List of members of the 16th Bundestag
This list gives an overview of all members of the German Bundestag the 16th electoral term (2005-2009).
Composition
After the federal election of 2005, the German Bundestag is composed as follows:
Took place on 2 October 2005 in the constituency 160 Dresden I a by-election held. Andreas Lämmel won the direct mandate for the CDU, so for the CDU in Saxony another overhang mandate arose. In addition, there were internal party shifts: from In comparison to the first preliminary official results pulled from the FDP Christoph Waitz from the country list Saxony instead of Jane Smith from North Rhine -Westphalia in the Bundestag, the CDU Anette Hübinger from the Saarland instead of Caius Julius Caesar North Rhine -Westphalia. Since the CDU in Baden- Württemberg in 2005 won three overhang seats in the general election, there have been no successor for Members Matthias Wissmann and Johann Henrich - Krummenacher. Since the CDU in Saxony won four overhang seats in the general election 2005, entered a no successor for the MPs year.
Presidium
- President of the German Bundestag: Norbert Lammert (CDU )
- Vice- President of the German Bundestag: Gerda Hasselfeldt (CSU ) Thierse (SPD ) Susanne Kastner (SPD ) Hermann Otto Solms (FDP) Petra Pau (The Left ) from April 7, 2006 Katrin Göring -Eckardt ( Alliance 90/The Greens )
See also: Election of the Bureau of the 16th German Bundestag
Group leaders
- CDU / CSU Parliamentary Group Angela Merkel by 21 November 2005 Volker Kauder from November 21, 2005
- SPD parliamentary group Franz Müntefering by 21 November 2005 Peter Struck from November 21, 2005
- FDP parliamentary group Wolfgang Gerhardt until May 1, 2006 Guido Westerwelle, from 1 May 2006
- Parliamentary party The Left Gregor Gysi and Oskar Lafontaine
- Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group Renate Künast and Fritz Kuhn
Federal government
Angela Merkel was elected on 22 November 2005 with 397:202:12 votes for Chancellor. They responded by forming the next government: Cabinet Merkel I
Committees
The 16th German Bundestag has established the following committees: Bundestag committees of the 16th German Bundestag