List of ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany

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


 * 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)
 * 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 (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 to 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)
 * 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 (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
 * 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)