List of ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany

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

:"For current cabinet, see Cabinet of Germany

*Irmgard Adam-Schwaetzer, FDP (1991-1994)
*Konrad Adenauer, CDU (Chancellor)
*Hans Apel, SPD (1974-1978 Finance, 1978-1982 Defense)
*Walter Arendt, SPD
*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)
*Andreas von Bülow, SPD
*Herta Däubler-Gmelin, SPD (1998-2002 Justice)
*Horst Ehmke, SPD
*Björn Engholm, SPD
*Erhard Eppler, SPD
*Ludwig Erhard, CDU (Economy, 1963-1966 Chancellor)
*Josef Ertl, FDP (Agriculture 1969-1982;1982-1983)
*Andrea Fischer, Greens (1998-2001 Health)
*Egon Franke, SPD
*Hans Friedrichs, FDP (Economy)
*Anke Fuchs, SPD (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)
*Dieter Haack, SPD (Construction and housing)
*Volker Hauff, SPD (Transportation)
*Helmut Haussmann, FDP (1988-1991 Economy)
*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
*Oskar Lafontaine, SPD (1998-1999 Finance)
*Manfred Lahnstein, SPD (Finance)
*Otto Graf Lambsdorff, FDP (1977-1984 Economy)
*Lauritz Lauritzen, SPD (Transportation)
*Georg Leber, SPD (1966-1974 Transportation and additionally from 1969-1974 Postal Services, 1974-1978 Defense)
*Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, FDP
*Heinrich Lübke, CDU (1953-59 Food and Agriculture, 1959-1969 "Bundespräsident")
*Werner Maihofer, FDP
*Lothar de Maizière, CDU
*Hans Matthöfer, SPD (Finance)
*Angela Merkel, CDU (1991-1994 Women and Youth; 1994-1998 Environment, Conservation and Nuclear Safety)
*Jürgen Möllemann, FDP (1987-1991 education and science, 1991-1993 Economy)
*Claudia Nolte, CDU
*Rainer Ortleb, FDP
*Günter Rexrodt, FDP
*Heinz Riesenhuber, CDU
*Hannelore Rönsch, CDU
*Volker Rühe, CDU (Defense)
*Jürgen Rüttgers, CDU(1994-1998 education, science, research and technology)
*Fritz Schäffer, CSU (Finance, later Justice)
*Wolfgang Schäuble, CDU (1984-1989 "Kanzleramt" (Chief of Staff); 1989-1991 Interior)
*Rudolf Scharping, SPD (1998-2002 Defense)
*Walter Scheel, FDP
*Karl Schiller, SPD (1966-1972 Economy and additionally 1972-1972 Finance)
*Marie Schlei, SPD (Economic cooperation)
*Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen, FDP
*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)
*Rupert Scholz, CDU (1988-1989 Defense)
*Gerhard Schröder, CDU, CDU (1953-1961 Interior; 1961-1966 Foreign Affairs; 1966-1969 Defense)
*Gerhard Schröder, SPD (1998-2005 Chancellor)
*Irmgard Schwaetzer, FDP
*Christian Schwarz-Schilling, CDU
*Horst Seehofer, CSU
*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 (Finance)
*Herbert Wehner, SPD (1966-1969 Minister for Inner-German affairs)
*Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski, SPD
*Matthias Wissmann, CDU
*Manfred Wörner, CDU (1982-1988 Defense)

See also

*History of Germany
*Politics of Germany
*Chancellor of Germany
*President of Germany
*Lists of incumbents