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Vice-Chancellor of Germany
German cabinet member
German cabinet member
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Deputy to the Federal Chancellor |
| native_name | Stellvertreter des Bundeskanzlers |
| insignia | Bundesadler Bundesorgane.svgclass=skin-invert |
| insigniacaption | Coat of Arms of the German Government |
| flag | Flag of Germany.svg |
| flagsize | 150px |
| flagcaption | Flag of Germany |
| image | 2025-05-05 Unterzeichnung des Koalitionsvertrages der 21. Wahlperiode des Bundestages by Sandro Halank–049 (cropped).jpg |
| incumbent | Lars Klingbeil |
| incumbentsince | 6 May 2025 |
| style | Mr. Vice-chancellor (informal) |
| His Excellency (diplomatic) | |
| status | Deputy head of government |
| member_of | Federal Cabinet |
| seat | As Federal Minister; currently Federal Ministry of Finance, Berlin/Bonn |
| nominator | Chancellor or the coalition party |
| appointer | Chancellor |
| termlength | At the chancellor's pleasure |
| constituting_instrument | German Basic Law (German Constitution) |
| formation | |
| first | Franz Blücher |
His Excellency (diplomatic)
The vice-chancellor of Germany, officially the deputy to the federal chancellor (), is the second highest ranking German cabinet member. The chancellor is the head of government and, according to the constitution, gives this title of deputy to one of the federal ministers. It is custom that the title is given to a minister of the largest coalition partner, since 1966 typically the foreign minister. Since 2011, the minister for economic affairs has held the title most often.
In everyday politics, being vice-chancellor is considered more of an honorary title. The vice-chancellor may head cabinet meetings when the chancellor is absent. The function of vice-chancellor is to use the specific constitutional powers of the chancellor in case that the chancellor is unable to perform their duties. This kind of substitution has never been made use of in the history of the Federal Republic. Should a chancellor resign, die or be permanently unable to perform the duties of office, the vice-chancellor does not automatically become the next chancellor. In such a case the Federal President assigns a minister to serve as acting chancellor until the Bundestag (parliament) elects a new chancellor.
Although Stellvertreter is the constitutional term, vice-chancellor (Vizekanzler) is used more commonly. Chancellor (Kanzler) is the traditional term for the German head of government since 1867/71. A general deputy was introduced by law in 1878 (Stellvertretungsgesetz). In the Weimar Republic of 1919–1933, the office of Vizekanzler was mentioned in the internal regulation of the government. The current title has existed since the constitution of 1949.
Lars Klingbeil (Social Democratic Party) is the current officeholder since 6 May 2025.
History
Such an office was initially established by the 1878 Stellvertretungsgesetz (Deputation Act), which provided for the imperial chancellor appointing a deputy, officially known as Allgemeiner Stellvertreter des Reichskanzlers (General Deputy to the Imperial Chancellor). In addition to the general deputy, who could sign for all the affairs of the chancellor, the chancellor could appoint deputies with limited responsibilities. The act was revised on 28 October 1918, when the possibility of appointing deputies with limited responsibilities was removed and the vice-chancellor was given the right to appear before parliament.
In the Weimar Republic, the office was considered less important. It was not even mentioned in the constitution. Usually it was held by the minister of justice or the interior. The most known office holder is Franz von Papen, a former chancellor who formed a coalition government of national socialists and conservatives. Adolf Hitler became chancellor, and Papen vice-chancellor. It became soon obvious that the position of vice-chancellor provided no powers and was unsuited to constrain Hitler. Papen was convinced that him being trusted by president Hindenburg made him an important political player; soon, Hindenburg's trust went from Papen to Hitler.
In the Federal Republic (since 1949), the chancellors have had no interest in allowing the deputy to use the title for self-promotion. Since 1966 it became customary that the coalition partner of the governing party received the ministry of foreign affairs, who was also appointed deputy. The ministry of foreign affairs was considered to be the most important cabinet post besides the chancellorship. This tradition faded away during the tenure of Angela Merkel, partially because the leaders of her coalition partners chose a different ministry.
Office and appointment mechanism
The German cabinet consists of the chancellor and the federal ministers. According to the Basic Law (Article 69.1), the chancellor appoints one of the ministers as vice-chancellor. In contrast to the appointment of a cabinet minister, there is no need for a formal appointment by the president. The appointment is an exclusive power of the chancellor.
The chancellor is theoretically free to choose a deputy chancellor. In practice, a German government is usually based on a coalition of two or more parties and the chancellor gives the title to a minister of the second largest coalition party upon recommendation of that party's leadership.
