Olaf Scholz (German: [ˈoːlaf ˈʃɔlts] ⓘ; born 14 June 1958) is a German politician who has been Chancellor of Germany since 2021. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as vice chancellor in the fourth Merkel cabinet and as Federal Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2021.

Top left: Otto von Bismarck was the first chancellor of Germany with the creation of the North German Confederation and later the German Empire. Top right: Konrad Adenauer was the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. Bottom left: Helmut Kohl was chancellor during the period of German reunification in 1990.

During a State of defence declared by the Bundestag the chancellor also assumes the position of commander-in-chief of the Bundeswehr. The current officeholder is Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party, who was elected in December 2021, succeeding Angela Merkel.

2025年1月23日 · Olaf Scholz, German politician who became chancellor of Germany in 2021. A longtime member of Germany’s centre-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), Scholz served as finance minister and vice chancellor (2018–21) in the ‘grand coalition’ government of Angela Merkel before succeeding her as chancellor.

2007 to 2009 Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs. 2009 to 2011 Deputy Chair of the SPD parliamentary group in the Bundestag. 2011 to 2018 First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of...

2021年12月8日 · Olaf Scholz has been been sworn in as Germany's new chancellor, formally taking power after Angela Merkel's historic 16 years as leader. He promised he would do all he could to work towards a...

Where does the Federal Chancellor work? What goes on in the Cabinet Room? Who is received in the Federal Chancellery with military honours? Why do some people think the Chancellery looks like an art gallery? Learn the answers to these questions and more about where the Federal Chancellor is housed. The website of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

2021年11月24日 · Olaf Scholz already served as vice chancellor in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s last cabinet now he is set to succeed the CDU politician, who decided after 16 years in office not to run again in the Bundestag elections on 26 September 2021. We present an overview of the key milestones in his political career:

The Chancellor of Germany is elected by the majority of the members of the Bundestag, the German parliament. The chancellor is the German people's version of a Prime Minister or Premier . The current chancellor is Olaf Scholz ( SPD ) since 8 December 2021.

As Federal Chancellor, Olaf Scholz is head of the German government. Find out more about his tasks and the principles of government action. Read more about how the Chancellor is elected here. The Chancellor and his ministers make up the Cabinet. Find out more about how the Cabinet works here.