Who was the very first leader of Germany, who was German, after WWII; was that person a former Nazi?

romeomikegolf

Konrad Adenauer. There is no evidence he was a member of the Nazi Party. Indeed, as a devout Catholic, he was arrested and imprisoned by them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Adenauer Jun 04 11, 2:20 PM

evil44

Of course that was technically West Germany (although the name "Federal Republic of Germany was the same). The first President of the unified Germany was Richard von Weizsacker (1990), and there is no evidence to suggest he was a Nazi. Also, the head of state for Germany is the President, not the Chancellor (as Adenaur was). That would mean that Theodor Heuss was the first President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949). Heuss was a member of the German Democratic Party, not the National Socialist Party. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_von_Weizs%C3%A4cker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodor_Heuss Jun 06 11, 2:07 PM

romeomikegolf

Good extra info, but Head of State isn't always the 'Leader' of the country. The Queen is Head of State in the UK, but she is not the Leader of the country. Jun 06 11, 3:45 PM

evil44

So by that definition, especially with multi-cameral government, there could be multiple leaders, as is the case in the UK, US, Germany, and many others. So I guess the question needs to be more specific, like asking for the Chancellor or President. Jun 09 11, 8:14 AM