Chancellor of Germany

:The German title Bundeskanzler is also the title of the Chancellor of Austria, and the title of a Swiss federal official (List of Federal Chancellors of Switzerland).

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Chancellor of Austria - List of Federal Chancellors of Switzerland

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The German head of government is known as the Chancellor (in German, Kanzler).

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German - Head of government - German

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Since 1949 the formal title of the office has been Federal Chancellor (in German, Bundeskanzler). The current Federal Chancellor is Gerhard Schröder. The title of Bundeskanzler was also used in the 19th century, during the time of the North German Confederation.

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1949 - Gerhard Schröder - 19th century - North German Confederation

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From 1871 to 1945, the office was named Imperial Chancellor (in German, Reichskanzler).

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1871 - 1945

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:See the article Chancellor for the etymology of the word.

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Chancellor - Etymology

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