The German vice-chancellor can be regarded as the equivalent of a deputy prime minister in other parliamentary systems. Unlike the vice president post in presidential systems of governments, the German vice-chancellor is not the automatic successor in the event that a sitting chancellor suddenly leaves office.
A German cabinet exists only as long as the current chancellor is in office. The end of a chancellor's term in office (either by death or resignation or the first meeting of a newly elected Bundestag) automatically terminates the office of any minister. If this happens, the president of Germany appoints the former chancellor or, if this is not possible, one of the former cabinet ministers (not necessarily, but most likely the former vice-chancellor) as acting chancellor, until the parliament elects a new chancellor. When in 1974 Chancellor Willy Brandt resigned and refused to remain in office until his successor's election, President Gustav Heinemann ensured a corresponding precedent and appointed former vice-chancellor Walter Scheel as acting chancellor.
The Basic Law does not state who shall perform the chancellor's powers and duties, if both the chancellor and the vice-chancellor are unable to do so. The German cabinet's rules of procedure state that in absence of both office-holders cabinet meetings shall be chaired by a cabinet member designated for this purpose by either the chancellor or the vice-chancellor or, if such a designation has not taken place or if the designee is not able to do so, by the present cabinet member with the longest uninterrupted membership in the federal government (§22.1). It is however unclear, whether this provision extends to other powers of the office of chancellor. In an expertise issued by the Bundestag's scientific service in 2014, the legal opinion is that this is the case.
List of vice-chancellors
German Reich (1871–1945)
German Empire (1871–1918)
Political party:
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term start | Term end | Days | Party | Portfolio | Cabinet | Free Conservative Party}};" | 1 | Free Conservative Party}};" | 2 | Free Conservative Party}};" | 3 | Independent (politician)}};" | 4 | Independent (politician)}};" | 5 | Independent (politician)}};" | 6 | Progressive People's Party (Germany)}};" | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Ottosw.jpg | 60px]] | Otto Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1837–1896) | 1 June 1878 | 20 June 1881 | FKP | Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Bismarck | |||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1981-127-06A, Karl-Heinrich von Boetticher.jpg | 60px]] | Karl Heinrich von Boetticher | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1833–1907) | 20 June 1881 | 1 July 1897 | FKP | Secretary of State for the Interior | Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Bismarck | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Caprivi | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Nicola Perscheid - Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner.jpg | 60px]] | Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1845–1932) | 1 July 1897 | 24 June 1907 | FKP | Secretary of State for the Interior | Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst | ||||||||||||||||
| Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Bülow | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg(cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1856–1921) | 24 June 1907 | 14 July 1909 | Independent | Secretary of State for the Interior | Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Bülow | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Delbrück, Clemens von (1856-1921).jpg | 60px]] | Clemens von Delbrück | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1856–1921) | 14 July 1909 | 22 May 1916 | Independent | Secretary of State for the Interior | Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Bethmann Hollweg | ||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Karl Helfferich.jpg | 60px]] | Karl Helfferich | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1872–1924) | 22 May 1916 | 9 November 1917 | Independent | Secretary of State for the Interior | ||||||||||||||||||
| (until 23 October 1917) | Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Bethmann Hollweg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Michaelis | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | Hertling | |||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Friedrich von Payer.jpg | 60px]] | Friedrich von Payer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (1847–1931) | 9 November 1917 | 10 November 1918 | FVP | Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | Hertling | |||||||||||||||||
| Independent (politician)}}; color:white" | Baden | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Ebert |
Weimar Republic (1918–1933)
Political party:
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term start | Term end | Days | Party | Portfolio | Cabinet | German Democratic Party}};" | 1 | German Democratic Party}};" | 2 | Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | 3 | German Democratic Party}};" | 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | German Democratic Party}};" | 5 | German People's Party}}; color:white" | 6 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | 7 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | 8 | German People's Party}}; color:white" | 9 | German National People's Party}}; color:white" | 10 | German Democratic Party}};" | 11 | ||||||
| [[File:Eugen Schiffer (1919).jpg | 60px]] | Eugen Schiffer | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1860–1954) | 13 February 1919 | 19 April 1919 | DDP | Deputy Minister-President & | ||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Finance | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Scheidemann | ||||||||||||||||||
| The office was vacant from 19 April to 30 April 1919. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-12088, Bernhard Dernburg (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Bernhard Dernburg | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1865–1937) | 30 April 1919 | 21 June 1919 | DDP | Deputy Minister-President & | ||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Finance | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Scheidemann | ||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-072-16, Matthias Erzberger.jpg | 60px]] | Matthias Erzberger | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1875–1921) | 21 June 1919 | 3 October 1919 | Centre | Deputy Minister-President (until 14 August 1919) & | ||||||||||||||||
