Vice-Chancellor of Germany

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The Vice-Chancellor of Germany (Vizekanzler) in Germany is the second highest position in the cabinet. In case of the Chancellor's absence, the Vice-Chancellor acts in his place, for instance heading cabinet meetings. Unlike the US Vice President, the Vice-Chancellor will not automatically become Chancellor for the rest of the term if the Chancellor dies or becomes unable to fulfill his duties in any other way.

Unlike the American Vice President, the Vice-Chancellor is not an independent office, but a Cabinet minister, often but not always as Minister of Foreign Affairs (see below for exception).

Since coalition governments are usual in German politics, the Vice-Chancellor is usually represents the junior coalition partner and is often the chairman of that party.

The prefix "Vize-" is derived from the Latin "vicis" meaning "in place of".

Contents 1 List of Vice-Chancellors 1.1 Deutsches Reich 1871-1945 1.1.1 Allgemeiner Stellvertreter des Reichskanzlers (Deputy General to the Chancellor) 1.1.2 Vice-Chancellor 1.2 Federal Republic of Germany

List of Vice-Chancellors

Deutsches Reich 1871-1945

Allgemeiner Stellvertreter des Reichskanzlers (Deputy General to the Chancellor)

• Graf Otto zu Stolberg-Wernigerode, 1 June 1878 - 20 June 1881.
• Karl Heinrich von Boetticher, 20 June 1881 - 1 July 1897, also Secretary of the Interior.
• Arthur Graf von Posadowsky-Wehner, 1 July 1897 - 24 June 1907, also Secretary of the Interior.
• Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, 24 June 1907 - 14 July 1909, also Secretary of the Interior.
• Clemens von Delbrück, 14 July 1909 - 22 May 1916, also Secretary of the Interior.
• Karl Helfferich, 22 May 1916 - 9 November 1917, also Secretary of the Interior (until 23 Oktober 1917).
• Friedrich von Payer (FVP), 9 November 1917 - 10 November 1918.

Vice-Chancellor

• Eugen Schiffer (DDP), 13 February - 19 April 1919 (as Deputy Minister-President); also Minister of Finances.
• Bernhard Dernburg (DDP), 30 April - 20 June 1919 (as Deputy Minister-President); also Minister of Finances.
• Matthias Erzberger (Centre Party), 21 June - 3 October 1919 (until 14 August 1919 as Deputy Minister-President); also Minister of Finances.
• Eugen Schiffer (DDP), 3 October 1919 - 27 March 1920; also Minister of Justice.
• Erich Koch-Weser (DDP), 27 March 1920 - 21 June 1920; also Minster of the Interior.
• Rudolf Heinze (DVP), 25 June 1920 - 4 May 1921; also Minister of Justice.
• Gustav Bauer (SPD), 10 May 1921 - 14 November 1922; also Minister of the Treasury.

vacant 1922-1923

• Robert Schmidt (SPD), 13 August 1923 - 3 November 1923; also Minister for Reconstruction.
• Karl Jarres (DVP), 30 November 1923 - 15 December 1924; also Minister of the Interior.

vacant 1925-1927

• Oskar Hergt (DNVP), 28 January 1927 - 12 June 1928; also Minister of Justice.

vacant 1928-1930

• Hermann R. Dietrich (DDP, later DStP), 30 March 1930 - 30 May 1932; also Minister of Finances since 26 June 1930.

vacant 1932-1933

• Franz von Papen (non-partisan), 30 January 1933 - 7 August 1934; no government department.

After Papen's resignation, the office of Vice-Chancellor remained vacant until the demise of the Third Reich.

Federal Republic of Germany

• Franz Blücher (FDP), 20 September 1949 - 29 Oktober 1957; also Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development.
• Ludwig Erhard (CDU), 29 Oktober 1957 - 15 October 1963; also Minister for Economics.
• Erich Mende (FDP), 17 October 1963 - 28 October 1966; also Minister of All-German Affairs.
• Hans-Christoph Seebohm (CDU), 28 October - 30 November 1966; also Minister for Transport.
• Willy Brandt (SPD), 1 December 1966 - 21 October 1969; also Foreign Minister.
• Walter Scheel (FDP), 22 October 1969 - 16 May 1974; also Foreign Minister.
• Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP), 16 May 1974 - 17 September 1982; also Foreign Minister.
• Egon Franke (SPD), 17 September - 1 Oktober 1982; also Minister of Intra-German Relations.
• Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP), 4 October 1982 - 18 May 1992; also Foreign Minister.
• Jürgen Möllemann (FDP), 18 May 1992 - 21 January 1993; also Minister for Economics.
• Klaus Kinkel (FDP), 21 January 1993 - 26 Oktober 1998; also Foreign Minister.
• Joschka Fischer (Greens), 26 Oktober 1998 - 22 November 2005; also Foreign Minister.
• Franz Müntefering (SPD), since 22 November 2005; also Labour Minister.de:Vizekanzler (Deutschland)

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