List of spouses of German presidents and chancellors

Summary

This is a list of spouses of the president of Germany and the chancellor of Germany.

Spouses of the heads of state since 1919 edit

German Reich (1919–1945) edit

Image Name Relation to president
  Louise Ebert wife of President Friedrich Ebert
Gertrud von Sperling († 1921) Paul von Hindenburg widowed during office
  Eva Hitler wife of Führer and Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler (one day, prior to their suicide)
Ingeborg Dönitz wife of President Karl Dönitz

German Democratic Republic (East Germany, 1949–1990) edit

Image Name Relation to head of state
  Lotte Ulbricht wife of Chairman of the State Council Walter Ulbricht
Marianne Stoph (née Wiegank)
Alice Stoph (née Lütgens)
wife of Chairman of the State Council Willy Stoph
  Margot Honecker wife of Chairman of the State Council Erich Honecker
  Erika Krenz wife of Chairman of the State Council Egon Krenz
Brigitte Gerlach wife of Chairman of the State Council Manfred Gerlach
Jürgen Bergmann husband of acting head of state Sabine Bergmann-Pohl

Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present) edit

Image Name Relation to president
  Elly Heuss wife of President Theodor Heuss
  Wilhelmine Lübke wife of President Heinrich Lübke
  Hilda Heinemann wife of President Gustav Heinemann
  Mildred Scheel wife of President Walter Scheel
  Veronica Carstens wife of President Karl Carstens
  Marianne von Weizsäcker wife of President Richard von Weizsäcker
  Christiane Herzog wife of President Roman Herzog
  Christina Rau wife of President Johannes Rau
  Eva Köhler wife of President Horst Köhler
  Bettina Wulff wife of President Christian Wulff
  Daniela Schadt domestic partner of President Joachim Gauck
  Elke Büdenbender wife of President Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Spouses of the heads of government edit

German Reich (1871–1945) edit

Image Name Relation to chancellor
German Empire (1871–1918)
  Princess Johanna von Bismarck Wife of Prince Otto von Bismarck
Count Leo von Caprivi unmarried during office
  Princess Marie zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst Wife of Prince Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
  Princess Maria von Bülow Wife of Prince Bernhard von Bülow
  Martha von Bethmann Hollweg Wife of Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
Margarete Michaelis Wife of Georg Michaelis
Countess Anna von Hertling Wife of Count Georg von Hertling
  Princess Marie Louise of Hanover Wife of Prince Maximilian of Baden
Weimar Republic (1918–1933)
  Louise Ebert Wife of Friedrich Ebert
Johanna Scheidemann wife of Philipp Scheidemann
Hedwig Bauer wife of Gustav Bauer
Gottliebe Müller wife of Hermann Müller (1st term)
Marie Fehrenbach wife of Konstantin Fehrenbach
Joseph Wirth unmarried during office
  Martha née Wirtz wife of Wilhelm Cuno
  Käte Stresemann wife of Gustav Stresemann
Johanna Marx wife of Wilhelm Marx (1st term)
Hans Luther unmarried during office
Johanna Marx wife of Wilhelm Marx (2nd term)
Gottliebe Müller wife of Hermann Müller (2nd term)
Heinrich Brüning unmarried during office
  Martha von Boch-Galhau wife of Franz von Papen
  Elisabeth von Schleicher wife of Kurt von Schleicher
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
  Eva Hitler wife of Adolf Hitler (one day, prior to their suicide)
  Magda Goebbels wife of Joseph Goebbels
Ehrengard Freiin von Plettenberg wife of Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk

German Democratic Republic (East Germany, 1949–1990) edit

Image Name Relation to Head of Government
Marie Martha Louise Grotewohl (née Ohst)
Johanna Groteohl (formerly Schumann, née Danielzig)
wife of Minister-President Otto Grotewohl
Marianne Stoph (née Wiegank)
Alice Stoph (née Lütgens)
wife of Chairman of the Council of Ministers Willi Stoph
Inge Sindermann (née Locke) wife of Chairman of the Council of Ministers Horst Sindermann
Marianne Stoph (née Wiegank)
Alice Stoph (née Lütgens)
wife of Chairman of the Council of Ministers Willi Stoph
Annemarie Modrow (née Straubing) wife of Chairman of the Council of Ministers Hans Modrow
Ilse de Maizière (née N.N.)
Marianne Strodt
wife of Minister-President Lothar de Maizière

Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present) edit

Image Name Relation to chancellor
Auguste Adenauer († 1948) Konrad Adenauer widowed during office
  Luise Erhard wife of Ludwig Erhard
Marie-Luise Kiesinger wife of Kurt Georg Kiesinger
  Rut Brandt wife of Willy Brandt
  Hannelore Schmidt wife of Helmut Schmidt
  Hannelore Kohl wife of Helmut Kohl
  Doris Schröder-Köpf wife of Gerhard Schröder
  Joachim Sauer husband of Angela Merkel
  Britta Ernst wife of Olaf Scholz

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