German ministries 1871-1945 (original) (raw)

Rulers: Germany

Party abbreviations: BBB=Bavarian Peasants' League, BVP=Bavarian People's Party, CNAG=Christian National Working Group, DDP=German Democratic Party, DNVP=German National People's Party, DStP=German State Party, DVP=German People's Party, KVP=Conservative People's Party, NS=National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), SPD=Social Democratic Party of Germany, USPD=Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany, WP=Economic Party, Z=Centre Party

Vice chancellors Jun 1881 - 1 Jul 1897 Karl Heinrich von Boetticher 1 Jul 1897 - 23 Jun 1907 Arthur Adolf Wehner, Freiherr von Postelwitz 23 Jun 1907 - 14 Jul 1909 Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg (b. 1856 - d. 1921) (b. 1856 - d. 1921) rel="noopener noreferrer">Karl Helfferich (b. 1872 - d. 1924) (b. 1847 - d. 1931) DDP (b. 1860 - d. 1954) DDP (b. 1865 - d. 1937) Z (b. 1875 - d. 1921) DDP (s.a.) rel="noopener noreferrer">Erich Koch DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1944) DVP (b. 1865 - d. 1928) SPD (b. 1870 - d. 1944) SPD (b. 1864 - d. 1943) DVP (b. 1874 - d. 1951) DNVP (b. 1869 - d. 1967) DDP; 13 Jul 1930: DStP (b. 1879 - d. 1954) rel="noopener noreferrer">Franz von Papen - (b. 1879 - d. 1969)

Foreign Affairs

Ministers 21 Mar 1871 - 30 Sep 1872 Hermann von Thile (b. 1812 - d. 1889) 3 Oct 1872 - 9 Oct 1873 Hermann Ludwig von Balan (acting) (b. 1812 - d. 1874) 9 Oct 1873 - 20 Oct 1879 Bernhard von B�low (b. 1815 - d. 1879) 6 Nov 1879 - 17 Apr 1880 Joseph Maria von Radowitz (acting) (b. 1839 - d. 1912) 20 Apr 1880 - 1 Sep 1880 Chlodwig F�rst zu Hohenlohe- Schillingsf�rst (acting) (b. 1819 - d. 1901) Sep 1880 - 25 Jun 1881 Friedrich Graf zu Limburg-Stirum (b. 1835 - d. 1912) (acting) 25 Jun 1881 - 16 Jul 1881 Clemens Busch (acting) (b. 1834 - d. 1895) 16 Jul 1881 - 24 Oct 1885 Paul Graf von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg (b. 1831 - d. 1901) Oct 1885 - 26 Mar 1890 Herbert Graf von Bismarck- Sch�nhausen (b. 1849 - d. 1904) (acting to 17 May 1886) 31 Mar 1890 - 19 Oct 1897 Adolf Freiherr Marschall von Bieberstein (b. 1842 - d. 1912) 20 Oct 1897 - 17 Oct 1900 Bernhard von B�low (from 22 Sep 1899, Bernhard Graf von B�low) (b. 1849 - d. 1929) 23 Oct 1900 - 17 Jan 1906 Oswald Freiherr von Richthofen (b. 1847 - d. 1906) 24 Jan 1906 - 25 Oct 1907 Heinrich Leonhard von Tschirschky und B�gendorff (b. 1858 - d. 1916) 26 Oct 1907 - 27 Jun 1910 Wilhelm von Schoen (from 1909, Wilhelm Freiherr von Schoen) (b. 1851 - d. 1933) 27 Jun 1910 - 30 Dec 1912 Alfred von Kiderlen-W�chter (b. 1852 - d. 1912) 11 Jan 1913 - 22 Nov 1916 Gottlieb von Jagow (b. 1863 - d. 1935) 22 Nov 1916 - 6 Aug 1917 Arthur Zimmermann (b. 1864 - d. 1940) 6 Aug 1917 - 9 Jul 1918 Richard von K�hlmann (b. 1873 - d. 1948) 9 Jul 1918 - 3 Oct 1918 Paul von Hintze (b. 1864 - d. 1941) 3 Oct 1918 - 13 Dec 1918 Wilhelm Solf (b. 1862 - d. 1936) 21 Dec 1918 - 21 Jun 1919 Ulrich Graf von Brockdorff- Rantzau - (b. 1869 - d. 1928) 21 Jun 1919 - 10 Apr 1920 Hermann M�ller SPD (b. 1876 - d. 1931) 10 Apr 1920 - 25 Jun 1920 Adolf K�ster SPD (b. 1883 - d. 1930) 25 Jun 1920 - 10 May 1921 Walter Simons - (b. 1861 - d. 1937) 10 May 1921 - 23 May 1921 Joseph Wirth (1st time) Z (b. 1879 - d. 1956) 23 May 1921 - 26 Oct 1921 Friedrich Rosen - (b. 1856 - d. 1935) 26 Oct 1921 - 1 Feb 1922 Joseph Wirth (2nd time) Z (s.a.) 1 Feb 1922 - 24 Jun 1922 Walther Rathenau DDP (b. 1867 - d. 1922) 24 Jun 1922 - 22 Nov 1922 Joseph Wirth (3rd time) Z (s.a.) 22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 Frederic Hans von Rosenberg - (b. 1874 - d. 1937) 13 Aug 1923 - 3 Oct 1929 Gustav Stresemann DVP (b. 1878 - d. 1929) 4 Oct 1929 - 9 Oct 1931 Julius Curtius DVP (b. 1877 - d. 1948) (acting to 11 Nov 1929) 9 Oct 1931 - 1 Jun 1932 Heinrich Br�ning Z (b. 1885 - d. 1970) 1 Jun 1932 - 4 Feb 1938 Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath -; 30 Jan 1937: NS (b. 1873 - d. 1956) 4 Feb 1938 - 30 Apr 1945 Joachim von Ribbentrop NS (b. 1893 - d. 1946) 30 Apr 1945 - 5 May 1945 Arthur Seyss-Inquart NS (b. 1892 - d. 1946) 5 May 1945 - 23 May 1945 Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk - (b. 1887 - d. 1977)

