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]
No. | Office | Image | Incumbent | In office since | Deputy(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | President of Germany |
Frank-Walter Steinmeier | 19 March 2017 | Manuela Schwesig President of the Bundesrat (See 4th) | |
2nd | President of the Bundestag |
Bärbel Bas | 26 October 2021 | Aydan Özoğuz Yvonne Magwas Katrin Göring-Eckardt Wolfgang Kubicki Petra Pau Vice Presidents of the Bundestag | |
3rd | Chancellor of Germany |
Olaf Scholz | 8 December 2021 | Robert Habeck Vice Chancellor of Germany | |
4th (1st) | President of the Bundesrat |
Manuela Schwesig | 1 November 2023 | Peter Tschentscher First Vice President of the Bundesrat Anke Rehlinger Second Vice President of the Bundesrat | |
5th | President of the Federal Constitutional Court |
Stephan Harbarth | 22 June 2020 | Doris König Vice President of the Federal Constitutional Court |
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.
As of November 2023, 111 persons have held at least one of the five highest German federal offices. Eight of them were female:
The following people have held two different of these offices: