List of German economics ministers

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This is a List of Economics Ministers of Germany from 1919 to the present.

Weimar Republic, 1919–1933

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

Nazi Germany, 1933–1945

No. Portrait Minister of Economics Took office Left office Time in office Party
14Hugenberg, AlfredAlfred Hugenberg
(1865–1951)		30 January 193329 June 1933150 daysDNVP
15Schmitt, KurtKurt Schmitt
(1886–1950)		29 June 19333 August 19341 year, 35 daysNSDAP
16Schacht, HjalmarHjalmar Schacht
(1877–1970)		3 August 193426 November 19373 years, 115 daysIndependent
17Göring, HermannHermann Göring
(1893–1945)		26 November 193715 January 193850 daysNSDAP
18Funk, WaltherWalther Funk
(1890–1960)		5 February 19382 May 19457 years, 86 daysNSDAP

Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-present (until 1990 West Germany)

Political Party:   CDU   SPD   FDP   Independent   CSU   Green

Name
(Born–died) 		Portrait Party Term of Office Chancellor
(Cabinet)
Federal Minister for Economics
1 Ludwig Erhard
(1897–1977) 		File:Einde bezoek bondskanselier dr Ludwig Erhard en gaf persconferentie in het Haag, Bestanddeelnr 916-1330.jpg CDU 20 September 1949 16 October 1963 Adenauer
(I • II • III • IV • V)
2 Kurt Schmücker
(1919–1996) 		File:Kurt Schmücker1.jpg CDU 17 October 1963 30 November 1966 Erhard
(I • II)
3 Karl Schiller
(1911–1994) 		File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F029983-0017, Bonn, SPD-Pressekonferenz, Karl Schiller (crop).jpg SPD 1 December 1966 7 July 1972 Kiesinger
Brandt (I)
4 Helmut Schmidt
(1918–2015) 		File:Helmut Schmidt (13.07.1977).jpg SPD 7 July 1972 15 December 1972 Brandt (I)
5 Hans Friderichs
(born 1931) 		File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F046793-0022, Mainz, FDP-Bundesparteitag, Friderichs (cropped).jpg FDP 15 December 1972 7 October 1977 Brandt (II)
Schmidt (I • II)
6 Otto Graf Lambsdorff
(1926–2009) 		File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F054879-0030, Mainz, FDP-Bundesparteitag, Lambsdorff (cropped).jpg FDP 7 October 1977 17 September 1982 Schmidt
(II • III)
7 Manfred Lahnstein
(born 1937) 		File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F064991-0014, Bonn, SPD-Pressekonferenz, Manfred Lahnstein (cropped).jpg SPD 17 September 1982 1 October 1982 Schmidt
(III)
8
(6) 		Otto Graf Lambsdorff
(1926–2009) 		File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F054879-0030, Mainz, FDP-Bundesparteitag, Lambsdorff (cropped).jpg FDP 4 October 1982 27 June 1984 Kohl
(I • II)
9 Martin Bangemann
(1934–2022) 		File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F052010-0020, Kiel, FDP-Bundesparteitag, Bangemann.jpg FDP 27 June 1984 9 December 1988 Kohl
(II • III)
10 Helmut Haussmann
(born 1943) 		File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F074463-0009, Bonn, Pressekonferenz Koalitionsverhandlungen (cropped).jpg FDP 9 December 1988 18 January 1991 Kohl
(III)
11 Jürgen Möllemann
(1945–2003) 		File:Jürgen Möllemann 2002 (cropped).jpeg FDP 18 January 1991 21 January 1993 Kohl
(IV)
12 Günter Rexrodt
(1941–2004) 		FDP 21 January 1993 26 October 1998 Kohl
(IV • V)
Federal Minister for Economics and Technology
13 Werner Müller
(1946–2019) 		File:Wernermueller2002.jpg IND (for the SPD) 27 October 1998 22 October 2002 Schröder
(I)
Federal Minister for Economics and Labour
14 Wolfgang Clement
(1940–2020) 		File:Wolfgang Clement.jpg SPD 22 October 2002 22 November 2005 Schröder
(II)
Federal Minister for Economics and Technology
15 Michael Glos
(born 1944) 		File:Michael Glos 2012 (cropped).jpg CSU 22 November 2005 10 February 2009 Merkel
(I)
16 Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
(born 1971) 		File:Karl-Theodor Freiherr zu Guttenberg (4909820318).jpg CSU 10 February 2009 28 October 2009
17 Rainer Brüderle
(born 1945) 		File:Rainer Brüderle-Carschten2.jpg FDP 28 October 2009 12 May 2011 Merkel
(II)
18 Philipp Rösler
(born 1973) 		File:Roesler-klein.jpg FDP 12 May 2011 17 December 2013
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
19 Sigmar Gabriel
(born 1958) 		File:2015-12 Sigmar Gabriel SPD Bundesparteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-66.jpg SPD 17 December 2013 27 January 2017 Merkel
(III)
20 Brigitte Zypries
(born 1953) 		File:WLP14-ri-0279- Brigitte Zypries (SPD).jpg SPD 27 January 2017 14 March 2018 Merkel
(III)
21 Peter Altmaier
(born 1958) 		File:2016-12-06 Peter Altmaier CDU Parteitag by Olaf Kosinsky-9.jpg CDU 14 March 2018 8 December 2021 Merkel
(IV)
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
22 Robert Habeck
(born 1969) 		File:2021-12-07 Unterzeichnung des Koalitionsvertrages der 20. Wahlperiode des Bundestages by Sandro Halank–018 (cropped).jpg Green 8 December 2021 Incumbent Scholz
(Scholz)

East Germany (1949-1990)

Note: Until 1989 East Germany had no Ministry of Economic Affairs but several ministries governing different part of the economy. Only in 1989, the Ministry of Economic Affairs was founded.

No. Portrait Minister of Economics Took office Left office Time in office Party
1Luft, ChristaChrista Luft
(born 1938)		18 November 198918 March 1990120 daysSED
2Pohl, GerhardGerhard Pohl
(1937–2012)		12 April 199016 August 1990126 daysCDU
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