Interior

Ministers 18 Jan 1871 - 1 Jun 1876 Rudolf Delbr�ck (b. 1817 - d. 1903) (president of the Chancellery) 1 Jun 1876 - Sep 1880 Karl Hofmann (b. 1827 - d. 1910) (president of the Chancellery to 1879) Sep 1880 - 1 Jul 1897 Karl Heinrich von Boetticher (b. 1833 - d. 1907) 1 Jul 1897 - 23 Jun 1907 Arthur Adolf Graf von Posadowsky- Wehner, Freiherr von Postelwitz (b. 1845 - d. 1932) 23 Jun 1907 - 14 Jul 1909 Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg (b. 1856 - d. 1921) 14 Jul 1909 - 24 May 1916 Clemens Delbr�ck (b. 1856 - d. 1921) 24 May 1916 - 23 Oct 1917 Karl Helfferich (b. 1872 - d. 1924) 23 Oct 1917 - 7 Oct 1918 Max Wallraf (b. 1859 - d. 1941) 7 Oct 1918 - 9 Nov 1918 Karl Trimborn (b. 1854 - d. 1921) 15 Nov 1918 - 21 Jun 1919 Hugo Preuss DDP (b. 1860 - d. 1925) 21 Jun 1919 - 3 Oct 1919 Eduard David SPD (b. 1863 - d. 1930) 3 Oct 1919 - 10 May 1921 Erich Koch DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1944) 13 Mar 1920 - 17 Mar 1920 Traugott von Jagow (b. 1865 - d. 1941) (in rebellion) 10 May 1921 - 26 Oct 1921 Georg Gradnauer SPD (b. 1866 - d. 1946) 26 Oct 1921 - 22 Nov 1922 Adolf K�ster SPD (b. 1883 - d. 1930) 22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 Rudolf Oeser DDP (b. 1858 - d. 1926) 13 Aug 1923 - 3 Nov 1923 Wilhelm Sollmann SPD (b. 1881 - d. 1951) 3 Nov 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Karl Jarres DVP (b. 1874 - d. 1951) 15 Jan 1925 - 25 Oct 1925 Martin Schiele DNVP (b. 1870 - d. 1939) 26 Oct 1925 - 20 Jan 1926 Otto Gessler (acting) DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1955) 20 Jan 1926 - 29 Jan 1927 Wilhelm K�lz DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1948) 29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Walter von Keudell DNVP (b. 1884 - d. 1973) 28 Jun 1928 - 30 Mar 1930 Carl Severing SPD (b. 1875 - d. 1952) 30 Mar 1930 - 9 Oct 1931 Joseph Wirth Z (b. 1879 - d. 1956) 9 Oct 1931 - 1 Jun 1932 Wilhelm Groener - (b. 1867 - d. 1939) 1 Jun 1932 - 3 Dec 1932 Wilhelm Freiherr von Gayl DNVP (b. 1879 - d. 1945) 3 Dec 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 Franz Bracht - (b. 1877 - d. 1933) 30 Jan 1933 - 24 Aug 1943 Wilhelm Frick NS (b. 1877 - d. 1946) 24 Aug 1943 - 28 Apr 1945 Heinrich Himmler NS (b. 1900 - d. 1945) 5 May 1945 - 23 May 1945 Wilhelm Stuckart NS (b. 1902 - d. 1953)

