Federal Returning Officer


In Germany, the Federal Returning Officer is the Returning Officer responsible for overseeing elections on the federal level. The Federal Returning Officer and his 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.

List of federal returning officers

  1. Gerhard Fürst
  2. Patrick Schmidt
  3. Hildegard Bartels
  4. Franz Kroppenstedt
  5. Egon Hölder
  6. Hans Günther Merk
  7. Johann Hahlen
  8. Walter Radermacher
  9. Roderich Egeler
  10. Dieter Sarreither
  11. Georg Thiel