days | Death of Gustav Bauer | 7 | Bauer Wirth Marx Luther Brüning von Papen Hitler |
| 16 September 1944 | 30 April 1945 | Death of Gustav Bauer | 226 days | Death of Adolf Hitler | 6 | Wirth Marx Luther Brüning von Papen Hitler |
| 30 April 1945 | 1 May 1945 | Appointment of Joseph Goebbels | 1 day | Death of Joseph Goebbels | 6 | Wirth Marx Luther Brüning von Papen Goebbels |
| 1 May 1945 | 5 August 1946 | Appointment of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk | 1 year, 96 days | Death of Wilhelm Marx | 6 | Wirth Marx Luther Brüning von Papen von Krosigk |
| 5 August 1946 | 15 September 1949 | Death of Wilhelm Marx | 3 years, 41 days | Appointment of Konrad Adenauer | 5 | Wirth Luther Brüning von Papen von Krosigk |
| 15 September 1949 | 3 January 1956 | Appointment of Konrad Adenauer | 6 years, 110 days | Death of Joseph Wirth | 6 | Wirth Luther Brüning von Papen von Krosigk Adenauer |
| 3 January 1956 | 11 May 1962 | Death of Joseph Wirth | 6 years, 128 days | Death of Hans Luther | 5 | Luther Brüning von Papen von Krosigk Adenauer |
| 11 May 1962 | 17 October 1963 | Death of Hans Luther | 1 year, 159 days | Appointment of Ludwig Erhard | 4 | Brüning von Papen von Krosigk Adenauer |
| 17 October 1963 | 1 December 1966 | Appointment of Ludwig Erhard | 3 years, 45 days | Appointment of Kurt Georg Kiesinger | 5 | Brüning von Papen von Krosigk Adenauer Erhard |
| 1 December 1966 | 19 April 1967 | Appointment of Kurt Georg Kiesinger | 139 days | Death of Konrad Adenauer | 6 | Brüning von Papen von Krosigk Adenauer Erhard Kiesinger |
| 19 April 1967 | 2 May 1969 | Death of Konrad Adenauer | 2 years, 13 days | Death of Franz von Papen | 5 | Brüning von Papen von Krosigk Erhard Kiesinger |
| 2 May 1969 | 22 October 1969 | Death of Franz von Papen | 173 days | Appointment of Willy Brandt | 4 | Brüning von Krosigk Erhard Kiesinger |
| 22 October 1969 | 30 March 1970 | Appointment of Willy Brandt | 159 days | Death of Heinrich Brüning | 5 | Brüning von Krosigk Erhard Kiesinger Brandt |
| 30 March 1970 | 16 May 1974 | Death of Heinrich Brüning | 4 years, 47 days | Appointment of Helmut Schmidt | 4 | von Krosigk Erhard Kiesinger Brandt |
| 16 May 1974 | 3 March 1977 | Appointment of Helmut Schmidt | 2 years, 291 days | Death of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk | 5 | von Krosigk Erhard Kiesinger Brandt Schmidt |
| 3 March 1977 | 5 May 1977 | Death of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk | 63 days | Death of Ludwig Erhard | 4 | Erhard Kiesinger Brandt Schmidt |
| 5 May 1977 | 1 October 1982 | Death of Ludwig Erhard | 5 years, 149 days | Appointment of Helmut Kohl | 3 | Kiesinger Brandt Schmidt |
| 1 October 1982 | 9 March 1988 | Appointment of Helmut Kohl | 5 years, 160 days | Death of Kurt Georg Kiesinger | 4 | Kiesinger Brandt Schmidt Kohl |
| 9 March 1988 | 8 October 1992 | Death of Kurt Georg Kiesinger | 4 years, 213 days | Death of Willy Brandt | 3 | Brandt Schmidt Kohl |
| 8 October 1992 | 27 October 1998 | Death of Willy Brandt | 6 years, 19 days | Appointment of Gerhard Schröder | 2 | Schmidt Kohl |
| 27 October 1998 | 22 November 2005 | Appointment of Gerhard Schröder | 7 years, 26 days | Appointment of Angela Merkel | 3 | Schmidt Kohl Schröder |
| 22 November 2005 | 10 November 2015 | Appointment of Angela Merkel | 9 years, 353 days | Death of Helmut Schmidt | 4 | Schmidt Kohl Schröder Merkel |
| 10 November 2015 | 16 June 2017 | Death of Helmut Schmidt | 1 year, 218 days | Death of Helmut Kohl | 3 | Kohl Schröder Merkel |
| 16 June 2017 | 8 December 2021 | Death of Helmut Kohl | 4 years, 175 days | Appointment of Olaf Scholz | 2 | Schröder Merkel |
| 8 December 2021 | present | Appointment of Olaf Scholz | 2 years, 352 days | present | 3 | Schröder Merkel Scholz |
Statistics[edit]
- There have been three men who have been the only living chancellor: Otto von Bismarck (as the first, from 1 July 1867 to 20 March 1890), Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (from von Caprivi's death on 6 February 1899 to 17 October 1900), and Bernhard von Bülow (from Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst's death on 6 July 1901 to 14 July 1909).