Finance

Ministers 19 Jul 1880 - 7 Jul 1882 Adolf Scholz (b. 1833 - d. 1924) 7 Jul 1882 - Nov 1886 Franz Emil Emanuel Burchard (from 6 Jul 1883, Franz Emil Emanuel von Burchard) (b. 1836 - d. 1901) Nov 1886 - 14 Sep 1888 Karl Rudolf Jacobi (from 4 Sep 1888, Karl Rudolf von Jacobi) (b. 1828 - d. 1903) 14 Sep 1888 - 12 Aug 1893 Helmuth Freiherr von Maltzahn (b. 1840 - d. 1923) 12 Aug 1893 - 1 Jul 1897 Arthur Adolf Graf von Posadowsky- Wehner, Freiherr von Postelwitz (b. 1845 - d. 1932) 1 Jul 1897 - 23 Aug 1903 Max Freiherr von Thielmann (b. 1846 - d. 1929) 23 Aug 1903 - 20 Feb 1908 Hermann Freiherr von Stengel (b. 1837 - d. 1919) 20 Feb 1908 - 14 Jul 1909 Reinhold Sydow (b. 1851 - d. 1943) 14 Jul 1909 - 17 Mar 1912 Adolf Wermuth (b. 1855 - d. 1927) 17 Mar 1912 - 17 Jan 1915 Hermann K�hn (b. 1851 - d. 1937) 17 Jan 1915 - 24 May 1916 Karl Helfferich (b. 1872 - d. 1924) 24 May 1916 - 9 Nov 1918 Siegfried Graf von Roedern (b. 1870 - d. 1954) 13 Nov 1918 - 13 Feb 1919 Philipp Scheidemann SPD (b. 1865 - d. 1939) 13 Feb 1919 - 19 Apr 1919 Eugen Schiffer DDP (b. 1860 - d. 1954) 19 Apr 1919 - 21 Jun 1919 Bernhard Dernburg DDP (b. 1865 - d. 1937) 21 Jun 1919 - 27 Mar 1920 Matthias Erzberger Z (b. 1875 - d. 1921) 27 Mar 1920 - 26 Oct 1921 Joseph Wirth Z (b. 1879 - d. 1956) 26 Oct 1921 - 13 Aug 1923 Andreas Hermes Z (b. 1878 - d. 1964) (acting to 10 Mar 1922) 13 Aug 1923 - 6 Oct 1923 Rudolf Hilferding (1st time) SPD (b. 1877 - d. 1941) 6 Oct 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Hans Luther (1st time) - (b. 1879 - d. 1962) 15 Jan 1925 - 25 Oct 1925 Otto von Schlieben DNVP (b. 1875 - d. 1932) 26 Oct 1925 - 20 Jan 1926 Hans Luther (2nd time) - (s.a.) (acting) 20 Jan 1926 - 29 Jan 1927 Peter Reinhold DDP (b. 1887 - d. 1955) 29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Heinrich K�hler Z (b. 1878 - d. 1949) 28 Jun 1928 - 23 Dec 1929 Rudolf Hilferding (2nd time) SPD (s.a.) 23 Dec 1929 - 20 Jun 1930 Paul Moldenhauer DVP (b. 1876 - d. 1947) 20 Jun 1930 - 26 Jun 1930 Heinrich Br�ning (acting) Z (b. 1885 - d. 1970) 26 Jun 1930 - 1 Jun 1932 Hermann R. Dietrich DDP; 13 Jul 1930: DStP (b. 1879 - d. 1954) 1 Jun 1932 - 23 May 1945 Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk -; 30 Jan 1937: NS (b. 1887 - d. 1977)

