List of the ministries of Saxony
The list contains the ministries in Saxony , in the Kingdom of Saxony since 1831, the Free State of Saxony during the Weimar Republic, Gau Saxony , the State of Saxony and today's Free State of Saxony . From 1831 to 1952, there was great continuity in the ministries' personnel and records. The files are in the Saxon Main State Archive in Dresden.
Finances
The Saxon Ministry of Finance existed from 1831 to 1952 and again since 1990.
- 1831–1848 Heinrich Anton von Zeschau
- 1848–1849 Robert Georgi
- 1849 Karl Wolf von Ehrenstein
- 1849–1858 Johann Heinrich August Behr
- 1858–1876 Richard von Friesen
- 1876–1890 Léonçe Robert von Könneritz
- 1890–1895 Hans von Thümmel
- 1895–1902 Werner von Watzdorf
- 1902–1910 Konrad Wilhelm von Rüger
- 1910–1918 Ernst von Seydewitz
- 1918 Max Otto Schröder
- 1918–1919 Friedrich Geyer ( USPD )
- 1919 August Emil Nitzsche ( SPD)
- 1919–1920 Emil Robert Nitzschke ( DDP )
- 1920 Peter P. Reinhold (DDP)
- 1920–1923 Max Heldt (SPD)
- 1923 Paul Herbert Böttcher ( KPD )
- 1923–1924 Max Heldt (SPD)
- 1924–1926 Peter P. Reinhold (DDP)
- 1926–1927 Julius Dehne (DDP)
- 1927–1930 Hugo Weber
- 1930–1933 Hans R. Hedrich (DDP)
- 1933 Friedrich Johannes Kluge
- 1933–1943 Rudolf Kamps ( NSDAP )
- 1945–1950 Gerhard Rohner ( CDU )
- 1950 Carl Ulbricht (CDU)
- 1950–1952 Wilhelm Adam ( NDPD )
- 1990-2001 Georg Milbradt (CDU)
- 2001–2002 Thomas de Maizière (CDU)
- 2002-2007 Horst Metz (CDU)
- 2007-2008 Stanislaw Tillich (CDU)
- 2008-2017 Georg Unland (CDU)
- 2017–2019 Matthias Haß (CDU)
- 2019– Hartmut Vorjohann (CDU)
Interior
The Saxon Ministry of the Interior existed from 1831 to 1952 and again since 1990. (From 1943 to 1945 the ministry was directly subordinate to the Reichsstatthalter Martin Mutschmann .)
- 1831–1834 Bernhard August von Lindenau
- 1834–1836 Hans Georg von Carlowitz
- 1836–1844 Eduard von Nostitz and Jänckendorf
- 1844–1848 Johann Paul von Falkenstein
- 1848 Ferdinand Zschinsky
- 1848–1849 Martin Gotthard Oberländer
- 1849 Albert Christian Weinlig
- 1849–1852 Richard von Friesen
- 1852–1866 Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust
- 1866–1891 Hermann von Nostitz-Wallwitz
- 1891–1906 Georg von Metzsch-Reichenbach
- 1906–1909 Wilhelm von Hohenthal
- 1909–1918 Christoph Johann Friedrich Vitzthum von Eckstädt
- 1918 Walter Koch
- 1918–1919 Richard Lipinski ( USPD )
- 1919 Georg Gradnauer ( SPD)
- 1919–1920 Karl Otto Uhlig (SPD)
- 1920 Otto Kühn (SPD)
- 1920–1923 Richard Lipinski (SPD)
- 1923–1924 Hermann Liebmann (SPD)
- 1924–1927 Max Müller (SPD)
- 1927 Julius Dehne ( DDP )
- 1927–1929 Willibalt Apelt (DDP)
- 1929–1933 Friedrich Wilhelm Richter (-)
- 1933 Manfred von Killinger
- 1933–1943 Karl Fritsch ( NSDAP )
- 1945–1948 Kurt Fischer ( KPD / SED )
- 1948–1949 Wilhelm Zaisser (SED)
- 1949–1952 Artur Hofmann (SED)
- 1990–1991 Rudolf Krause (CDU)
- 1991–1995 Heinz Eggert (CDU)
- 1995–2002 Klaus Hardraht (CDU)
- 2002-2004 Horst Rasch (CDU)
- 2004-2005 Thomas de Maizière (CDU)
- 2005-2009 Albrecht Buttolo (CDU)
- 2009–2017 Markus Ulbig (CDU)
- 2017– Roland Wöller (CDU)
Judiciary
A Ministry of Justice existed from 1831 to 1934 and from 1945 to 1949 and again since 1990.