- During one period in the History of Germany, has there been 13 persons alive to have been chancellor. This period was from 15 January 1925 to 28 February 1925 (when Bernhard von Bülow, Georg Michaelis, Max von Baden, Friedrich Ebert, Philipp Scheidemann, Gustav Bauer, Hermann Müller, Constantin Fehrenbach, Joseph Wirth, Wilhelm Cuno, Gustav Stresemann, Wilhelm Marx, and Hans Luther were alive.
- Bernhard von Bülow was the only person to be both an only living chancellor (from 6 July 1901 to 14 July 1909) and one of the 13 living chancellors (from 15 January 1925 to 28 February 1925).
- There have been 16 administrations during which a chancellor has not died, the most recent being the administration of Gerhard Schröder. This does not include the administration of Joseph Goebbels (who was himself the only chancellor to die during his administration), nor that of the incumbent Olaf Scholz, as no chancellor has died since Helmet Kohl who died during Angela Merkel's administration.
- Conversely, only during the administration of Adolf Hitler has there been as many as four deaths during an administration (Hitler in addition died in office in 1945). Only once (during the administration of Hermann Müller has there been as many as three deaths during an administration
- Because he was the first chancellor, and also because he's the longest serving chancellor, Otto von Bismarck holds the distinction of serving for the longest period without the death of a chancellor during his term (22 years and 262 days).
- The longest period between deaths of chancellors was the 23 years and 33 days between the deaths of Willy Brandt on 8 October 1992 and Helmut Schmidt on 10 November 2015. The shortest was the 1 day between the deaths of Adolf Hitler on 30 April 1945 and Joseph Goebbels on 1 May 1945.
- If the longest period between deaths is to be exceeded, no chancellor must die before 19 July 2040 (the current oldest and second oldest surviving chancellors, Gerhard Schröder and Angela Merkel, would then be 96 and 86 years old respectively).
- The second longest period is the 17 years and 182 days between the deaths of Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst on 6 July 1901 and Georg von Hertling on 4 January 1919.
- Following his administrations' end in 1917, Georg Michaelis lived to see a record 18 administrations prior to his death in July 1936. Bernhard von Bülow follows with 15 administrations after his own administration ended in 1909, and prior to his death in October 1929. In modern times, the chancellor to have lived to see the most administrations following their own was Heinrich Brüning with 9 following the end of his administration in 1932, and prior to his death in March 1970.
- If one includes future as well as past and current chancellors, the record sits at 26:
- Between Joseph Goebbels' birth on 29 October 1897 and Otto von Bismarck's death on 30 July 1898, the following chancellors were alive: Otto von Bismarck, Leo von Caprivi, Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Bernhard von Bülow, Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg, Georg Michaelis, Georg von Hertling, Max von Baden, Friedrich Ebert, Philipp Scheidemann, Gustav Bauer, Hermann Müller, Constantin Fehrenbach, Joseph Wirth, Wilhelm Cuno, Gustav Stresemann, Wilhelm Marx, Hans Luther, Heinrich Brüning, Franz von Papen, Kurt von Schleicher, Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Konrad Adenauer, and Ludwig Erhard.
