Federal Republic of Germany

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Political office-holders

Our database contains 10,018 politicians connected with Germany.

National government
Subnational government
Other
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the Bürgerschaft Bremen8733279
deputy member of the Bundesrat of Germany-5281
Parliamentary Secretary in Germany-895
member of municipal council1351
city council member in Freising--40
Member of the Bezirkstag of Lower Bavaria-123
district deputy-120
burgomaster-115
city president-412
secretary of state from Germany-49
Kreisrat in Freising--12
Vice President of the Bundestag-29
President of the Bundesrat of Germany15-
chairman of the Social Democratic Party-14
Delegate of the Federal Government for Human Rights Policy and Humanitarian Aid-32
federal judge--5
President of the German Bishops' Conference-13
Regional Deputy--4
Chairperson of the Free Democratic Party of Germany-21
Commissioner for Franco-German co-operation-12
Commissioner for Franco-German Cooperation-21
Coordinator of Intersocietal Cooperation with Russia, Central Asia, and the Eastern Partnership Countries-3-
Drug Commissioner of the Federal Government-12
Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information-21
Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media-12
Federal Government Commissioner for Patient Affairs-12
Federal Spokesperson-12
German Federal Government spokesperson-21
Member of the Regional Assembly Saarbrücken--3
Party Chairman of the CDU Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania-21
President of the Bundestag-21
Regional Bishop of the Evangelical Regional Church in Baden-12
Secretary General of the CDU-21
Vice-Chancellor of Germany-21
Bishop of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria-11
Bishop of the Lutheran-Evangelical Church in Württemberg-11
Bishop of Trier--2
Chairman of the CDU/CSU Bundestag fraction-11
Federal Government Commissioner for Disarmament and Arms Control of Germany-2-
Federal Government Commissioner for Matters Related to Ethnic German Resettlers and National Minorities-11
Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration-11
Federal Government Commissioner for the New Federal States of Germany-11
Head of the Saxon State Chancellery-11
Head of the State Chancellery of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-11
Landesbevollmächtigter--2
leader of the Christian Democratic Union-11
Leader of the Opposition--2
Mayor of the Artland11-
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Armed Forces-11
President of the Bureau of the Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly--2
President of the German Football Association--2
Rector of the University of Tübingen-11
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paderborn-11
Secretary General of the Free Democratic Party--2
Zweiter Bürgermeister, München-11
Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany and Central Europe--1
Apostolic Exarch of Germany and Scandinavia {Deutschland und Skandinavien}--1
Archbishop of Bamberg-1-
assistant judge--1
Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für Informationstechnik--1
Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg--1
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Magdeburg--1
Bundespräsident Steinmeier--1
Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany1--
Chief of the Senate Chancellery Berlin--1
Council of Elders of the City of Freising--1
Fed. President1--
Federal Government Commissioner for Matters relating to Persons with Disabilities--1
Federal Police Commissioner at the German Bundestag--1
Head of the State Chancellery of Nordrhein-Westfalen--1
Landesbischof der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Norddeutschland--1
Landesbischof of Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover--1
Member of the Cuxhaven District Council1--
Member of the District Council of Leer1--
Personal Representative of the Federal Chancellor for Africa-1-
Police Commissioner in Berlin--1
President of the Church of the Bremen Evangelical Church--1
President of the Federal Republic of Germany1--
President of the International Shooting Sport Federation-1-
President of the Parliament-1-
President of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau--1
Presiding Bishop of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany--1
Präsident des Deutschen Sparkassen- und Giroverbands-1-
Public Prosecutor General--1
Regional Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Braunschweig--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Berlin--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Hamburg--1
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich and Freising--1
Roman Catholic Bishop of Fulda--1
speaker of the district of Upper Franconia--1
Special Envoy of the Federal Government for Migration Agreements--1
Special Representative of the Federal Government for Afghanistan and Pakistan-1-
State Bishop of the Evangelical Church in Central Germany--1
Vice Chancellor1--

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both of political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not.

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