| Minister of Finance | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Bauer | ||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Eugen Schiffer (1919).jpg | 60px]] | Eugen Schiffer | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1860–1954) | 3 October 1919 | 27 March 1920 | DDP | Minister of Justice | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Bauer | ||||||||||||||
| [[File:Erich Koch-Weser circa 1920 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Erich Koch-Weser | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1875–1944) | 27 March 1920 | 21 June 1920 | DDP | Minister of the Interior | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Müller I | ||||||||||||||
| The office was vacant from 21 June to 25 June 1920. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Dr. Rudolf Heinze.jpg | 60px]] | Rudolf Heinze | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1865–1928) | 25 June 1920 | 10 May 1921 | DVP | Minister of Justice | Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | Fehrenbach | ||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J0113-0500-001, Gustav Bauer.jpg | 60px]] | Gustav Bauer | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1870–1944) | 10 May 1921 | 22 November 1922 | SPD | Minister of Finance | Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | Wirth I | ||||||||||||||
| Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | Wirth II | |||||||||||||||||||
| The office was vacant from 22 November 1922 to 13 August 1923. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Robert Schmidt (politician).jpg | 60px]] | Robert Schmidt | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1864–1943) | 13 August 1923 | 6 October 1923 | SPD | Minister for Reconstruction | German People's Party}}; color:white" | Stresemann I | ||||||||||||||
| The office was vacant from 6 October to 30 November 1923. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Dr. Jarres LCCN2014716741 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Karl Jarres | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1874–1951) | 30 November 1923 | 15 December 1924 | DVP | Minister of the Interior | Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | Marx I | ||||||||||||||
| Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | Marx II | |||||||||||||||||||
| The office was vacant from 15 December 1924 to 28 January 1927. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Oskar Hergt.jpg | 60px]] | Oskar Hergt | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1869–1967) | 28 January 1927 | 28 June 1928 | DNVP | Minister of Justice | Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | Marx IV | ||||||||||||||
| The office was vacant from 28 June 1928 to 30 March 1930. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 102-10015, Robert Hermann Dietrich (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Hermann Dietrich | ||||||||||||||||||
| (1879–1954) | 30 March 1930 | 1 June 1932 | DDP | Minister of Finance (from 26 June 1930) | Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | Brüning I | ||||||||||||||
| Centre Party (Germany)}}; color:white" | Brüning II | |||||||||||||||||||
| The office was vacant from 1 June 1932 to 30 January 1933. |
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term start | Term end | Days | Party | Portfolio | Other positions | Cabinet | The deputy to the chancellor of the Reich | Independent (politician)}};" | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-S00017, Franz von Papen crop.jpg | 60px]] | Franz von Papen | ||||||||||
| (1879–1969) | 30 January 1933 | 7 August 1934 | Non-partisan | Minister President of Prussia | ||||||||
| (until 10 April 1933) | Nazi Party}}; color:white" | Hitler | ||||||||||
| From 7 August 1934 until 20 September 1949, the office of the vice-chancellor of Germany was abolished. |
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)
Political party:
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term start | Term end | Days | Party | Portfolio | Cabinet | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" | 1 | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | 2 | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" | 3 | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | 4 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | 5 | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" | 6 | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" | 7 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | 8 | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" | 9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (7) | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" | 10 | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" | 11 | Alliance '90/The Greens}};" | 12 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | 13 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | 14 | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" | 15 | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}};" | 16 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | 17 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | 18 | Alliance '90/The Greens}};" | 19 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | 20 | ||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-P001512, Franz Blücher 2.jpg | 60px]] | Franz Blücher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1896–1959) | 20 September 1949 | 29 October 1957 | FDP (until 1956) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FVP (1956–57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DP (1957–) | Marshall Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (later renamed to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Economic Cooperation) | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Adenauer I • II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Einde bezoek bondskanselier dr Ludwig Erhard en gaf persconferentie in het Haag, Bestanddeelnr 916-1325 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Ludwig Erhard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1897–1977) | 29 October 1957 | 16 October 1963 | CDU | Economic Affairs | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Adenauer III • IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-87989-0060, Erich Mende.jpg | 60px]] | Erich Mende | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1916–1998) | 17 October 1963 | 28 October 1966 | FDP | Intra-German Relations | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Erhard I • II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The office was vacant from 28 October to 8 November 1966. