The first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany was …

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Konrad Adenauer was the first Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic, from 1949 to 1963. Ludwig Erhard succeeded him in 1963, and Willy Brandt became Chancellor in 1969. Gerhard Schröder held office only from 1998 to 2005.

Adenauer was the first Federal Chancellor in 1949.

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