- 1831–1846 Julius Traugott Jakob von Könneritz
- 1846–1848 Albert von Carlowitz
- 1848–1849 Alexander Karl Hermann Braun
- 1849 Gustav Friedrich Held
- 1849–1858 Ferdinand von Zschinsky
- 1858–1866 Johann Heinrich August von Behr
- 1866–1871 Robert Schneider
- 1871–1890 Christian Wilhelm Ludwig von Abeken
- 1890–1901 Heinrich Rudolf Schurig
- 1901–1902 Konrad Wilhelm von Rüger
- 1902–1912 Victor Alexander von Otto
- 1912–1918 Paul Arthur Nagel
- 1918 Rudolf Heinze
- 1918–1919 Georg Gradnauer ( SPD )
- 1919–1921 Rudolf Harnisch (SPD)
- 1921–1923 Erich Zeigner (SPD)
- 1923–1924 Alfred Neu (SPD)
- 1924–1927 Wilhelm Bünger ( DVP )
- 1927–1929 Arthur von Fumetti (VRP)
- 1929–1933 Karl Emil Mannsfeld (-)
- 1933–1934 Otto Georg Thierack ( NSDAP )
- 1945–1946 Reinhard Uhle ( LDPD )
- 1946–1948 Hermann Kastner (LDPD)
- 1948–1949 Johannes Dieckmann (LDPD)
→ Saxon State Ministry of Justice
- 1990–2000 Steffen Heitmann (CDU)
- 2000–2002 Manfred Kolbe (CDU)
- 2002–2004 Thomas de Maizière (CDU)
- 2005-2009 Geert Mackenroth (CDU)
- 2009–2014 Jürgen Martens (FDP), also Minister for Europe
- 2014-2019 Sebastian Gemkow (CDU)
- 2019– Katja Meier ( Greens )
Cult
A culture ministry existed from 1831 to 1952. Until 1923 as the ministry of cult and public education, then as the national education ministry. In 1990 the ministry was rebuilt.
- 1831–1836 Johann Christian Müller
- 1836–1840 Hans Georg von Carlowitz
- 1840–1848 Eduard von Wietersheim
- 1848–1849 Ludwig von der Pfordten
- 1849 Gustav Friedrich Held
- 1849–1853 Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust
- 1853–1871 Johann Paul von Falkenstein
- 1871–1891 Karl von Gerber
- 1892–1906 Kurt Damm Paul von Seydewitz
- 1906–1908 Joachim Kaspar Anton Richard von Schlieben
- 1908–1918 Heinrich Gustav Beck
- 1918 Alfred von Nostitz-Wallwitz
- 1918–1919 Wilhelm Buck ( SPD )
- 1919–1920 Richard Seyfert ( DDP )
- 1920–1924 Hermann Fleißner ( USPD / SPD)
- 1924–1929 Friedrich Kaiser ( DVP )
- 1929–1930 Wilhelm Bünger (DVP)
- 1930–1933 Walther Schieck ( DVP )
- 1933 Georg Gerullis ( NSDAP )
- 1933–1935 Wilhelm Hartnacke ( DNVP / NSDAP )
- 1935–1945 Arthur Hugo Göpfert ( NSDAP )
- 1945–1946 Kurt Fischer ( KPD / SED )
- 1946–1947 Erwin Hartsch (SPD / SED)
- 1947–1951 Helmut Holtzhauer (SED)
- 1951–1952 Hans Riesner (SED)
→ Saxon State Ministry for Culture
- 1990–1993 Stefanie Rehm (CDU)
- 1993–1994 Friedbert Gross (CDU)
- 1994–2002 Matthias Rößler (CDU)
- 2002–2004 Karl Mannsfeld (CDU)
- 2004-2008 Steffen Flath (CDU)
- 2008–2012 Roland Wöller (CDU)
- 2012–2017 Brunhild Kurth (CDU)
- 2017 Frank Haubitz (independent)
- 2017– Christian Piwarz (CDU)
Ministries until 1919
Foreign Ministry
An independent Saxon Foreign Ministry existed from 1831 to 1919.
- 1831–1835 Johannes von Minkwitz
- 1835–1848 Heinrich Anton von Zeschau
- 1848–1849 Ludwig von der Pfordten
- 1849–1866 Friedrich Ferdinand von Beust
- 1866–1876 Richard von Friesen
- 1876–1882 Hermann von Nostitz-Wallwitz
- 1882–1891 Alfred von Fabrice
- 1891–1906 Georg von Metzsch-Reichenbach
- 1906–1909 Wilhelm von Hohenthal
- 1909–1918 Christoph Johann Friedrich Vitzthum von Eckstädt
- 1918 Walter Koch
- 1918–1919 Richard Lipinski (as People's Representative Head of the Ministry)
Organizationally, the Foreign Ministry was merged into the State Chancellery in 1919 . Formally, the Ministry continued to exist and was responsible for contact with non-Saxon governments within the Reich and for the Reichsrat .
