Leader of the Christian Democratic Union

The leader of the Christian Democratic Union (Vorsitzender der Christlich Demokratischen Union) is the most senior political figure within the Christian Democratic Union of Germany. Since 31 January 2022, the office has been held by Friedrich Merz, who succeeded Armin Laschet.

The Leader of the Christian Democratic Union Party is supported by a General Secretary who, since 12 July 2023, has been Carsten Linnemann.

List of leaders of the Christian Democratic Union (1946–present) A list of leaders since 1946:

PortraitName(Born–Died)Home StateLeadershipChancellor Term Tenure 1 Konrad Adenauer(1876–1967) 1946– 1966 1949195319571961 KonradAdenauer(1949-63) LudwigErhard(1963-66) 2 Ludwig Erhard(1897–1977) 1966–1967 1965 Kurt GeorgKiesinger(1966-69) 3 Kurt Georg Kiesinger(1904–1988) 1967 –1971 1969 WillyBrandt (1969-74) 4 Rainer Barzel(1924–2006) 1971–1973 1972 5 Helmut Kohl(1930–2017) 1973–1998 19761980 HelmutSchmidt(1974-82) 1983 1987 1990 1994 HelmutKohl(1982-98) 6 Wolfgang Schäuble(1942–2023) 1998–2000 1998 GerhardSchröder(1998-2005)| 7 Angela Merkel(born 1954) 2000–2018 2002 2005200920132017 AngelaMerkel(2005-21)| 8 Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer(born 1962) 2018–2021 9 Armin Laschet(born 1961) 2021–2022 2021 OlafScholz(2021-25)| 10 Friedrich Merz(born 1955) since2022 2025 FriedrichMerz(since 2025)

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Leader of the Christian Democratic Union

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