Bundeskanzler

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Bundeskanzler ("Federal Chancellor") is the formal title in German for:

• The head of the German federal government: Chancellor of Germany
• The head of the Austrian federal government: Chancellor of Austria
• A Swiss federal government official: List of Federal Chancellors of Switzerland

Historically, Bundeskanzler was also the formal title for the head of the government of the North German Confederation (1866–1871).

According to German grammar female words are formed by means of the ending -in. Indeed, Angela Merkel is usually referred to as the "Bundeskanzlerin". However, the constitutional function is "Bundeskanzler" and not be added suffixes in official speech.

For etymological notes on the word "Kanzler", see "Chancellor".

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