Justice

Ministers Dec 1876 - 30 Oct 1879 Heinrich Friedberg (b. 1813 - d. 1895) Oct 1879 - 31 Jan 1889 Hermann von Schelling (b. 1824 - d. 1908) 19 Feb 1889 - 2 Feb 1891 Otto von �hlschl�ger (b. 1831 - d. 1904) 2 Feb 1891 - 24 Mar 1892 Robert Bosse (b. 1832 - d. 1901) 2 Apr 1892 - 30 Apr 1893 Eduard von Hanauer (b. 1829 - d. 1893) 11 Jul 1893 - 26 Oct 1909 Arnold Nieberding (b. 1838 - d. 1912) 26 Oct 1909 - 5 Aug 1917 Hermann Lisco (b. 1850 - d. 1923) 5 Aug 1917 - 13 Feb 1919 Paul von Krause (b. 1852 - d. 1923) 13 Feb 1919 - 21 Jun 1919 Otto Landsberg SPD (b. 1869 - d. 1957) 3 Oct 1919 - 27 Mar 1920 Eugen Schiffer (1st time) DDP (b. 1860 - d. 1954) 27 Mar 1920 - 21 Jun 1920 Andreas Blunck DDP (b. 1871 - d. 1933) 21 Jun 1920 - 10 May 1921 Rudolf Heinze (1st time) DVP (b. 1865 - d. 1928) 10 May 1921 - 26 Oct 1921 Eugen Schiffer (2nd time) DDP (s.a.) 26 Oct 1921 - 22 Nov 1922 Gustav Radbruch (1st time) SPD (b. 1878 - d. 1949) 22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 Rudolf Heinze (2nd time) DVP (s.a.) 13 Aug 1923 - 30 Nov 1923 Gustav Radbruch (2nd time) SPD (s.a.) 30 Nov 1923 - 15 Apr 1924 Erich Emminger Z (b. 1880 - d. 1951) 15 Apr 1924 - 15 Jan 1925 Curt Jo�l (1st time) (acting) - (b. 1865 - d. 1945) 15 Jan 1925 - 21 Nov 1925 Josef Frenken Z (b. 1854 - d. 1943) 21 Nov 1925 - 20 Jan 1926 Hans Luther (acting) - (b. 1879 - d. 1962) 20 Jan 1926 - 16 May 1926 Wilhelm Marx Z (b. 1863 - d. 1946) 16 May 1926 - 29 Jan 1927 Johannes Bell Z (b. 1868 - d. 1949) 29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Oskar Hergt DNVP (b. 1869 - d. 1967) 28 Jun 1928 - 13 Apr 1929 Erich Koch-Weser DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1944) 13 Apr 1929 - 30 Mar 1930 Theodor von Gu�rard Z (b. 1863 - d. 1943) 30 Mar 1930 - 5 Dec 1930 Johann Victor Bredt WP (b. 1879 - d. 1940) 5 Dec 1930 - 1 Jun 1932 Curt Jo�l (2nd time) - (s.a.) (acting to 9 Oct 1931) 1 Jun 1932 - 29 Jan 1941 Franz G�rtner -; 30 Jan 1937: NS (b. 1881 - d. 1941) 31 Jan 1941 - 24 Aug 1942 Franz Schlegelberger (acting) NS (b. 1876 - d. 1970) 24 Aug 1942 - 5 May 1945 Otto Georg Thierack NS (b. 1889 - d. 1946)

Post

Ministers 1880 - 8 Apr 1897 Heinrich Stephan (from 1885, Heinrich von Stephan) (b. 1831 - d. 1897) 1 Jul 1897 - 6 May 1901 Viktor von Podbielski (b. 1844 - d. 1916) 6 May 1901 - 5 Aug 1917 Reinhold Kraetke (b. 1845 - d. 1934) 5 Aug 1917 - 13 Feb 1919 Otto R�dlin (b. 1861 - d. 1928) 13 Feb 1919 - 22 Nov 1922 Johannes Giesberts Z (b. 1865 - d. 1938) 22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 Karl Stingl (1st time) BVP (b. 1864 - d. 1936) 13 Aug 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Anton H�fle Z (b. 1882 - d. 1925) 15 Jan 1925 - 29 Jan 1927 Karl Stingl (2nd time) BVP (s.a.) 29 Jan 1927 - 1 Jun 1932 Georg Sch�tzel BVP (b. 1874 - d. 1934) 1 Jun 1932 - 2 Feb 1937 Paul Freiherr von Eltz- R�benach - (b. 1875 - d. 1943) 2 Feb 1937 - 5 May 1945 Wilhelm Ohnesorge NS (b. 1872 - d. 1962) 5 May 1945 - 23 May 1945 Julius Dorpm�ller NS (b. 1869 - d. 1945)

