Presidents of Germany By Konstantinos 2009 Period: 1949 to 1959 Theodor Heuss Period: 1959 to 1969 Heinrich Lübke Period: 1969 to 1974 Gustav Heinemann Period: 1974 to 1979 Walter Scheel Period: 1979 to 1984 Karl Carstens Period: 1984 to 1994 Richard von Weizsäcker Period: 1994 to 1999 Roman Herzog Period: 1999 to 2004 Johannes Rau Period: 2004 to 2009 Horst Köhler Period: 2009 to 2021 Angela Merkel Period: 2022 to 2032 Frank Walter Steinmeier