Chancellor of Germany

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The Chancellor of Germany is the country’s chief executive and most powerful political office, responsible for leading the federal government and setting national policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government role
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
appointedBy President of Germany
branchOfGovernment executive branch
canBeRemovedBy constructive vote of no confidence
constitutionalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
country Germany
electedBy Bundestag
eligibleFor member of the Bundestag
flag Standard of the Chancellor of Germany
hasPower can request dismissal of federal ministers
determines number and responsibilities of federal ministries
leads the federal government
proposes federal ministers
sets general guidelines of government policy
headOfGovernmentOf Germany
isMostPowerfulOfficeIn German political system
languageOfWork German
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Berlin
memberOf German Federal Cabinet
surface form: Bundeskabinett (Federal Cabinet)

Federal Security Council of Germany
nativeLabel Chancellor of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bundeskanzler

Chancellor of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bundeskanzlerin
officeCreated 1949
officeHoldersInclude Angela Merkel
Gerhard Schröder
Helmut Kohl
Konrad Adenauer
Olaf Scholz
Willy Brandt
officeHolderTitle Chancellor of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Federal Chancellor
officeType chief executive
participatesIn European Council
positionHeldIn Federal Government of Germany
surface form: Federal government of Germany
precededByOffice Reich Chancellor of Germany
rank highest-ranking political office in Germany
reportsTo Bundestag
requiresConfidenceOf Bundestag
residence Federal Chancellery, Berlin
responsibleFor coordination of federal ministries
federal government policy
national policy direction
seat Berlin
styleOfAddress Frau Bundeskanzlerin
Herr Bundeskanzler
Herr Bundeskanzler / Frau Bundeskanzlerin
termLength no fixed term limit
serves as long as enjoying confidence of Bundestag

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Standard of the Chancellor of Germany represents Chancellor of Germany
Federal Ministry of Health subordinateTo Chancellor of Germany
subject surface form: Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)
German Foreign Office subordinateTo Chancellor of Germany
this entity surface form: Federal Chancellor of Germany
Standard of the Chancellor of Germany usedBy Chancellor of Germany