Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, the Federal Returning Officer ("Bundeswahlleiter") is the

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responsible for overseeing

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on the federal level. The Federal Returning Officer and his deputy are appointed indefinitely by the Federal Minister of the Interior; traditionally this position has been held by the President of the

Federal Statistical Office of Germany The Federal Statistical Office (german: Statistisches Bundesamt, shortened ''Destatis'') is a federal authority of Germany. It reports to the Federal Ministry of the Interior. The Office is responsible for collecting, processing, presenting and ...

List of federal returning officers

# Gerhard Fürst (1948–1964) # Patrick Schmidt (1964–1972) # Hildegard Bartels (1972–1980) # Franz Kroppenstedt (1980–1983) # Egon Hölder (1983–1992) # Hans Günther Merk (1992–1995) # Johann Hahlen (1995–2006) # Walter Radermacher (2006–2008) # Roderich Egeler (2008–2015) # Dieter Sarreither (2015–2017) # Georg Thiel (2017–present)

External links

Official Web site
Elections in Germany {{Germany-election-stub