List of members of the 4th Bundestag
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The 4th German Bundestag, the lower house of parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany, was elected on 17 September 1961 and existed between 17 October 1961 and 17 October 1965. It held a total of 198 parliamentary sessions, with the last one being held on 23 July 1965.
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Legislative body | Bundestag | ||||
Term | October 17, 1961 (1961-10-17) – October 17, 1965 (1965-10-17) | ||||
Election | 1961 West German federal election | ||||
Government | Fourth Adenauer cabinet First Erhard cabinet | ||||
President of the Bundestag | Eugen Gerstenmaier |
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On 7 November 1961 the Bundestag elected Konrad Adenauer as federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany on the first ballot with 258 yes votes, 206 no votes and 16 abstentions. After Adenauer resigned on 15 October 1963 Ludwig Erhard (CDU) was elected as his successor on 16 October 1963.