This is a list of chancellors of Germany by time in office from 1867 to 2026, including all the predecessor states of the current Federal Republic of Germany. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days, all the figures would be one greater. Bismarck's successive tenure as Chancellor of the North German Confederation (1867–1871) and of the German Empire (1871–1890) is counted as one continuous term.
# in office Chancellor Time in office Rank Otto von Bismarck Helmut Kohl Angela Merkel Konrad Adenauer Adolf Hitler Bernhard von Bülow Helmut Schmidt Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg Gerhard Schröder Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Leo von Caprivi Willy Brandt Olaf Scholz Ludwig Erhard Kurt Georg Kiesinger Heinrich Brüning Wilhelm Marx (second non-consecutive term) Hermann Müller (second non-consecutive term) Joseph Wirth Friedrich Merz Hans Luther Wilhelm Marx (first non-consecutive term) Georg von Hertling Constantin Fehrenbach Gustav Bauer Wilhelm Cuno Franz von Papen Philipp Scheidemann Georg Michaelis Gustav Stresemann Friedrich Ebert Hermann Müller (first non-consecutive term) Kurt von Schleicher Max von Baden Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk Walter Scheel (acting) Joseph Goebbels
See also Chancellor of Germany Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic) Leadership of East Germany List of chancellors of Germany List of German monarchs President of Germany List of German presidents President of Germany (1919–1945)