<P> The foundation for the influential position held by Germany today was laid during the Wirtschaftswunder ( economic miracle ) of the 1950s when West Germany rose from the enormous destruction wrought by World War II to become the world 's third - largest economy . The first chancellor Konrad Adenauer , who remained in office until 1963 , had worked for a full alignment with NATO rather than neutrality . He not only secured a membership in NATO but was also a proponent of agreements that developed into the present - day European Union . When the G6 was established in 1975 , there was no question whether the Federal Republic of Germany would be a member as well . </P>
<P> The foundation for the influential position held by Germany today was laid during the Wirtschaftswunder ( economic miracle ) of the 1950s when West Germany rose from the enormous destruction wrought by World War II to become the world 's third - largest economy . The first chancellor Konrad Adenauer , who remained in office until 1963 , had worked for a full alignment with NATO rather than neutrality . He not only secured a membership in NATO but was also a proponent of agreements that developed into the present - day European Union . When the G6 was established in 1975 , there was no question whether the Federal Republic of Germany would be a member as well . </P>
the first chancellor and founding father of the west german federal republic was
the first chancellor and founding father of the west german federal republic was
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer