Heads of the German Chancellery

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Head of the Chancellery
Chef des Bundeskanzleramtes (German)
Incumbent Wolfgang Schmidt since 8 December 2021
German Chancellery
Abbreviation	ChefBK
Member of	Cabinet
Reports to	Chancellor of Germany
Appointer	Chancellor
Precursor	Chief of the Reich Chancellery
Formation	12 October 1949
First holder	Franz-Josef Wuermeling
Website	Official website

The Head of the Chancellery (German: Chef des Bundeskanzleramtes, abbreviated ChefBK) is the highest ranking official of the German Chancellery and the principal assistant of the Chancellor of Germany. The Chief of Staff is in charge of the running of the German Chancellery as well as with coordinating the federal government's work. The Chief of Staff is either a member of the federal cabinet with the rank of Federal Minister for Special Affairs or holds the rank of Secretary of State. All Chiefs of Staff since 2005 have been members of the federal cabinet.^[1]