Free Democratic Party

Summary

Free Democratic Party is a political party in Germany^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of political_party_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,128 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Free Democratic Party was a member of Liberal International^[3].
• Free Democratic Party was a member of Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party^[4].
• Free Democratic Party was a member of European Movement Germany^[5].
• Free Democratic Party is in the country of Germany^[6].
• Free Democratic Party's instance of is recorded as political party in Germany^[7].
• Free Democratic Party's instance of is recorded as political party^[8].
• Free Democratic Party followed German People's Party^[9].
• Free Democratic Party followed German State Party^[10].
• Free Democratic Party's headquarters location is recorded as Berlin^[11].
• Free Democratic Party's headquarters location is recorded as Bonn^[12].
• Free Democratic Party's headquarters location is recorded as Bonn^[13].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Bavaria^[14].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Baden-Württemberg^[15].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Berlin^[16].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Brandenburg^[17].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Bremen^[18].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Hamburg^[19].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Hesse^[20].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Mecklenburg-Vorpommern^[21].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Lower Saxony^[22].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP North Rhine-Westphalia^[23].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Rhineland-Palatinate^[24].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Saarland^[25].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Saxony^[26].
• Free Democratic Party's child organization or unit is recorded as FDP Saxony-Anhalt^[27].

Body

Founding

December 12, 1948 marks the founding of Free Democratic Party^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Heppenheim^[29].

Identity

Predecessors include German People's Party^[9] and German State Party^[10].

Leadership

Free Democratic Party's chairperson is recorded as Christian Lindner^[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Berlin^[11], a seat of government^[31], in Margraviate of Brandenburg^[32], founded in 1244^[33] and Bonn^[12], a big city^[34], in Germany^[35]. Subsidiaries include FDP Bavaria^[14], a German state-level organisation^[36], in Germany^[37], founded in 1946^[38], headquartered in Munich^[39]; FDP Baden-Württemberg^[15], a German state-level organisation^[40], in Germany^[41], founded in 1952^[42], headquartered in Stuttgart^[43]; FDP Berlin^[16], a German state-level organisation^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 1948^[46], headquartered in Berlin^[47]; FDP Brandenburg^[17], a German state-level organisation^[48], in Germany^[49], founded in 1990^[50], headquartered in Potsdam^[51]; FDP Bremen^[18], a German state-level organisation^[52], in Germany^[53], founded in 1949^[54], headquartered in Bremen^[55]; and FDP Hamburg^[19], a German state-level organisation^[56], in Germany^[57], founded in 1945^[58], headquartered in Hamburg^[59].

Why It Matters

Free Democratic Party ranks in the top 8% of political_party_in_germany entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,128 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[60] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[61]