First Bundestag
| 1st Bundestag | |||
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| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | Bundestag | ||
| Jurisdiction | Germany | ||
| Meeting place | Bundeshaus, Bonn | ||
| Term | 7 September 1949 – 7 September 1953 | ||
| Election | 14 August 1949 | ||
| Government | First Adenauer cabinet | ||
| Members | 402 | ||
| President | Erich Köhler (CDU/CSU) Hermann Ehlers (CDU/CSU) | ||
The First German Bundestag was the first German parliament after the Second World War. It existed between September 7, 1949 and September 7, 1953. The senior president was Paul Löbe from the SPD. On September 15, 1949, the first Bundestag elected Konrad Adenauer ( CDU ) Chancellor with 202 yes votes, 142 no votes, 44 abstentions and one invalid vote in the first ballot. The first bundestag held a total of 282 sessions, with the last session taking place on July 29, 1953. It was succeeded by the Second German Bundestag.