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Leader of the Christian Democratic Union

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Most senior politician of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany

Leader of the Christian Democratic Union
Vorsitzender der Christlich Demokratischen Union

Incumbent Friedrich Merz since 31 January 2022
Type	1029
Member of	Federal Executive Presidium
Seat	Konrad-Adenauer-Haus
Formation	1 March 1946
First holder	Konrad Adenauer
Website	https://www.cdu.de/ueber-uns/struktur-der-cdu

Theleader of the Christian Democratic Union (Vorsitzender der Christlich Demokratischen Union) is the most senior political figure within theChristian Democratic Union of Germany. Since 31 January 2022, the office has been held byFriedrich Merz, who succeededArmin Laschet.^[1]

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

List of leaders of the Christian Democratic Union (1946–present)

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A list of leaders since 1946:^[2]

	Portrait	Name (Born–Died) Home State	Leadership			Chancellor
	Portrait	Name (Born–Died) Home State	Term	Tenure	Elections	Chancellor
1		Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967) North Rhine-Westphalia	1 March 1946 – 23 March 1966	20 years, 22 days	1949 1953 1957 1961		Konrad Adenauer (1949-63)
1		Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967) North Rhine-Westphalia	1 March 1946 – 23 March 1966	20 years, 22 days	1949 1953 1957 1961		Ludwig Erhard (1963-66)
2		Ludwig Erhard^[a] (1897–1977) Baden-Württemberg	23 March 1966 – 23 May 1967	1 year, 61 days	1965		Ludwig Erhard (1963-66)
2		Ludwig Erhard^[a] (1897–1977) Baden-Württemberg	23 March 1966 – 23 May 1967	1 year, 61 days	1965		Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1966-69)
3		Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904–1988) Baden-Württemberg	23 May 1967 – 5 October 1971	4 years, 135 days	1969		Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1966-69)
3		Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904–1988) Baden-Württemberg	23 May 1967 – 5 October 1971	4 years, 135 days	1969		Willy Brandt (1969-74)
4		Rainer Barzel (1924–2006) North Rhine-Westphalia	5 October 1971 – 12 June 1973	1 year, 250 days	1972
5		Helmut Kohl (1930–2017) Rhineland-Palatinate	12 June 1973 – 7 November 1998	25 years, 148 days	1976 1980^[b]
					1976 1980^[b]		Helmut Schmidt (1974-82)
					1983 1987 1990 1994		Helmut Kohl (1982-98)
6		Wolfgang Schäuble (1942–2023) Baden-Württemberg	7 November 1998 – 16 February 2000	1 year, 101 days	1998		Gerhard Schröder (1998-2005)\|
7		Angela Merkel (born 1954) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	10 April 2000 – 7 December 2018	18 years, 241 days	2002^[c]		Gerhard Schröder (1998-2005)\|
7		Angela Merkel (born 1954) Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	10 April 2000 – 7 December 2018	18 years, 241 days	2005 2009 2013 2017		Angela Merkel (2005-21)\|
8		Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (born 1962) Saarland	7 December 2018 – 22 January 2021	2 years, 46 days
9		Armin Laschet (born 1961) North Rhine-Westphalia	22 January 2021 – 31 January 2022	1 year, 9 days	2021
9		Armin Laschet (born 1961) North Rhine-Westphalia	22 January 2021 – 31 January 2022	1 year, 9 days	2021		Olaf Scholz (2021-25)\|
10		Friedrich Merz (born 1955) North Rhine-Westphalia	since 31 January 2022	4 years, 14 days	2025		Olaf Scholz (2021-25)\|
10		Friedrich Merz (born 1955) North Rhine-Westphalia	since 31 January 2022	4 years, 14 days	2025		Friedrich Merz (since 2025)

Timeline

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Notes

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^There is uncertainty over the question whether Erhard was ever actually a member of the CDU. Reports at the time suggested that he joined the party when he became chairman, although his membership was backdated by three years. However, reports in 2007 suggested that Erhard never actually joined the CDU. TheKonrad Adenauer Foundation, which holds the party archives, reported that the question could "not be answered conclusively."^[3]
^Kohl opted not to seek the nomination as chancellor candidate due to internal criticism, instead nominated Lower Saxony premierErnst Albrecht, who went on to lose the nomination to Bavaria premier andCSU leaderFranz Josef Strauss.
^After being outmaneuvered, Merkel yield the nomination as the Union'sChancellor candidate to Bavaria premier andCSU leaderEdmund Stoiber.