Minister President of Lower Saxony the CDU nomination for President in 1979 and Chancellor in 1980, Gerhard Schröder became Chancellor of Germany in 1998, his successor Sigmar Gabriel is the current SPD chairman and Christian Wulff was elected President of Germany in 2010. Examples of Lower Saxony's influence on policy debates in federal politics include Ernst Albrecht's advocacy of financial transfers from other states and Gerhard Schröder's usage of Lower Saxony's "Bundesrat" votes in matters of fiscal and tax policy. Political Party: Minister President of Lower Saxony The Minister President of Lower Saxony (), also referred to as Premier or Prime Minister, is the head
President of East Germany Republic might be recalled before the expiration of his term by a joint resolution of the "Volkskammer" and the "Landerkammer". Such a resolution required a two-thirds majority of the statutory number of representatives. Largely a ceremonial position (similarly to the President of West Germany), the duties and competences of the President of the Republic as stipulated in articles 104–108 of the Constitution of 1949: To become effective, all orders and decrees issued by the President of the Republic needed to be countersigned by the Chairman of the Council of Ministers or the competent Minister. The President exercised the right of