Colonies

   1907                Colonial Department in the Foreign Office becomes
                       separate ministry

Directors (from 1907, ministers) 1 Apr 1890 - 30 Jun 1890 Friedrich Richard Krauel (b. 1848 - d. 1918) 1 Jul 1890 - 15 Oct 1896 Paul Kayser (b. 1845 - d. 1931) 15 Oct 1896 - 31 Mar 1898 Oswald Freiherr von Richthofen (b. 1847 - d. 1906) 31 Mar 1898 - 12 Jun 1900 Gerhard von Buchka (b. 1851 - d. 1935) 12 Jun 1900 - 16 Nov 1905 Oscar Wilhelm St�bel (b. 1846 - d. 1921) 16 Nov 1905 - 5 Sep 1906 Ernst F�rst von Hohenlohe-Langenberg (b. 1863 - d. 1950) 5 Sep 1906 - 9 Jun 1910 Bernhard Dernburg (b. 1865 - d. 1937) 9 Jun 1910 - 4 Nov 1911 Friedrich von Lindequist (b. 1862 - d. 1945) 4 Nov 1911 - 13 Dec 1918 Wilhelm Solf (b. 1862 - d. 1936) 13 Dec 1918 - 13 Feb 1919 Philipp Scheidemann SPD (b. 1865 - d. 1939) 13 Feb 1919 - 7 Nov 1919 Johannes Bell Z (b. 1868 - d. 1949)

Navy

Ministers 1 Jan 1872 - 20 Mar 1883 Albrecht von Stosch (b. 1818 - d. 1896) 20 Mar 1883 - 5 Jul 1888 Leo von Caprivi (b. 1831 - d. 1899) 1889 - 23 Apr 1890 Karl Eduard Heusner (b. 1843 - d. 1891) 23 Apr 1890 - 18 Jun 1897 Fritz von Hollmann (b. 1842 - d. 1913) 18 Jun 1897 - 15 Mar 1916 Alfred Tirpitz (from 1900, Alfred von Tirpitz) (b. 1849 - d. 1930) 15 Mar 1916 - 7 Oct 1918 Eduard von Capelle (b. 1855 - d. 1931) 7 Oct 1918 - 9 Nov 1918 Paul Behnke (b. 1866 - d. 1937) Nov 1918 - 13 Feb 1919 Ernst Karl August Klemens Ritter von Mann (b. 1864 - d. 1934)

Defense

21 May 1935 Ministry of Defense renamed Ministry of War 4 Feb 1938 ministry abolished and High Command of the Wehrmacht (Oberkommando der Wehrmacht) created in its place

Ministers 13 Feb 1919 - 27 Mar 1920 Gustav Noske SPD (b. 1868 - d. 1946) 13 Mar 1920 - 17 Mar 1920 Walther Freiherr von L�ttwitz (b. 1859 - d. 1942) (in rebellion) 27 Mar 1920 - 19 Jan 1928 Otto Gessler DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1955) 19 Jan 1928 - 1 Jun 1932 Wilhelm Groener - (b. 1867 - d. 1939) 1 Jun 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 Kurt von Schleicher - (b. 1882 - d. 1934) 30 Jan 1933 - 4 Feb 1938 Werner von Blomberg -; 30 Jan 1937: NS (b. 1878 - d. 1946) Chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht 4 Feb 1938 - May 1945 Wilhelm Keitel (b. 1882 - d. 1946)

