Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

, the Federal Returning Officer ( when the office is held by a woman, when by a man) is the Returning Officer responsible for overseeing

elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...

on the federal level. The Federal Returning Officer and his or her 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 (, 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 analysing statistical informati ...

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 (2017–2022) # Ruth Brand (2023–present)

External links

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