Leader of the Free Democratic Party
Vorsitzender der Freien Demokratischen Partei
Incumbent
Christian Lindner
since 7 December 2013
Member ofFederal Executive Presidium
Formation12 December 1948
First holderTheodor Heuss
WebsiteChristian Lindner's official website

The Leader of the Free Democratic Party (German: Vorsitzender der Freien Demokratischen Partei) is the most senior and leading political figure within the Free Democratic Party (FDP), a centre-right and liberal political party in Germany with parliamentary representation. The Free Democratic Party (FDP) is, historically, also one of the most significant political parties in Germany. Since 6 December 2013, the office has been held by Christian Lindner, who succeeded Philipp Rösler.[1]

The Leader of the Free Democratic Party is supported by a General Secretary who, since 19 September 2020, has been Volker Wissing.

List

Leaders of the Free Democratic Party
Portrait Name
(Born–Died)		 Term of office State Chancellor
Took office Left office Days
1 Theodor Heuss
(1884–1963)		 12 December 1948 12 September 1949 274 days  Baden-Württemberg None
Konrad Adenauer
2 Franz Blücher
(1896–1959)		 12 September 1949 6 March 1954 4 years, 175 days  North Rhine-Westphalia Konrad Adenauer
3 Thomas Dehler
(1897–1967)		 6 March 1954 26 January 1957 2 years, 326 days  Bavaria Konrad Adenauer
4 Reinhold Maier
(1889–1971)		 26 January 1957 28 January 1960 3 years, 2 days  Baden-Württemberg Konrad Adenauer
5 Erich Mende
(1916–1998)		 28 January 1960 30 January 1968 8 years, 2 days  North Rhine-Westphalia Konrad Adenauer
Ludwig Erhard
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
6 Walter Scheel
(1919–2016)		 30 January 1968 1 October 1974 6 years, 244 days  North Rhine-Westphalia Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Willy Brandt
Helmut Schmidt
7 Hans-Dietrich Genscher
(1927–2016)		 1 October 1974 23 February 1985 10 years, 145 days  North Rhine-Westphalia Helmut Schmidt
Helmut Kohl
8 Martin Bangemann
(1934–2022)		 23 February 1985 8 October 1988 3 years, 228 days  Baden-Württemberg Helmut Kohl
9 Otto Graf Lambsdorff
(1926–2009)		 8 October 1988 11 June 1993 4 years, 246 days  North Rhine-Westphalia Helmut Kohl
10 Klaus Kinkel
(1936–2019)		 11 June 1993 10 June 1995 1 year, 364 days  Baden-Württemberg Helmut Kohl
11 Wolfgang Gerhardt
(born 1943)		 10 June 1995 4 May 2001 5 years, 328 days  Hesse Helmut Kohl
Gerhard Schröder
12 Guido Westerwelle
(1961–2016)		 4 May 2001 13 May 2011 10 years, 9 days  North Rhine-Westphalia Gerhard Schröder
Angela Merkel
13 Philipp Rösler
(born 1973)		 13 May 2011 7 December 2013 2 years, 208 days  Lower Saxony Angela Merkel
14 Christian Lindner
(born 1979)		 7 December 2013 Incumbent 10 years, 28 days  North Rhine-Westphalia Angela Merkel
Olaf Scholz

References

  1. ↑ "Parteitag: Christian Lindner führt die FDP in die Apo". WELT. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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