List of German economics ministers

This page lists German Economics Ministers.

  • Minister of Economics and Labour (Germany)

Weimar Republic, 1919–1933

No. Minister of EconomicsTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Wissell, RudolfRudolf Wissell
(1869–1962)
13 February 191915 July 1919152 daysSPD
2
Schmidt, RobertRobert Schmidt
(1864–1943)
16 July 191924 June 1920344 daysSPD
3
Scholz, ErnstErnst Scholz
(1874–1932)
25 June 19209 May 1921318 daysDVP
(2)
Schmidt, RobertRobert Schmidt
(1864–1943)
10 May 192121 November 19221 year, 195 daysSPD
4
Becker, JohannJohann Becker
(1869–1951)
22 November 192212 August 1923263 daysDVP
5
Raumer, HansHans von Raumer
(1870–1965)
13 August 19235 October 192353 daysDVP
6
Koeth, JosephJoseph Koeth
(1870–1936)
5 October 192330 November 192355 daysIndependent
7
Koeth, JosephEduard Hamm
(1879–1944)
30 November 192315 December 19241 year, 15 daysDDP
8
Neuhaus, AlbertAlbert Neuhaus
(1873–1948)
15 January 192526 October 1925284 daysDVP
-
Krohne, RudolfRudolf Krohne
(1876–1953)
Acting
27 October 19255 December 192539 daysDVP
9
Curtius, JuliusJulius Curtius
(1877–1948)
19 January 192611 November 19293 years, 296 daysDVP
10
Moldenhauer, PaulPaul Moldenhauer
(1876–1947)
15 November 192923 December 192938 daysDVP
(2)
Schmidt, RobertRobert Schmidt
(1864–1943)
24 December 192929 March 193095 daysSPD
11
Dietrich, HermannHermann Dietrich
(1879–1954)
30 March 193026 June 193088 daysDDP
12
Trendelenburg, ErnstErnst Trendelenburg
(1882–1945)
27 June 19308 October 19311 year, 103 daysIndependent
13
Warmbold, HermannHermann Warmbold
(1876–1976)
9 October 193128 April 1932202 daysIndependent
-
Trendelenburg, ErnstErnst Trendelenburg
(1882–1945)
Acting
28 April 193230 May 193232 daysIndependent
(13)
Warmbold, HermannHermann Warmbold
(1876–1976)
1 June 193228 January 1933241 daysIndependent

Nazi Germany, 1933–1945

No. Reich Minister of EconomicsTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Hugenberg, AlfredAlfred Hugenberg
(1865–1951)
30 January 193329 June 1933150 daysDNVP
2
Schmitt, KurtKurt Schmitt
(1886–1950)
29 June 19333 August 19341 year, 35 daysNSDAP
3
Schacht, HjalmarHjalmar Schacht
(1877–1970)
3 August 193426 November 19373 years, 115 daysIndependent
4
Göring, HermannHermann Göring
(1893–1945)
26 November 193715 January 193850 daysNSDAP
5
Funk, WaltherWalther Funk
(1890–1960)
5 February 193830 April 19457 years, 84 daysNSDAP

West and East Germany, 1949–1991

West German Ministers of Economics, 1949–1991

No. Minister of EconomicsTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Erhard, LudwigLudwig Erhard
(1897–1977)
20 September 194916 October 196314 years, 26 daysIndependent
2
Schmücker, KurtKurt Schmücker
(1919–1996)
17 October 196330 November 19663 years, 44 daysCDU
3
Schiller, KarlKarl Schiller
(1911–1994)
30 November 19667 July 19725 years, 220 daysSPD
4
Schmidt, HelmutHelmut Schmidt
(1918–2015)
7 July 197215 December 1972161 daysSPD
5
Friderichs, HansHans Friderichs
(born 1931)
15 December 19727 October 19774 years, 296 daysFDP
6
Lambsdorff, OttoOtto Graf Lambsdorff
(1926–2009)
7 October 197717 September 19824 years, 345 daysFDP
7
Lahnstein, ManfredManfred Lahnstein
(born 1937)
17 September 19821 October 198214 daysSPD
(6)
Lambsdorff, OttoOtto Graf Lambsdorff
(1926–2009)
4 October 198227 June 19841 year, 267 daysFDP
8
Bangemann, MartinMartin Bangemann
(born 1934)
27 June 19849 December 19884 years, 165 daysFDP
9
Haussmann, HelmutHelmut Haussmann
(born 1943)
9 December 198818 January 19912 years, 40 daysFDP

East German Ministers of Economics, 1949-1991

Note: Until 1989 there was no classic Ministry of Economic Affairs in the GDR, only "Ministries of Economic Activities." Only in 1989, were the Ministry of Economic Affairs (which can be compared with today's ideas of a comprehensive Ministry of Economic Affairs) founded.

No. Minister of EconomicsTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Luft, ChristaChrista Luft
(born 1938)
18 November 198918 March 1990120 daysSED
2
Pohl, GerhardGerhard Pohl
(1937–2012)
12 April 199016 August 1990126 daysCDU

Federal Republic, 1991-Present

Ministers of Economics, 1991-2002

No. Minister of EconomicsTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Möllemann, JürgenJürgen Möllemann
(1945–2003)
18 January 199121 January 19932 years, 3 daysFDP
2
Rexrodt, GünterGünter Rexrodt
(1941–2004)
21 January 199326 October 19985 years, 278 daysFDP
3
Müller, WernerWerner Müller
(1946–2019)
27 October 199822 October 20024 years, 360 daysIndependent

Ministers of Economics and Labour, 2002–2005

No. Minister of Economics and LabourTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Clement, WolfgangWolfgang Clement
(1940–2020)
22 October 200222 November 20053 years, 31 daysSPD

Ministers of Economics and Technology, 2005–2013

No. Minister of Economics and TechnologyTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Glos, MichaelMichael Glos
(born 1944)
22 November 200510 February 20093 years, 80 daysCSU
2
Guttenberg, KarlKarl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
(born 1971)
10 February 200928 October 2009260 daysCSU
3
Brüderle, RainerRainer Brüderle
(born 1945)
28 October 200912 May 20111 year, 196 daysFDP
4
Rösler, PhilippPhilipp Rösler
(born 1973)
12 May 201117 December 20132 years, 219 daysFDP

Ministers of Economic Affairs and Energy, 2013–present

No. Minister of Economics Affairs and EnergyTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Gabriel, SigmarSigmar Gabriel
(born 1959)
17 December 201327 January 20173 years, 41 daysSPD
2
Zypries, BrigitteBrigitte Zypries
(born 1953)
27 January 201714 March 20181 year, 46 daysSPD
3
Altmaier, PeterPeter Altmaier
(born 1958)
14 March 2018Incumbent2 years, 326 daysCDU
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