List of presidents of the Bundestag

The President of the Bundestag (Präsident des Deutschen Bundestages) presides over the sessions of the German parliament, the Bundestag. Since the introduction of the office in 1949, thirteen people held the office. President of the current 19th Bundestag is, since 24 October 2017, Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU).

List of

Political parties   CDU   SPD

Portrait		Name (Born–Died)	Term of office			Political party
			Took office	Left office	Days
1		Erich Köhler (1892–1958)	7 September 1949	18 October 1950	406	Christian Democratic Union
2		Hermann Ehlers (1904–1954)	19 October 1950	29 October 1954	1471	Christian Democratic Union
3		Eugen Gerstenmaier (1906–1986)	16 November 1954	31 January 1969	5190	Christian Democratic Union
4		Kai-Uwe von Hassel (1913–1997)	5 February 1969	13 December 1972	1407	Christian Democratic Union
5		Annemarie Renger (1919–2008)	13 December 1972	14 December 1976	1462	Social Democratic Party
6		Karl Carstens (1914–1992)	14 December 1976	31 May 1979	898	Christian Democratic Union
7		Richard Stücklen (1916–2002)	31 May 1979	29 March 1983	1398	Christian Democratic Union
8		Rainer Barzel (1924–2006)	29 March 1983	25 October 1984	576	Christian Democratic Union
9		Philipp Jenninger (1932–2018)	5 November 1984	11 November 1988	1467	Christian Democratic Union
10		Rita Süssmuth (born 1937)	25 November 1988	26 October 1998	3622	Christian Democratic Union
11		Wolfgang Thierse (born 1943)	26 October 1998	18 October 2005	2549	Social Democratic Party
12		Norbert Lammert (born 1948)	18 October 2005	24 October 2017	4389	Christian Democratic Union
13		Wolfgang Schäuble (born 1942)	24 October 2017	26 October 2021	1463	Christian Democratic Union
14		Bärbel Bas (born 1968)	26 October 2021	Incumbent	925	Social Democratic Party

External links

• Official website

References

Web citiations

Books

• Feldkamp, Michael F. (2014). Der Bundestagspräsident. Amt – Funktion – Person. Munich: Olzog. ISBN 978-3957681430.