List of spouses of German presidents and chancellors

This is a list of spouses of the President of Germany and Chancellor.

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Spouses of Reichspräsident and Bundespräsident

Weimar Republic and Third Reich (1919-1945)

Name Relation to President
Louise Ebert wife of Friedrich Ebert
Gertrud von Hindenburg Paul von Hindenburg widowed prior to office
Eva Hitler wife of Adolf Hitler (one day, prior to their suicide)
Ingeborg Dönitz wife of Karl Dönitz

Federal Republic of Germany (1949 - present)

Name Relation to President
Elly Heuss wife of Theodor Heuss
Wilhelmine Lübke wife of Heinrich Lübke
Hilda Heinemann wife of Gustav Heinemann
Mildred Scheel wife of Walter Scheel
Veronika Carstens wife of Karl Carstens
Marianne von Weizsäcker wife of Richard von Weizsäcker
Christiane Herzog wife of Roman Herzog
Christina Rau wife of Johannes Rau
Eva Köhler wife of Horst Köhler
Bettina Wulff wife of Christian Wulff

Spouses of Chancellor

Weimar Republic (1919–1933)

Name Relation to Chancellor
Philipp Scheidemann unmarried during office
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
Wilhelm Cuno unmarried during office
Käte Stresemann wife of Gustav Stresemann
Johanna Marx wife of Wilhelm Marx (1st term)
Hans Luther unmarried during office
Johanna Marx wife to Wilhelm Marx (2nd term)
Gottliebe Müller wife of Hermann Müller (2nd term)
Heinrich Brüning unmarried during office
Franz von Papen unmarried during office
Elisabeth von Schleicher wife of Kurt von Schleicher

Third Reich (1933–1945)

Name Relation to Chancellor
Eva Hitler wife of Adolf Hitler
Magda Goebbels wife of Joseph Goebbels
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk unmarried during office

Federal Republic (1949 - present)

Name Relation to Chancellor
Konrad Adenauer unmarried during office
Luise Erhard wife of Ludwig Erhard
Marie-Luise Kiesinger wife of Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Rut Brandt wife of Willy Brandt
Mildred Scheel wife of Walter Scheel
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