First German Bundestag
Appearance
Dates of Session
1949-1953
- Election for the first Bundestag occurred on 14 August 1949.
- The Bundestag convened for the first time in Bonn on 7 September 1949.
- The session ended on September 7, 1953.
Coalitions
- CDU/CSU, FDP and DP form coalition (208 seats, 51.7%) to elect Konrad Adenauer as the first Chancellor of Germany
Major political events
- Bundestag meets with quorum of members to elect Erich Köhler first President of the Bundestag, 7 September 1949.
- Federal Convention elects Theodor Heuss first President of Germany
- Bundestag elects Konrad Adenauer first Chancellor of Germany, 12 September 1949.
- Köhler loses support within his own party, Hermann Ehlers elected second President of the Bundestag.
- Kurt Schumacher is temporarily removed from the Bundestag after calling Adenauer "the Allied Forces' Chancellor"
- Bundestag passes laws concerning restitution and recovery of damages due to World War II (Lastenausgleichsgesetz), corporate governance, and antitrust regulation
- Bundestag ratifies treaty for the European Coal and Steel Community
Officers
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+ | CDU/CSU: 139 (31.0%) |
+ | SPD: 131 (29.2%) |
+ | FDP: 52 (11.9%) |
+ | KPD: 15 (5.75%) |
+ | DRP: 5 (1.8%) |
+ | DP: 17 (4.0%) |
+ | BP: 17 (4.2%) |
+ | Zentrum: 10 (3.1%) |
+ | Others: 16 (9.1%) |
Total: 402 Seats |