Economy

Ministers 9 Nov 1917 - 20 Nov 1917 Rudolf Schwander (acting) (b. 1868 - d. 1950) 20 Nov 1917 - 8 Nov 1918 Hans Karl Freiherr von Stein zu Nord- und Ostheim (b. 1867 - d. 1942) 14 Nov 1918 - 13 Feb 1919 August M�ller (b. 1873 - d. 1946) 13 Feb 1919 - 15 Jul 1919 Rudolf Wissell SPD (b. 1869 - d. 1962) 15 Jul 1919 - 21 Jun 1920 Robert Schmidt (1st time) SPD (b. 1864 - d. 1943) 21 Jun 1920 - 10 May 1921 Ernst Scholz DVP (b. 1874 - d. 1932) 10 May 1921 - 22 Nov 1922 Robert Schmidt (2nd time) SPD (s.a.) 22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 Johannes Becker DVP (b. 1869 - d. 1951) 13 Aug 1923 - 6 Oct 1923 Hans von Raumer DVP (b. 1870 - d. 1965) 6 Oct 1923 - 30 Nov 1923 Joseph Koeth - (b. 1870 - d. 1936) 30 Nov 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Eduard Hamm DDP (b. 1879 - d. 1944) 15 Jan 1925 - 26 Oct 1925 Albert Neuhaus DNVP (b. 1873 - d. 19...) 26 Oct 1925 - 20 Jan 1926 Rudolf Krohne (acting) DVP (b. 1876 - d. 1953) 20 Jan 1926 - 11 Nov 1929 Julius Curtius DVP (b. 1877 - d. 1948) 11 Nov 1929 - 23 Dec 1929 Paul Moldenhauer DVP (b. 1876 - d. 1947) 23 Dec 1929 - 30 Mar 1930 Robert Schmidt (3rd time) SPD (s.a.) 30 Mar 1930 - 26 Jun 1930 Hermann R. Dietrich DDP (b. 1879 - d. 1954) 26 Jun 1930 - 9 Oct 1931 Ernst Trendelenburg (1st time) (acting) - (b. 1882 - d. 19...) 9 Oct 1931 - 6 May 1932 Hermann Warmbold (1st time) - (b. 1876 - d. 1976) 6 May 1932 - 1 Jun 1932 Ernst Trendelenburg (2nd time) (acting) - (s.a.) 1 Jun 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 Hermann Warmbold (2nd time) - (s.a.) 30 Jan 1933 - 29 Jun 1933 Alfred Hugenberg DNVP (b. 1865 - d. 1951) 29 Jun 1933 - 30 Jan 1935 Kurt Schmitt NS (b. 1886 - d. 1950) 30 Jul 1934 - 26 Nov 1937 Hjalmar Schacht -; 30 Jan 1937: NS (b. 1877 - d. 1970) (acting for Schmitt to 30 Jan 1935) 26 Nov 1937 - 7 Feb 1938 Hermann G�ring (acting) NS (b. 1893 - d. 1946) 7 Feb 1938 - 5 May 1945 Walther Funk NS (b. 1890 - d. 1960)

Food and Agriculture

Ministers 14 Nov 1918 - 13 Feb 1919 Emanuel Wurm USPD (b. 1857 - d. 1920) 13 Feb 1919 - 30 Mar 1920 Robert Schmidt SPD (b. 1864 - d. 1943) 30 Mar 1920 - 10 Mar 1923 Andreas Hermes Z (b. 1878 - d. 1964) 31 Mar 1922 - 22 Nov 1922 Anton Fehr BBB (b. 1881 - d. 1954) 22 Nov 1922 - 1 Dec 1922 Karl M�ller Z (b. 1884 - d. 1964) 1 Dec 1922 - 6 Oct 1923 Hans Luther - (b. 1879 - d. 1962) 6 Oct 1923 - 20 Jan 1926 Gerhard Graf von Kanitz - (b. 1885 - d. 1949) 20 Jan 1926 - 29 Jan 1927 Heinrich Haslinde Z (b. 1881 - d. 1958) 29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Martin Schiele (1st time) DNVP (b. 1870 - d. 1939) 28 Jun 1928 - 30 Mar 1930 Hermann R. Dietrich DDP (b. 1879 - d. 1954) 30 Mar 1930 - 1 Jun 1932 Martin Schiele (2nd time) DNVP; 22 Jul 1930: Landvolk (s.a.) 1 Jun 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 Magnus Freiherr von Braun DNVP (b. 1878 - d. 1972) 30 Jan 1933 - 29 Jun 1933 Alfred Hugenberg DNVP (b. 1865 - d. 1951) 29 Jun 1933 - 23 May 1942 R. Walther Darr� NS (b. 1895 - d. 1953) 23 May 1942 - 23 May 1945 Herbert Backe NS (b. 1896 - d. 1947) (acting to 6 Apr 1944)

