Germany: Heads of Government: 1919-1945 |
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| Präsident des Reichsministeriums | |
| 13 Feb 1919 - 21 Jun 1919 | Philipp Scheidemann |
| 21 Jun 1919 - 14 Aug 1919 | Gustav Bauer |
| Reichskanzler | |
| 14 Aug 1919 - 27 Mar 1920 | Gustav Bauer [1] |
| 27 Mar 1920 - 21 Jun 1920 | Hermann Müller |
| 21 Jun 1920 - 10 May 1921 | Konstantin Fehrenbach |
| 10 May 1921 - 22 Nov 1922 | Joseph Wirth |
| 22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 | Wilhelm Cuno |
| 13 Aug 1923 - 30 Nov 1923 | Gustav Stresemann |
| 30 Nov 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 | Wilhelm Marx |
| 15 Jan 1925 - 13 May 1926 | Hans Luther |
| Stellvertreter des Reichskanzlers | |
| 13 May 1926 - 17 May 1926 | Otto Karl Geßler |
| Reichskanzler | |
| 17 May 1926 - 29 Jun 1928 | Wilhelm Marx |
| 29 Jun 1928 - 30 Mar 1930 | Hermann Müller |
| 30 Mar 1930 - 1 Jun 1932 | Heinrich Brüning |
| 1 Jun 1932 - 3 Dec 1932 | Franz von Papen |
| 3 Dec 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 | Kurt von Schleicher |
| 30 Jan 1933 - 2 Aug 1934 | Adolf Hitler |
| Führer und Reichskanzler [2] | |
| 2 Aug 1934 - 30 Apr 1945 | Adolf Hitler |
| Reichskanzler | |
| 30 Apr 1945 - 1 May 1945 | Joseph Goebbels |
| Leitender Minister | |
| 2 May 1945 - 23 May 1945 | Johann Ludwig Graf Schwerin von Krosigk [3] |
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| [1] | Reichskanzler (in opposition) |
| 13 Mar 1920 - 17 Mar 1920 Wolfgang Kapp | |
| [2] | The style is not formally abolished, but gradually replaced with Der Führer after 17 May 1939; continues in occasional official use until the end of 1942. |
| [3] | Original name: Johann Ludwig von Krosigk (changed upon adoption in 1925) |
Last update: 08 May 2025