German order of precedence

The German order of precedence is a symbolic hierarchy of the five highest federal offices in Germany used to direct protocol. It has no official status, but has been established in practical use.[1]

  1. The President of Germany, the head of state of Germany.
  2. The President of the Bundestag, the speaker of the German parliament, the Bundestag.
  3. The Chancellor of Germany, the head of the government of Germany.
  4. (1.) The President of the Bundesrat, the speaker of the Bundesrat, a federal legislative chamber, in which the governments of the sixteen German states are represented. The president of the Bundesrat is ex officio also deputy to the President of Germany (Basic Law, Article 57), thus becomes first in the order, while acting on behalf of the President or while acting as head of state during a vacancy of the presidency.
  5. The President of the Federal Constitutional Court, the supreme court of Germany.

Current office-holders

No.OfficeImageIncumbentIn office sinceDeputy(s)
1st
President of Germany
Frank-Walter Steinmeier19 March 2017Peter Tschentscher
President of the Bundesrat
(See 4th)
2nd
President of the Bundestag
Bärbel Bas26 October 2021Aydan Özoğuz
Yvonne Magwas
Katrin Göring-Eckardt
Wolfgang Kubicki
Petra Pau
Vice Presidents of the Bundestag
3rd
Chancellor of Germany
Olaf Scholz8 December 2021Robert Habeck
Vice Chancellor of Germany
4th (1st)
President of the Bundesrat
Peter Tschentscher1 November 2022Bodo Ramelow
First Vice President of the Bundesrat
Manuela Schwesig
Second Vice President of the Bundesrat
5th
President of the Federal Constitutional Court
Stephan Harbarth22 June 2020Doris König
Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court

Living former office-holders

The order of precedence is also observed with respect to former office-holders in some cases, for example if they participate in official ceremonies as honoured guests.

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