Vice Chancellor of Germany

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The Vice Chancellor of Germany is the federal government’s second-highest official, typically the deputy to the Chancellor and often a leading figure from a junior coalition partner.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf government position
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Germany
surface form: "Federal Republic of Germany"
appointedBy President of Germany
associatedBody Bundesrat
Bundestag
category Federal Government of Germany
surface form: "Government of Germany"

Political office in Germany
constitutionalArticle Article 69 of the Basic Law
constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
country Germany
eligibleFor any person who is a member of the Federal Cabinet
flagUsed Flag of the Weimar Republic
surface form: "Flag of Germany"
governingDocument Coalition agreement of the federal government
governmentBranch executive branch of Germany
hasRoleIn coalition government formation in Germany
insigniaUsed Coat of arms of Germany
languageOfLabel German
legalTitle Stellvertreter des Bundeskanzlers
memberOf German Federal Cabinet
surface form: "Bundeskabinett"

Federal Government of Germany
surface form: "Bundesregierung"
nativeLabel Vice Chancellor of Germany
surface form: "Vizekanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland"

Vizekanzlerin der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
nominatedBy Chancellor of Germany
officeAbbreviation Vice President
surface form: "Vizekanzler"
officeCreated 1949
officeHierarchyRank second in federal executive hierarchy after the Chancellor
officeHolderRole deputy to the Chancellor of Germany
second-highest official of the federal government
officeLocation Federal Chancellery, Berlin
officeScope federal
officeType federal executive office
partOf Federal Government of Germany
surface form: "Federal government of Germany"
positionHeldIn German Federal Cabinet
surface form: "Cabinet of Germany"
precededByOffice Vice Chancellor of Germany
surface form: "Vice-Chancellor of the German Reich"
reportsTo Chancellor of Germany
requiresOffice must be a Federal Minister
residence Berlin
seat Berlin
selectionMethod appointment of a Federal Minister as deputy by the Chancellor
styleOfAddress Frau Vizekanzlerin
Herr Vizekanzler
successionRole acts for the Chancellor when the Chancellor is unable to perform duties
termCondition serves at the pleasure of the Chancellor
term linked to the Chancellor’s term of office
termLength no fixed term
typicalPartyAffiliation junior partner in the governing coalition
typicalPoliticalRole leading figure of a junior coalition partner

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vice Chancellor of Germany nativeLabel Vice Chancellor of Germany
this entity surface form: "Vizekanzler der Bundesrepublik Deutschland"
Ludwig Erhard positionHeld Vice Chancellor of Germany
this entity surface form: "Vice-Chancellor of Germany"
Olaf Scholz positionHeld Vice Chancellor of Germany
Scholz positionHeld Vice Chancellor of Germany
subject surface form: "Olaf Scholz"
Willy Brandt positionHeld Vice Chancellor of Germany
this entity surface form: "Vice-Chancellor of West Germany"
Vice Chancellor of Germany precededByOffice Vice Chancellor of Germany
this entity surface form: "Vice-Chancellor of the German Reich"

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