Labour

Ministers 4 Oct 1918 - 21 Jun 1919 Gustav Bauer SPD (b. 1870 - d. 1944) 21 Jun 1919 - 25 Jun 1920 Alexander Schlicke SPD (b. 1863 - d. 1940) 25 Jun 1920 - 28 Jun 1928 Heinrich Brauns Z (b. 1868 - d. 1939) 28 Jun 1928 - 30 Mar 1930 Rudolf Wissell SPD (b. 1869 - d. 1962) 30 Mar 1930 - 1 Jun 1932 Adam Stegerwald Z (b. 1874 - d. 1945) 1 Jun 1932 - 6 Jun 1932 Hermann Warmbold (acting) - (b. 1876 - d. 1976) 6 Jun 1932 - 3 Dec 1932 Hugo Sch�ffer - (b. 1875 - d. 19...) 3 Dec 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 Friedrich Syrup - (b. 1881 - d. 1945) 30 Jan 1933 - 23 May 1945 Franz Seldte Stahlhelm; 27 Apr 1933: NS (b. 1882 - d. 1947)

Transportation

Ministers 13 Feb 1919 - 1 May 1920 Johannes Bell Z (b. 1868 - d. 1949) 1 May 1920 - 25 Jun 1920 Gustav Bauer SPD (b. 1870 - d. 1944) 25 Jun 1920 - 13 Aug 1923 Wilhelm Groener - (b. 1867 - d. 1939) 13 Aug 1923 - 11 Oct 1924 Rudolf Oeser DDP (b. 1858 - d. 1926) 11 Oct 1924 - 29 Jan 1927 Rudolf Krohne DVP (b. 1876 - d. 1953) (acting to 15 Jan 1925) 29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Wilhelm Koch DNVP (b. 1877 - d. 1950) 28 Jun 1928 - 7 Feb 1929 Theodor von Gu�rard (1st time) Z (b. 1863 - d. 1943) 7 Feb 1929 - 13 Apr 1929 Georg Sch�tzel (acting) BVP (b. 1874 - d. 1934) 13 Apr 1929 - 30 Mar 1930 Adam Stegerwald Z (b. 1874 - d. 1945) 30 Mar 1930 - 9 Oct 1931 Theodor von Gu�rard (2nd time) Z (s.a.) 9 Oct 1931 - 1 Jun 1932 Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus KVP (b. 1891 - d. 1971) 1 Jun 1932 - 2 Feb 1937 Paul Freiherr von Eltz- R�benach - (b. 1875 - d. 1943) 2 Feb 1937 - 23 May 1945 Julius Dorpm�ller NS (b. 1869 - d. 1945)

Treasury

Ministers 3 Apr 1919 - 21 Jun 1919 Georg Gothein DDP (b. 1857 - d. 1940) 21 Jun 1919 - 30 Jan 1920 Wilhelm Mayer Z (b. 1874 - d. 1923) 27 Mar 1920 - 25 Jun 1920 Gustav Bauer (1st time) SPD (b. 1870 - d. 1944) 25 Jun 1920 - 10 May 1921 Hans von Raumer DVP (b. 1870 - d. 1965) 10 May 1921 - 22 Nov 1921 Gustav Bauer (2nd time) SPD (s.a.) 22 Nov 1921 - 1 Apr 1923 Heinrich Albert - (b. 1874 - d. 1960)

Reconstruction

Ministers 25 Oct 1919 - 27 Mar 1920 Otto Gessler DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1955) 10 May 1921 - 26 Oct 1921 Walther Rathenau DDP (b. 1867 - d. 1922) 22 Nov 1922 - 29 Mar 1923 Heinrich Albert - (b. 1874 - d. 1960) 29 Mar 1923 - 30 Nov 1923 Robert Schmidt SPD (b. 1864 - d. 1943)

