- President of the Federal Republic of Germany (12 September 1949 to 12 September 1959).
- Did not run for another term as President, so the Grundgesetz ("basic laws", or, the constitution) had to be changed to restrict the terms of the Presidency to two.
- He had a son with wife "Elly" Heuss-Knapp.
- He was briefly a Bundestag deputy until he was nominated to the Presidency.
- Third elected President of Germany, and the first President of then-West Germany.
- Chairman of FDP (12 December 1948 to 12 September 1949).
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