War Department
The War Ministry existed from 1831 to 1919. From 1918 the name was Ministry of Military Affairs.
- 1831–1839 Johann Adolf von Zezschwitz
- 1839–1846 Gustav von Nostitz-Wallwitz
- 1846–1848 Karl Friedrich Gustav von Oppel
- 1848 Albrecht Ernst Stellanus von Holtzendorff
- 1848 Karl Friedrich Gustav von Oppel
- 1848–1849 Karl Friedrich August Treusch von Buttlar
- 1849–1866 Bernhard von Rabenhorst
- 1866–1891 Alfred von Fabrice
- 1891–1902 Paul von der Planitz
- 1902–1914 Max von Hausen
- 1914–1916 Adolph von Carlowitz (three times briefly, in between Viktor von Wilsdorf)
- 1916–1918 Viktor von Wilsdorf
- 1918–1919 Hermann Fleißner ( USPD )
- 1919 Gustav Neuring ( SPD )
- 1919 Bruno Kirchhof (SPD)
After 1919 the competence went to the Reichswehr Ministry .
Royal house
The Ministry of the Royal House existed from 1831 to 1918. It was not provided for in the constitution and was a royal private institution.
- 1831–1833 Julius Traugott von Könneritz
- 1833–1835 Johannes von Minckwitz
- 1835–1840 Karl von Watzdorf
- 1840–1851 Albert Zenker (probably only represented the position of minister, had the rank of court counselor and cabinet secretary, then after 1845 a privy councilor and until 1854 with the function of “ministerial counselor”) (father of Friedrich Albert von Zenker )
- 1851–1869 Heinrich Anton von Zeschau
- 1869–1871 Hermann von Nostitz-Wallwitz
- 1871–1882 Johann Paul von Falkenstein
- 1882–1895 Hermann von Nostitz-Wallwitz
- 1895–1906 Paul von Seydewitz
- 1906–1918 Georg von Metzsch-Reichenbach
Ministries between 1918 and 1945
Economy 1919-1945
The Ministry of Economics existed from 1919 to 1945. (From 1943 to 1945 the Ministry was directly subordinate to the Reichsstatthalter Martin Mutschmann .)
- 1919–1921 Albert Schwarz ( SPD )
- 1921–1923 Alfred Fellisch (SPD)
- 1923 Fritz Heckert ( KPD )
- 1923–1924 Alfred Fellisch (SPD)
- 1924–1927 Hermann Müller (SPD)
- 1927 Walter Woldemar Wilhelm (WP)
- 1927–1930 Friedrich Krug von Nidda and von Falkenstein ( DNVP )
- 1930–1933 Hans R. Hedrich ( DDP )
- 1933–1943 Georg Lenk ( NSDAP )
Work and Welfare 1918–1935
The Ministry of Labor and Welfare existed from 1918 to 1935.
- 1918–1919 Albert Schwarz ( SPD )
- 1919–1920 Max Heldt (SPD)
- 1920–1921 Ernst Hermann Jäckel ( USPD )
- 1922–1923 Paul Ristau (SPD)
- 1923 Georg Graupe
- 1923–1930 Georg Elsner (SPD)
- 1930–1933 Friedrich Wilhelm Richter (-)
- 1933–1935 Georg Schmidt ( NSDAP )
Then the competence went to Berlin offices.
Ministries between 1945 and 1952
Welfare 1945–1947
The Ministry of Welfare existed from 1945 to 1947 and was headed by Jenny Matern .
Fuel 1945–1947
The Ministry of Fuel existed from 1945 to 1947 and was headed by Gerhart Ziller ( KPD ).
Work and Economy 1945–1949
The Ministry of Labor and Economy, later “Labor and Social Welfare”, “Industry and Transport” existed from 1945 to 1949.
- 1945 Richard Woldt (SPD)
- 1945–1946 Fritz Selbmann (KPD)
- 1946–1948 Walter Gäbler , Fritz Selbmann (KPD)
- 1948–1949 Alfred Fellisch ( SED )
- 1949 Gerhart Ziller (SED)
Agriculture, trade and transport 1945–1947
The Ministry of Agriculture, Trade and Transport existed from 1945 to 1947.
