First German Bundestag

Dates of Session

1949-1953

Election for the first Bundestag occurred on 14 August 1949.
The Bundestag convened for the first time in Bonn on 7 September 1949.
The session ended on September 7, 1953.

Coalitions

CDU/CSU, FDP and DP form coalition (208 seats, 51.7%) to elect Konrad Adenauer as the first Chancellor of Germany

Major political events

Bundestag meets with quorum of members to elect Erich Köhler first President of the Bundestag, 7 September 1949.
Federal Convention elects Theodor Heuss first President of Germany
Bundestag elects Konrad Adenauer first Chancellor of Germany, 12 September 1949.
Köhler loses support within his own party, Hermann Ehlers elected second President of the Bundestag.
Kurt Schumacher is temporarily removed from the Bundestag after calling Adenauer "the Allied Forces' Chancellor"
Bundestag passes laws concerning restitution and recovery of damages due to World War II (Lastenausgleichsgesetz), corporate governance, and antitrust regulation
Bundestag ratifies treaty for the European Coal and Steel Community

Officers

President of the Bundestag - Erich Köhler, Hermann Ehlers

Seats by party

+	CDU/CSU: 139 (31.0%)
+	SPD: 131 (29.2%)
+	FDP: 52 (11.9%)
+	KPD: 15 (5.75%)
+	DRP: 5 (1.8%)
+	DP: 17 (4.0%)
+	BP: 17 (4.2%)
+	Zentrum: 10 (3.1%)
+	Others: 16 (9.1%)
/ \|	Total: 402 Seats

References

Preceded by —	German Bundestag 1949–1953	Succeeded by 2nd Bundestag

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