Pre-1860s From German Progress Party to German State Party • 1861: Liberals united in the
German Progress Party (
Deutsche Fortschrittspartei) • 1867: The moderate faction seceded as the ⇒ National Liberal Party • 1868: A radical South German faction seceded as the ⇒ Democratic People's Party • 1884: The party merged with the ⇒ Liberal Union into the
German Freeminded Party (
Deutsche Freisinnige Partei) • 1893: The party split in the '''
Freeminded People's Party'
(Freisinnige Volkspartei
) and the ⇒ Freeminded Union (Freisinnige Vereinigung'') • 1910: The FVP merged with the ⇒ Freeminded Union and the ⇒ German People's Party into the '''
Progressive People's Party'
(Fortschrittliche Volkspartei'') • 1918: The party is reorganised into the
German Democratic Party (
Deutsche Demokratische Partei), incorporating parts of the ⇒ National Liberal Party • 1930: The DDP in an attempt to survive reorganised itself into the
German State Party (
Deutsche Staatspartei) • 1933: The party is forced to dissolve itself
German People's Party (1868) • 1868: A radical faction of the ⇒ German Progress Party formed the '''
German People's Party'
(Deutsche Volkspartei'') • 1910: The DVP merged into the ⇒ Progressive People's Party
National Liberal Party / German People's Party (1918) National Liberals • 1867: A right-wing faction of the ⇒ German Progress Party formed the
National Liberal Party (
Nationalliberale Partei) • 1871: A conservative faction of NLP formed the
Imperial Liberal Party (
Liberale Reichspartei) • 1880: A left-wing faction seceded as the ⇒ Liberal Union • 1918: The NLP is reorganised into the '''
German People's Party'
(Deutsche Volkspartei''), part of the party joined the German Democratic Party • 1933: The party is dissolved
Liberal Union • 1880: A left-wing faction of the ⇒ National Liberal Party formed the
Liberal Union (
Liberale Vereinigung) • 1884: The party merged with the ⇒ German Progress Party into the ⇒ German Freeminded Party
Freeminded Union • 1893: The ⇒ German Freeminded Party split into the
Freeminded Union (
Freisinnige Vereinigung) and the ⇒ Freeminded People's Party • 1903: The ⇒ National Social Union joined the Freeminded Union • 1908: A left-wing faction seceded as the ⇒ Democratic Union • 1910: The party merged into the ⇒ Progressive People's Party
National Social Union • 1896: The
National Social Union (
Nationalsozialer Verein) is formed • 1903: The party is dissolved and members joined the ⇒ Freeminded Union
Democratic Union • 1908: A left-wing faction of the ⇒ Freeminded Union formed the
Democratic Union (
Demokratische Vereinigung) • 1918: The remnants of the Union joined the German Democratic Party
From Liberal Democratic Party of Germany to Alliance of Free Democrats (GDR) • 1945: Liberals in East Germany re-organised themselves into the
Liberal Democratic Party of Germany (
Liberal-Demokratische Partei Deutschlands). Since 1949 the party is under control of the communist dictatorship • 1990: The LDPD regained its liberal profile and shortened its name in February into
Liberal Democratic Party (
Liberal-Demokratische Partei). The same month it joined the newly founded
Free Democratic Party of the GDR (
Freie Demokratische Partei der DDR) and the
German Forum Party (
Deutsche Forumpartei) into
Association of Free Democrats (
Bund Freier Demokraten). In March the Association of Free Democrats absorbed the
National Democratic Party of Germany (
Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands), and finally in August it merged into present-day ⇒ Free Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party • 1945–1946: Liberals in West Germany re-organised themselves in regional parties • 1948: The regional liberal parties merged into the
Free Democratic Party (
Freie Demokratische Partei) • 1956: A conservative faction seceded and formed the
Free People's Party (Germany) (
Freie Volkspartei). FDP is initially a hard right party well to the right of CDU • 1982: A left-wing faction seceded as the ⇒ Liberal Democrats • 1990: The FDP incorporated the ⇒ Association of Free Democrats • 2013: FDP fails to reach 5% threshold, loses all representation in the Bundestag for the first time ever
Liberal Democrats • 1982: A left-wing faction of the ⇒ Free Democratic Party formed the present-day
Liberal Democrats (
Liberale Demokraten), without success
New Liberals • 2014: A left-wing faction of the ⇒ Free Democratic Party formed the present-day
New Liberals (
Neue Liberale), contested in Hamburg state election 2015 • 2021: The party was dissolved, formed into an
association and members were urged to join
Volt Deutschland Party of Humanists • 2014: The
secular liberal and
socially liberal,
Party of Humanists (Partei der Humanisten) is formed. ==Liberal leaders==