National
Federal Council
- German: Bundesrat
Governs Germany
Official website (bundesrat.de) Report a problem with this page
Source: gesetze-im-internet.de, checkedWho sits on it
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President of the Federal Council
Chosen by the council from among its members
Andreas Bovenschulte
SPD · since November 2025
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69 members of the Federal Council
Held automatically by another office
See every Member of the Federal Council and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
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Sources for who sits on it
- President of the Federal Council gesetze-im-internet.de · checked
- Andreas Bovenschulte as President of the Federal Council de.wikipedia.org · checked
- Member of the Federal Council gesetze-im-internet.de · checked
What it can do
- Participation in federal legislation
The states take part in federal legislation and administration through the Federal Council; its consent is required for laws affecting state administration or finances, and it may object to others (Art. 50, 77 and 84 Basic Law).
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Sources for what it can do
- Participation in federal legislation gesetze-im-internet.de · checked
Sources
- gesetze-im-internet.de · checked Federal Ministry of Justice, Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Basic Law), current consolidated text, read 2026-10-12: structure, selection methods and competences of the federal bodies (Arts. 38-69, 50-53, 93-94); body names and websites from each body's own site. For: Federal Council, Federal Council in German, Participation in federal legislation, President of the Federal Council, Member of the Federal Council
- de.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: Wikipedia (de), Präsident des Bundesrates, read 2026-10-12: Bovenschulte President from 2025-11-01; Klöckner as President of the Bundestag from 2025-03-25 (bundestag.de). Official bundesrat.de not read. For: Andreas Bovenschulte as President of the Federal Council
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