- Since the appointment of Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg on 14 July 1909 (a period of 115 years, 133 days), there have been at least two chancellors living, and since the death of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk on 3 March 1977 (a period of 47 years, 266 days), there have been at no more than four chancellors living.
Oldest living chancellors of Germany[edit]
Not all chancellors live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 30 deceased chancellors, 16 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 14 did not (including both chancellors who died in office and 12 others). Otto von Bismarck became the oldest living chancellor when he was appointed in 1867 and remained so until his death in 1898, for a record period of 31 years, 29 days. Ludwig Erhard became the oldest living chancellor after the death of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, but he survived von Krosigk by only 62 days.
On two occasions the oldest living chancellor lost this distinction not by his death, but due to the appointment of a chancellor who was older. Bernhard von Bülow lost this distinction when Georg von Hertling was appointed, but when von Hertling died in 1919, von Bülow regained it again until his own death in 1929 for a total period of 27 years, 50 days. Hans Luther lost this distinction when Konrad Adenauer was appointed.
Franz von Papen was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 87 years, 172 days. Joseph Wirth, who was aged 76 years, 119 days when he died on 3 January 1956, was the oldest and most recent chancellor to die without ever acquiring this distinction.
| Chancellor | Period when oldest living chancellor | Age | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | End date | at start | at end | ||
| Otto von Bismarck | 1 July 1867 | 30 July 1898 | 52 years, 91 days | 83 years, 120 days | 31 years, 29 days |
| Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | 30 July 1898 | 6 July 1901 | 79 years, 121 days | 82 years, 97 days | 2 years, 341 days |
| Bernhard von Bülow | 6 July 1901 | 1 November 1917 | 52 years, 64 days | 68 years, 182 days | 16 years, 118 days |
| Georg von Hertling | 1 November 1917 | 4 January 1919 | 74 years, 62 days | 75 years, 126 days | 1 year, 64 days |
| Bernhard von Bülow | 4 January 1919 | 28 October 1929 | 69 years, 246 days | 80 years, 178 days | 10 years, 297 days |
| Georg Michaelis | 28 October 1929 | 24 July 1936 | 72 years, 50 days | 78 years, 320 days | 6 years, 270 days |
| Wilhelm Marx | 24 July 1936 | 5 August 1946 | 73 years, 191 days | 83 years, 202 days | 10 years, 12 days |
| Hans Luther | 5 August 1946 | 15 September 1949 | 67 years, 148 days | 70 years, 189 days | 3 years, 41 days |
| Konrad Adenauer | 15 September 1949 | 19 April 1967 | 73 years, 253 days | 91 years, 104 days | 17 years, 216 days |
| Franz von Papen | 19 April 1967 | 2 May 1969 | 87 years, 172 days | 89 years, 185 days | 2 years, 13 days |
| Heinrich Brüning | 2 May 1969 | 30 March 1970 | 83 years, 157 days | 84 years, 124 days | 332 days |
| Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk | 30 March 1970 | 4 March 1977 | 82 years, 220 days | 89 years, 194 days | 6 years, 339 days |
| Ludwig Erhard | 4 March 1977 | 5 May 1977 | 80 years, 28 days | 80 years, 90 days | 62 days |
| Kurt Georg Kiesinger | 5 May 1977 | 9 March 1988 | 73 years, 29 days | 83 years, 338 days | 10 years, 309 days |
| Willy Brandt | 9 March 1988 | 8 October 1992 | 74 years, 82 days | 78 years, 295 days | 4 years, 213 days |
| Helmut Schmidt | 8 October 1992 | 10 November 2015 | 73 years, 290 days | 96 years, 322 days | 23 years, 33 days |
| Helmut Kohl | 10 November 2015 | 16 June 2017 | 85 years, 221 days | 87 years, 74 days | 1 year, 218 days |
| Gerhard Schröder | 16 June 2017 | Current oldest living chancellor | 73 years, 70 days | Current oldest living chancellor | 7 years, 161 days |
| Chancellor | Period when oldest living chancellor | Age | Duration | ||
See also[edit]
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