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Einweihung des Mosel-Schiffahrtsweges 1964, Seebohm-MK060 RGB (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Hans-Christoph Seebohm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1903–1967) | 8 November 1966 | 1 December 1966 | CDU | Transport | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Erhard II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F057884-0009, Willy Brandt.jpg | 60px]] | Willy Brandt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1913–1992) | 1 December 1966 | 22 October 1969 | SPD | Foreign Affairs | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Kiesinger | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-047-20, Walter Scheel.jpg | 60px]] | Walter Scheel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1919–2016) | 22 October 1969 | 16 May 1974 | FDP | Foreign Affairs | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Brandt I • II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv FDP-Bundesparteitag, Genscher.jpg | 60px]] | Hans-Dietrich Genscher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1927–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First term | 17 May 1974 | 17 September 1982 | FDP | Foreign Affairs | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Schmidt I • II • III | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F048636-0022, Dortmund, SPD-Parteitag, Egon Franke (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Egon Franke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1913–1995) | 17 September 1982 | 1 October 1982 | SPD | Intra-German Relations | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Schmidt III | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The office was vacant from 1 October to 4 October 1982. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1989).jpg | 60px]] | Hans-Dietrich Genscher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1927–2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second term | 4 October 1982 | 18 May 1992 | FDP | Foreign Affairs | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Kohl I • II • III • IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Jürgen Möllemann 2002 (cropped).jpeg | 60px]] | Jürgen Möllemann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1945–2003) | 18 May 1992 | 21 January 1993 | FDP | Economic Affairs | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Kohl IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F063645-0024, Pullach, Besuch Carstens beim BND.jpg | 60px]] | Klaus Kinkel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1936–2019) | 21 January 1993 | 27 October 1998 | FDP | Foreign Affairs | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Kohl IV • V | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Fischer und Paul Wolfowitz (Headshot).jpg | 60px]] | Joschka Fischer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1948) | 27 October 1998 | 22 November 2005 | Green | Foreign Affairs | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Schröder I • II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:FranzMüntefering mw1.jpg | 60px]] | Franz Müntefering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1940) | 22 November 2005 | 21 November 2007 | SPD | Labour and Social Affairs | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Merkel I | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Frank-Walter Steinmeier Feb 2014 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Frank-Walter Steinmeier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1956) | 21 November 2007 | 27 October 2009 | SPD | Foreign Affairs | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Merkel I | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Guido westerwelle.jpg | 60px]] | Guido Westerwelle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1961–2016) | 27 October 2009 | 16 May 2011 | FDP | Foreign Affairs | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Merkel II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Roesler-klein.jpg | 60px]] | Philipp Rösler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1973) | 16 May 2011 | 17 December 2013 | FDP | Economic Affairs | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Merkel II | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Sigmar Gabriel (2013).jpg | 60px]] | Sigmar Gabriel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1959) | 17 December 2013 | 14 March 2018 | SPD | Economic Affairs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2013–17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Foreign Affairs | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (2017–18) | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Merkel III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Olaf Scholz September 2024.jpg | 60px]] | Olaf Scholz | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1958) | 14 March 2018 | 8 December 2021 | SPD | Finance | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Merkel IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:2021-12-07 Unterzeichnung des Koalitionsvertrages der 20. Wahlperiode des Bundestages by Sandro Halank–018 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Robert Habeck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1969) | 8 December 2021 | 6 May 2025 | Green | Economic Affairs and Climate Protection | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white" | Scholz | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:2025-05-05 Unterzeichnung des Koalitionsvertrages der 21. Wahlperiode des Bundestages by Sandro Halank–049 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Lars Klingbeil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1978) | 6 May 2025 | Incumbent | SPD | Finance | CDU/CSU}}; color:white" | Merz |
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References
References
- Ute Mager, in: von Münch/Kunig: Grundgesetz-Kommentar II, 5. Auflage 2001, Rn. 10/11 zu Art. 69.
- "Gesetz, betreffend die Stellvertretung des Reichskanzlers ["Stellvertretungsgesetz"] (17.03.1878)".
- Roman Herzog, in: Maunz/Dürig: Kommentar zum Grundgesetz, 2008, Art. 69, Rn. 9.
- Georg Hermes, in: Horst Dreier (Hrsg.) Grundgesetz-Kommentar, Band 2, 2. Auflage 2006, Art. 69, Rn. 7, 17-19.
- "Geschäftsordnung der Bundesregierung".
- Wissenschaftlicher Dienst des Bundestages. Sachstand. Vertretungsregelungen für das Amt des Bundeskanzlers und des Bundespräsidenten (AZ: WD 3-3000-016/14), p. 3–4.
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