Bundestag committees of the 3rd German Bundestag
The permanent Bundestag committees of the 3rd German Bundestag (1957–1961) are listed below:
| Committee | Chair | fraction | Deputy | fraction | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Committee on Election Review, Immunity and Rules of Procedure |
Heinrich Georg Ritzel | SPD | Stefan Dittrich | CDU / CSU | 17th |
| Committee on Petitions |
Luise Albertz from June 3, 1959: Helene Wessel |
SPD | Friedrich Funk | CDU / CSU | 29 |
|
Committee on Foreign Affairs |
Kurt Georg Kiesinger from January 29, 1959: Hans Furler from May 15, 1960: Hermann Kopf |
CDU / CSU | Carlo Schmid | SPD | 29 |
| Committee for All-German and Berlin Issues |
Herbert Wehner | SPD | Johann Baptist Gradl | CDU / CSU | 29 |
| Defense Committee | Richard Jaeger | CDU / CSU | Hans Merten | SPD | 29 |
| Home Affairs Committee |
Friedrich Maier from January 25, 1961: Hermann Schmitt-Vockenhausen |
SPD | Walter Kühlthau | CDU / CSU | 29 |
| Reparation Committee |
Otto Heinrich Greve from February 27, 1958: Alfred Frenzel from November 10, 1960: Gerhard Jahn |
SPD | Franz Bohm | CDU / CSU | 17th |
| Committee for cultural policy and journalism |
Bruno Heck | CDU / CSU | Heinz Kühn | SPD | 29 |
| Local Policy and Public Welfare Committee |
Friedrich Wilhelm Willeke | CDU / CSU |
Helmuth Schranz from November 9, 1960: Willy Könen |
DP SPD |
29 |
|
Committee on Family and Youth Affairs |
Emil Kemmer | CDU / CSU | Marta Schanzenbach | SPD | 23 |
| Health Care Committee | Wolfgang Stammberger | FDP | Viktoria Steinbiss | CDU / CSU | 23 |
| Legal Committee | Matthias Hoogen | CDU / CSU | Ewald Bucher | FDP | 29 |
| Budget Committee | Erwin Schoettle | SPD | Rudolf Vogel | CDU / CSU | 29 |
| Finance committee | August Neuburger | CDU / CSU | Walter Seuffert | SPD | 29 |
| Load balancing committee |
Johannes Kunze from June 23, 1960: Waldemar Kraft |
CDU / CSU |
Ludwig Preiß from January 11, 1961: Ernst Zühlke |
DP SPD |
17th |
| Economic Committee |
Fritz Hellwig from October 7, 1959: Kurt Schmücker |
CDU / CSU | Georg Kurlbaum | SPD | 29 |
| Foreign Trade Committee | Günther Serres | CDU / CSU | Robert Margulies | FDP | 29 |
| Committee for SME Issues | Karl Wieninger | CDU / CSU | Erwin Lange | SPD | 23 |
| Committee on Food, Agriculture and Forestry |
Bernhard Bauknecht | CDU / CSU | Herbert Kriedemann | SPD | 29 |
| Social Policy Committee | Ernst Schellenberg | SPD | Peter Horn | CDU / CSU | 29 |
| Labor Committee |
Josef Arndgen from November 13, 1958: Heinrich Scheppmann |
CDU / CSU | Willy Odenthal | SPD | 29 |
| Committee on War Victims and Returnees |
Kurt Pohle | SPD | Maria Probst | CDU / CSU | 23 |
|
Committee on Transport, Post and Telecommunications |
Paul Bleiß | SPD | Ernst Müller-Hermann | CDU / CSU | 29 |
| Committee for Housing and Land Law from December 9, 1957: Committee for Housing, Building and Land Law |
Carl Hesberg | CDU / CSU | Julius Brecht | SPD | 29 |
| Committee on Displaced Persons | Ernst Kuntscher | CDU / CSU | Reinhold Rehs | SPD | 23 |
| Nuclear Energy and Water Management Committee |
Thomas Dehler | FDP | Hugo Geiger | CDU / CSU | 29 |