List of German health ministers

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As health minister is known that Minister of the Federal Cabinet, which mainly deal with the tasks of health care. The tasks include maintaining the performance of the statutory health insurance .

Health Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany (since 1961)

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No. Surname Life dates Political party Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end)
Federal Minister of Health
01 Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt 1901-1986 CDU November 14, 1961 November 30, 1966
02 Kate Strobel 1907-1996 SPD 1st December 1966 October 22, 1969
Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health
02 Kate Strobel s. O. SPD October 22, 1969 December 15, 1972
03 Katharina Focke 1922-2016 SPD December 15, 1972 December 16, 1976
04th Antje Huber 1924-2015 SPD December 16, 1976 April 28, 1982
05 Anke Fuchs 1937-2019 SPD April 28, 1982 October 1, 1982
06th Heiner Geissler 1930-2017 CDU October 1, 1982 September 26, 1985
07th Rita Süssmuth * 1937 CDU September 26, 1985 June 5, 1986
Federal Minister for Youth, Family, Women and Health
07th Rita Süssmuth s. O. CDU June 6, 1986 December 9, 1988
08th Ursula Lehr * 1930 CDU December 9, 1988 January 18, 1991
Federal Minister for Health
09 Gerda Hasselfeldt * 1950 CSU January 18, 1991 May 6, 1992
10 Horst Seehofer * 1949 CSU May 6, 1992 October 27, 1998
11 Andrea Fischer * 1960 Green October 27, 1998 January 12, 2001
12 Ulla Schmidt * 1949 SPD January 12, 2001 October 22, 2002
Federal Minister for Health and Social Security
12 Ulla Schmidt s. O. SPD October 22, 2002 November 22, 2005
Federal Minister for Health
12 Ulla Schmidt s. O. SPD November 22, 2005 October 27, 2009
13 Philipp Rösler * 1973 FDP October 28, 2009 May 12, 2011
14th Daniel Bahr * 1976 FDP May 12, 2011 17th December 2013
15th Hermann Gröhe * 1961 CDU 17th December 2013 March 14, 2018
16 Jens Spahn * 1980 CDU March 14, 2018 officiating

Minister of Health of the GDR (1949–1990)

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(1949–1950 Minister for Labor and Health)

Surname Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end) Political party
Luitpold Steidle October 11, 1949 December 8, 1958 CDU
Max Sefrin December 8, 1958 November 26, 1971 SED
Ludwig Mecklinger November 29, 1971 November 7, 1989 SED
Klaus Thielmann January 29, 1989 April 12, 1990 SED
Jürgen Kleditzsch April 12, 1990 October 2, 1990 CDU