Occupied Territories

Ministers 29 Aug 1923 - 30 Nov 1923 Hans Fuchs Z (b. 1874 - d. 1956) 30 Nov 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Anton H�fle (acting) Z (b. 1882 - d. 1925) 15 Jan 1925 - 21 Nov 1925 Josef Frenken (acting) Z (b. 1854 - d. 1943) 21 Nov 1925 - 20 Jan 1926 Heinrich Brauns Z (b. 1868 - d. 1939) 20 Jan 1926 - 16 May 1926 Wilhelm Marx (1st time) Z (b. 1863 - d. 1946) (acting) 16 May 1926 - 29 Jan 1927 Johannes Bell (acting) Z (b. 1868 - d. 1949) 29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Wilhelm Marx (2nd time) Z (s.a.) (acting) 28 Jun 1928 - 7 Feb 1929 Theodor von Gu�rard Z (b. 1863 - d. 1943) 7 Feb 1929 - 13 Apr 1929 Carl Severing (acting) SPD (b. 1875 - d. 1952) 13 Apr 1929 - 30 Mar 1930 Joseph Wirth Z (b. 1879 - d. 1956) 30 Mar 1930 - 30 Sep 1930 Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus CNAG; 23 Jul 1930: KVP (b. 1891 - d. 1971)

Propaganda

Minister 13 Mar 1933 - 30 Apr 1945 Joseph Goebbels NS (b. 1897 - d. 1945)

Aviation

Minister 5 May 1933 - 24 Apr 1945 Hermann G�ring NS (b. 1893 - d. 1946)

Science and Education

Minister 1 May 1934 - 5 May 1945 Bernhard Rust NS (b. 1883 - d. 1945)

Ecclesiastical Affairs

Ministers 18 Jul 1935 - 15 Dec 1941 Hanns Kerrl NS (b. 1887 - d. 1941) 15 Dec 1941 - 5 May 1945 Hermann Muhs NS (b. 1894 - d. 1962) (acting to 16 Jan 1942)

Munitions

Ministers 17 Mar 1940 - 8 Feb 1942 Fritz Todt NS (b. 1891 - d. 1942) 8 Feb 1942 - 5 May 1945 Albert Speer NS (b. 1905 - d. 1981)

Occupied Eastern Territories

Minister 17 Nov 1941 - 5 May 1945 Alfred Rosenberg NS (b. 1893 - d. 1946)

Industry and Production

Minister 5 May 1945 - 23 May 1945 Albert Speer NS (b. 1905 - d. 1981)

Parliament

Reichstag

Presidents Mar 1871 - Feb 1874 Eduard Simson (b. 1810 - d. 1899) Feb 1874 - May 1879 Maximilian Franz August von Forckenbeck (b. 1821 - d. 1892) May 1879 - Aug 1879 Otto Theodor von Seydewitz (b. 1818 - d. 1898) Feb 1880 - Feb 1881 Adolf Graf von Arnim-Boitzenburg (b. 1832 - d. 1887) Feb 1881 - Nov 1881 Gustav Heinrich Konrad von Gossler (b. 1838 - d. 1902) Nov 1881 - Nov 1884 Albert Erdmann Karl Gerhard von Levetzow (1st time) (b. 1827 - d. 1903) Nov 1884 - Nov 1888 Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf (b. 1837 - d. 1915) Nov 1888 - Mar 1895 Albert Erdmann Karl Gerhard von Levetzow (2nd time) (s.a.) Mar 1895 - Dec 1898 Rudolf Freiherr von Buol-Berenberg (b. 1842 - d. 1902) Dec 1898 - 20 Feb 1907 Franz Xaver Graf von Ballestrem (b. 1834 - d. 1910) 20 Feb 1907 - 19 Feb 1910 Udo Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (b. 1840 - d. 1910) 1 Mar 1910 - Feb 1912 Hans Graf von Schwerin-L�witz (b. 1847 - d. 1918) Feb 1912 - 25 May 1918 Johannes Kaempf (b. 1842 - d. 1918) Jun 1918 - Nov 1918 Konstantin Fehrenbach (b. 1852 - d. 1926) - Constituent National Assembly - 7 Feb 1919 - 13 Feb 1919 Eduard David (b. 1863 - d. 1930) 13 Feb 1919 - 14 Feb 1919 Conrad Haussmann (acting) (b. 1857 - d. 1922) 14 Feb 1919 - 21 Jun 1920 Konstantin Fehrenbach (s.a.) - Reichstag - 25 Jun 1920 - 27 May 1924 Paul L�be (1st time) (b. 1875 - d. 1967) 28 May 1924 - 7 Jan 1925 Max Wallraf (b. 1859 - d. 1941) 7 Jan 1925 - 30 Aug 1932 Paul L�be (2nd time) (s.a.) 30 Aug 1932 - 24 Apr 1945 Hermann G�ring (b. 1893 - d. 1946)