List of German economics ministers

This page lists German Economics Ministers.

• Minister of Economics and Labour (Germany)

Weimar Republic, 1919–1933

No.		Minister of Economics	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Wissell, RudolfRudolf Wissell (1869–1962)	13 February 1919	15 July 1919	152 days	SPD
2		Schmidt, RobertRobert Schmidt (1864–1943)	16 July 1919	24 June 1920	344 days	SPD
3		Scholz, ErnstErnst Scholz (1874–1932)	25 June 1920	9 May 1921	318 days	DVP
(2)		Schmidt, RobertRobert Schmidt (1864–1943)	10 May 1921	21 November 1922	1 year, 195 days	SPD
4		Becker, JohannJohann Becker (1869–1951)	22 November 1922	12 August 1923	263 days	DVP
5		Raumer, HansHans von Raumer (1870–1965)	13 August 1923	5 October 1923	53 days	DVP
6		Koeth, JosephJoseph Koeth (1870–1936)	5 October 1923	30 November 1923	55 days	Independent
7		Koeth, JosephEduard Hamm (1879–1944)	30 November 1923	15 December 1924	1 year, 15 days	DDP
8		Neuhaus, AlbertAlbert Neuhaus (1873–1948)	15 January 1925	26 October 1925	284 days	DVP
-		Krohne, RudolfRudolf Krohne (1876–1953) Acting	27 October 1925	5 December 1925	39 days	DVP
9		Curtius, JuliusJulius Curtius (1877–1948)	19 January 1926	11 November 1929	3 years, 296 days	DVP
10		Moldenhauer, PaulPaul Moldenhauer (1876–1947)	15 November 1929	23 December 1929	38 days	DVP
(2)		Schmidt, RobertRobert Schmidt (1864–1943)	24 December 1929	29 March 1930	95 days	SPD
11		Dietrich, HermannHermann Dietrich (1879–1954)	30 March 1930	26 June 1930	88 days	DDP
12		Trendelenburg, ErnstErnst Trendelenburg (1882–1945)	27 June 1930	8 October 1931	1 year, 103 days	Independent
13		Warmbold, HermannHermann Warmbold (1876–1976)	9 October 1931	28 April 1932	202 days	Independent
-		Trendelenburg, ErnstErnst Trendelenburg (1882–1945) Acting	28 April 1932	30 May 1932	32 days	Independent
(13)		Warmbold, HermannHermann Warmbold (1876–1976)	1 June 1932	28 January 1933	241 days	Independent

Nazi Germany, 1933–1945

No.		Reich Minister of Economics	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Hugenberg, AlfredAlfred Hugenberg (1865–1951)	30 January 1933	29 June 1933	150 days	DNVP
2		Schmitt, KurtKurt Schmitt (1886–1950)	29 June 1933	3 August 1934	1 year, 35 days	NSDAP
3		Schacht, HjalmarHjalmar Schacht (1877–1970)	3 August 1934	26 November 1937	3 years, 115 days	Independent
4		Göring, HermannHermann Göring (1893–1945)	26 November 1937	15 January 1938	50 days	NSDAP
5		Funk, WaltherWalther Funk (1890–1960)	5 February 1938	30 April 1945	7 years, 84 days	NSDAP

West and East Germany, 1949–1991

West German Ministers of Economics, 1949–1991 No. Minister of Economics Took office Left office Time in office Party 1 Erhard, LudwigLudwig Erhard (1897–1977) 20 September 1949 16 October 1963 14 years, 26 days Independent 2 Schmücker, KurtKurt Schmücker (1919–1996) 17 October 1963 30 November 1966 3 years, 44 days CDU 3 Schiller, KarlKarl Schiller (1911–1994) 30 November 1966 7 July 1972 5 years, 220 days SPD 4 Schmidt, HelmutHelmut Schmidt (1918–2015) 7 July 1972 15 December 1972 161 days SPD 5 Friderichs, HansHans Friderichs (born 1931) 15 December 1972 7 October 1977 4 years, 296 days FDP 6 Lambsdorff, OttoOtto Graf Lambsdorff (1926–2009) 7 October 1977 17 September 1982 4 years, 345 days FDP 7 Lahnstein, ManfredManfred Lahnstein (born 1937) 17 September 1982 1 October 1982 14 days SPD (6) Lambsdorff, OttoOtto Graf Lambsdorff (1926–2009) 4 October 1982 27 June 1984 1 year, 267 days FDP 8 Bangemann, MartinMartin Bangemann (born 1934) 27 June 1984 9 December 1988 4 years, 165 days FDP 9 Haussmann, HelmutHelmut Haussmann (born 1943) 9 December 1988 18 January 1991 2 years, 40 days FDP

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 Economics Took office Left office Time in office Party 1 Luft, ChristaChrista Luft (born 1938) 18 November 1989 18 March 1990 120 days SED 2 Pohl, GerhardGerhard Pohl (1937–2012) 12 April 1990 16 August 1990 126 days CDU

Federal Republic, 1991-Present

Ministers of Economics, 1991-2002

No.		Minister of Economics	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Möllemann, JürgenJürgen Möllemann (1945–2003)	18 January 1991	21 January 1993	2 years, 3 days	FDP
2		Rexrodt, GünterGünter Rexrodt (1941–2004)	21 January 1993	26 October 1998	5 years, 278 days	FDP
3		Müller, WernerWerner Müller (1946–2019)	27 October 1998	22 October 2002	4 years, 360 days	Independent

Ministers of Economics and Labour, 2002–2005

No.		Minister of Economics and Labour	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Clement, WolfgangWolfgang Clement (born 1940)	22 October 2002	22 November 2005	3 years, 31 days	SPD

Ministers of Economics and Technology, 2005–2013

No.		Minister of Economics and Technology	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Glos, MichaelMichael Glos (born 1944)	22 November 2005	10 February 2009	3 years, 80 days	CSU
2		Guttenberg, KarlKarl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (born 1971)	10 February 2009	28 October 2009	260 days	CSU
3		Brüderle, RainerRainer Brüderle (born 1945)	28 October 2009	12 May 2011	1 year, 196 days	FDP
4		Rösler, PhilippPhilipp Rösler (born 1973)	12 May 2011	17 December 2013	2 years, 219 days	FDP

Ministers of Economic Affairs and Energy, 2013–present

No.		Minister of Economics Affairs and Energy	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party
1		Gabriel, SigmarSigmar Gabriel (born 1959)	17 December 2013	27 January 2017	3 years, 41 days	SPD
2		Zypries, BrigitteBrigitte Zypries (born 1953)	27 January 2017	14 March 2018	1 year, 46 days	SPD
3		Altmaier, PeterPeter Altmaier (born 1958)	14 March 2018	Incumbent	2 years, 156 days	CDU