List of ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany

List of past ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany (1945–present)

• Konrad Adenauer, CDU (1949-1963 Chancellor)
• Hans Apel, SPD (1974–1978 Finance, 1978–1982 Defense)
• Walter Arendt, SPD
• Annalena Baerbock, German Green Party (since 2021 Foreign Affairs)
• Egon Bahr, SPD
• Rainer Barzel, CDU (1962–1963 and 1982–1983 Inner-German affairs)
• Norbert Blüm, CDU (1982–1998 Labour)
• Kurt Bodewig, SPD (2000–2002 Transportation)
• Wolfgang Bötsch, CSU
• Jochen Borchert, CDU (1993–1998 Agriculture)
• Willy Brandt, SPD (1966–1969 Foreign affairs, 1969–1974 Chancellor)
• Rainer Brüderle, FDP (2008–2011 Economy)
• Andreas von Bülow, SPD
• Herta Däubler-Gmelin, SPD (1998–2002 Justice)
• Horst Ehmke, SPD
• Björn Engholm, SPD
• Erhard Eppler, SPD
• Ludwig Erhard, CDU (1949-1963 Economy, 1963–1966 Chancellor)
• Josef Ertl, FDP (Agriculture 1969–1982;1982–1983)
• Nancy Faeser, SPD (since 2021 Interior)
• Andrea Fischer, Greens (1998–2001 Health)
• Joschka Fischer, German Green Party (1998-2005 Foreign Affairs)
• Egon Franke, SPD (1969-1982 Inner-German Affairs)
• Hans Friedrichs, FDP (1972-1977 Economy)
• Anke Fuchs, SPD (1982 Youth, family, and health)
• Hans-Dietrich Genscher, FDP (1969–1974 Interior, 1974–1992 Foreign affairs)
• Heiner Geißler, CDU (1982–1985 Youth, family and health)
• Kurt Gscheidle, SPD (Transportation, Postal services)
• Johann Baptist Gradl, CDU (1965–1966 Displaced and Refugees and additionally in 1966 Inner-German Affairs)
• Dieter Haack, SPD (1978-1982 Construction and housing)
• Robert Habeck, German Green Party (since 2021 Economy)
• Volker Hauff, SPD (1978-1980 Science and Technology; 1980-1982 Transportation)
• Helmut Haussmann, FDP (1988–1991 Economy)
• Hubertus Heil, SPD (since 2018 Labour)
• Gustav Heinemann, 1945–1952 CDU; after 1957 SPD (1949–1950 Interior, 1966–1969 Justice, 1969–1974 Bundespräsident)
• Hermann Höcherl, CSU (Interior, later Agriculture)
• Gerhard Jahn, SPD (1969–1974 Justice)
• Manfred Kanther, CDU (1993–1998 Interior)
• Ignaz Kiechle, CSU (1983–1993 Agriculture)
• Kurt Georg Kiesinger, CDU (1966–1969 Chancellor)
• Klaus Kinkel, FDP(1991–1992 Justice, 1992–1998 Foreign affairs)
• Helmut Kohl, CDU (1982–1998 Chancellor)
• Günther Krause, CDU (1990-1991 Special Affairs; 1991-1993 Transportation)
• Oskar Lafontaine, SPD (1998–1999 Finance)
• Manfred Lahnstein, SPD (1982 Finance and additionally Economy)
• Christine Lambrecht, SPD (2019-2021 Justice 2021 additionally Family; 2021-2023 Defense)
• Otto Graf Lambsdorff, FDP (1977–1984 Economy)
• Lauritz Lauritzen, SPD (1966-1972 Housing; 1972-1976 Transportation)
• Karl Lauterbach, SPD (since 2021 Health)
• Georg Leber, SPD (1966–1974 Transportation and additionally from 1969 to 1974 Postal Services, 1974–1978 Defense)
• Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, FDP (1992-1996 and 2009-2013 Justice)
• Heinrich Lübke, CDU (1953-59 Food and Agriculture)
• Werner Maihofer, FDP (1972-1974 Special Affairs; 1974-1978 Interior)
• Lothar de Maizière, CDU (1994-1998 Family, Seniors, Women and Youth)
• Hans Matthöfer, SPD (1974-1978 Science; 1978-1982 Finance; 1982 Postal)
• Angela Merkel, CDU (1991–1994 Women and Youth; 1994–1998 Environment, Conservation and Nuclear Safety, 2005-2021 Chancellor)
• Jürgen Möllemann, FDP (1987–1991 education and science, 1991–1993 Economy)
• Claudia Nolte, CDU
• Rainer Ortleb, FDP (1990-1991 Special Affairs; 1991-1994 Education and Science)
• Boris Pistorius, SPD (since 2023 Defense)
• Günter Rexrodt, FDP (1993-1998 Economy)
• Heinz Riesenhuber, CDU (1982-1993 Science and Technology)
• Hannelore Rönsch, CDU (1991-1994 Family and Seniors)
• Volker Rühe, CDU (1992-1998 Defense)
• Jürgen Rüttgers, CDU(1994–1998 education, science, research and technology)
• Fritz Schäffer, CSU (1949-1957 Finance; 1957-1961 Justice)
• Wolfgang Schäuble, CDU (1984–1989 Kanzleramt (Chief of Staff); 1989–1991 Interior; 2009-2017 Finance)
• Rudolf Scharping, SPD (1998–2002 Defense)
• Walter Scheel, FDP (1961-1966 Economic Cooperation; Foreign 1969-1974)
• Karl Schiller, SPD (1966–1972 Economy and additionally 1972–1972 Finance)
• Marie Schlei, SPD (1976-1978 Economic cooperation)
• Helmut Schmidt, SPD (1969–1972 Defense; 1972–1974 Finance; 1974–1982 Chancellor; September 1982 additionally Foreign Affairs)
• Jürgen Schmude, SPD (1981–1982 Justice; September 1982 additionally Interior)
• Olaf Scholz, SPD (2018-2021 Finance, since 2021 Chancellor)
• Rupert Scholz, CDU (1988–1989 Defense)
• Gerhard Schröder, CDU (1953–1961 Interior; 1961–1966 Foreign Affairs; 1966–1969 Defense)
• Gerhard Schröder, SPD (1998–2005 Chancellor)
• Irmgard Schwaetzer, FDP (1991–1994 Infrastructure and Building)
• Christian Schwarz-Schilling, CDU
• Horst Seehofer, CSU (1992-1998 Health; 2005-2008 Food and Agriculture; 2018-2021 Interior)
• Rudolf Seiters, CDU (Interior)
• Carl-Dieter Spranger, CDU
• Gerhard Stoltenberg, CDU (1982–1989 Finance, 1989–1992 Defense)
• Franz Josef Strauß, CSU (1955–1956 Nuclear Energy; 1956–1962 Defense; 1966–1969 Finance)
• Rita Süssmuth, CDU
• Klaus Töpfer, CDU
• Hans-Jochen Vogel, SPD
• Theodor Waigel, CSU (1989-1998 Finance)
• Herbert Wehner, SPD (1966–1969 Inner-German affairs)
• Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski, SPD
• Matthias Wissmann, CDU (1993 Science and Technology; 1993-1998 Transportation)
• Manfred Wörner, CDU (1982–1988 Defense)

See also

• History of Germany
• Politics of Germany
• Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic)
• President of Germany
• Lists of incumbents