President of Germany
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The President of Germany (German: Bundespräsident, literally: federal president) is the head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany. His functions are mostly representative.
The president is elected every four years by the Bundesversammlung
The current president is Horst Köhler (CDU).
[change] List of Presidents
- Theodor Heuss (FDP), 1949 – 1959
- Heinrich Lübke (CDU), 1959 – 1969
- Gustav Heinemann (SPD), 1969 – 1974
- Walter Scheel (FDP), 1974 – 1979
- Karl Carstens (CDU), 1979 – 1984
- Richard von Weizsäcker (CDU), 1984 – 1994
- Roman Herzog (CDU), 1994 – 1999
- Johannes Rau (SPD), 1999 – 2004
- Horst Köhler (CDU), 2004 –