- 1945 Wilhelm Lenhardt (-)
- 1945–1946 Walter Gäbler (KPD)
- 1946–1947 Georg Knabe ( CDU )
Agriculture and forestry 1947–1952
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry existed from 1947 to 1952.
- 1947–1950 Reinhard Uhle ( LDPD )
- 1950 Felix Kaden (SED)
- 1950–1952 Fritz Weißhaupt ( DBD )
Health 1945–1952
The Ministry of Health existed from 1945 to 1952.
- 1945–1951 Walter Thürmer (LDPD)
- 1951–1952 Artur Schlesinger (LDPD)
Ministries since 1990
With the establishment of the Free State of Saxony in 1990, new ministries were created that did not exist before. The Saxon State Government names its ministries as "Saxon State Ministry for / of ...".
Economy and work
→ Saxon State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Labor and Transport
- 1990-2002 Kajo Schommer (CDU)
- 2002-2004 Martin Gillo (CDU)
- 2004–2009 Thomas Jurk (SPD)
- 2009–2014 Sven Morlok (FDP) ( ... and traffic )
- 2014– Martin Dulig (SPD)
Social and social cohesion
→ Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs and Social Cohesion Until 2019, the name was Saxon State Ministry for Social Affairs and Consumer Protection
- 1990–2002 Hans Geisler (CDU)
- 2002–2003 Christine Weber (CDU)
- 2003-2008 Helma Orosz (CDU)
- 2008-2014 Christine Clauß (CDU)
- 2014–2019 Barbara Klepsch (CDU)
- 2019– Petra Köpping (SPD)
Special tasks, later Saxon State Chancellery
The Saxon State Chancellery has existed as a ministry since 1995. Before that, there was a State Minister for special tasks or State Minister in the State Chancellery. The head of the State Chancellery is also Minister of State for Federal and European Affairs.
- 1990–1992 Arnold Vaatz (CDU)
- 1992–1993 Karl Weise (CDU)
- 1995–1999 Günter Meyer (CDU)
- 1999–2001 Thomas de Maizière (CDU)
- 2001–2002 Georg Brüggen (CDU)
- 2002-2004 Stanislaw Tillich (CDU)
- 2004–2007 Hermann Winkler (CDU)
- 2007-2008 Michael Sagurna (CDU)
- 2008-2014 Johannes Beermann (CDU)
- 2014–2017 Fritz Jaeckel (CDU)
- 2017- Oliver Schenk (CDU)
Judiciary
→ Saxon State Ministry of Justice
Interior
→ Saxon State Ministry of the Interior
Energy, climate protection, the environment and agriculture
→ Saxon State Ministry for Energy, Climate Protection, Environment and Agriculture
The Ministry was formed in 1998 from the Ministries of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Environment and Regional Development. The state development went to the Ministry of the Interior.
Until 2019 the designation was the Saxon State Ministry for Environment and Agriculture
- 1998–1999 Rolf Jähnichen (CDU)
- 1999-2004 Steffen Flath (CDU)
- 2004-2007 Stanislaw Tillich (CDU)
- 2007-2008 Roland Wöller (CDU)
- 2008-2014 Frank Kupfer (CDU)
- 2014–2019 Thomas Schmidt (CDU)
- 2019– Wolfram Günther (Greens)
Cult
→ Saxon State Ministry for Culture
Science, culture and tourism
→ Saxon State Ministry for Science, Culture and Tourism
Until 2019 the designation was Saxon State Ministry for Science and Art
- 1990–2002 Hans Joachim Meyer (CDU)
- 2002–2004 Matthias Rößler (CDU)
- 2004-2006 Barbara Ludwig (SPD)
- 2006–2009 Eva-Maria Stange (SPD)
- 2009–2014 Sabine von Schorlemer (-)
- 2014–2019 Eva-Maria Stange (SPD)
- 2019– Sebastian Gemkow (CDU) for science and Barbara Klepsch (CDU) for culture and tourism
Regional development
→ Saxon State Ministry for Regional Development
The ministry was re-established in 2019
- 2019– Thomas Schmidt (CDU)
Agriculture, Food and Forestry 1990–1998
- 1990–1998 Rolf Jähnichen (CDU)
Environment and regional development 1990–1998
- 1990–1991 Karl Weise (CDU)
- 1992–1998 Arnold Vaatz (CDU)
Equality 1994–2002
- 1994–1999 Friederike de Haas (CDU)
- 1999–2002 Christine Weber (CDU)
Federal and European affairs 1999–2002
- 1999–2002 Stanislaw Tillich (CDU)