National
President of the Federal Council
- German: Bundesratspräsident
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the council from among its members
- Exact method
- Elected by the Federal Council for one year, from 1 November, rotating among the 16 states by a fixed order (Königsteiner Abkommen); the office is held by the head of the state government concerned.
- Chosen by
- Federal Council
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Andreas Bovenschulte SPD since November 2025
Report Source: de.wikipedia.org,
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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: President of the Federal Council, President of the Federal Council in German
- 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, current term
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