Interior ministers are or have been responsible for the internal affairs of the Federation or the Reich. The areas of responsibility include, for example, administration and internal security. Construction ministers deal with or dealt with the issues of the construction industry. Since 2017, both areas have been united in the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Home Affairs .
The provisional central power was the first Reich government in 1848/1849 as the executive branch of the emerging German Empire during the revolutionary period. In the North German Confederation (from 1867) there were no other supreme federal authorities apart from the Federal Chancellery and the Foreign Office . During the German Empire (from 1871 onwards) further imperial authorities were gradually spun off from the Chancellery. The Chancellery itself became the Reich Office of the Interior; therefore it should not be confused with the Reich Chancellery (from 1878).
Since the law on provisional imperial power in 1919, the highest heads of authorities have had the rank and title of minister.
Reich Minister of the Interior in the Provisional Central Authority (1848/1849)
Imperial eagle of the central power
State Secretaries of the Reich Office of the Interior of the German Empire (1879–1919)
Coat of arms of the German Empire
Surname
Term of office (beginning)
Term of office (end)
Political party
Karl von Hofmann December 24, 1879
August 31, 1880
-
Karl Heinrich von Bötticher September 1, 1880
July 1, 1897
-
Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner July 1, 1897
June 24, 1907
-
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg June 24, 1907
July 10, 1909
-
Clemens von Delbrück July 14, 1909
May 22, 1916
-
Karl Helfferich May 22, 1916
October 24, 1917
-
Max Wallraf October 25, 1917
November 9, 1918
-
Karl Trimborn November 14, 1918
February 13, 1919
center
Reich Minister of the Interior of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
Coat of arms of the Weimar Republic
Surname
Term of office (beginning)
Term of office (end)
Political party
Hugo Preuss February 13, 1919
June 20, 1919
DDP
Eduard David June 21, 1919
October 3, 1919
SPD
Erich Koch-Weser October 3, 1919
May 4, 1921
DDP
Georg Gradnauer May 10, 1921
October 22, 1921
SPD
Adolf Koester October 23, 1921
November 14, 1922
SPD
Rudolf Oeser November 22, 1922
August 12, 1923
DDP
Wilhelm Sollmann August 14, 1923
November 3, 1923
SPD
Karl Jarres November 11, 1923
December 15, 1924
DVP
Martin Schiele December 15, 1924
October 23, 1925
DNVP
Otto Gessler (acting)
October 23, 1925
December 5, 1925
DDP
Wilhelm Külz January 20, 1926
December 17, 1926
DDP
Walter von Keudell December 29, 1926
June 12, 1928
DNVP
Carl Severing June 28, 1928
March 27, 1930
SPD
Joseph Wirth March 30, 1930
October 7, 1931
center
Wilhelm Groener October 9, 1931
May 30, 1932
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Wilhelm Freiherr von Gayl June 1, 1932
November 17, 1932
DNVP
Franz Bracht December 3, 1932
January 28, 1933
-
Reich Minister of the Interior during National Socialism (1933–1945)
Coat of arms of Germany during the National Socialism
Minister of the Interior and for Construction of the GDR (1949–1990)
Minister of the Interior
Surname
Term of office (beginning)
Term of office (end)
Political party
Karl Steinhoff October 11, 1949
May 6, 1952
SED
Willi Stoph May 6, 1952
July 1, 1955
SED
Karl Marron July 1, 1955
November 14, 1963
SED
Friedrich Dickel November 14, 1963
November 7, 1989
SED
Lothar Ahrendt November 18, 1989
April 12, 1990
SED
Peter-Michael Diestel April 12, 1990
October 2, 1990
DSU
Minister for Development (1949–1958)
Surname
Term of office (beginning)
Term of office (end)
Political party
Lothar Bolz October 12, 1949
October 1, 1953
NDPD
Heinz Winkler October 1, 1953
November 14, 1958
CDU
Minister for Construction (1958–1990)
Federal Minister of the Interior and for Building of the Federal Republic of Germany (since 1949)
Federal Minister of the Interior of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949–2018)
No.
Surname
Life dates
Term of office (beginning)
Term of office (end)
Political party
1
Gustav Heinemann 1899-1976
September 20, 1949
October 11, 1950
CDU
2
Robert Lehr 1883-1956
October 11, 1950
October 20, 1953
CDU
3
Gerhard Schröder 1910-1989
October 20, 1953
November 13, 1961
CDU
4th
Hermann Höcherl 1912-1989
November 14, 1961
October 25, 1965
CSU
5
Paul Gap 1914-1976
October 26, 1965
April 2nd, 1968
CDU
6th
Ernst Benda 1925-2009
April 2nd, 1968
October 21, 1969
CDU
7th
Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1927-2016
October 22, 1969
May 16, 1974
FDP
8th
Werner Maihofer 1918-2009
May 16, 1974
June 8, 1978
FDP
9
Gerhart Baum * 1932
June 8, 1978
17th September 1982
FDP
10
Jürgen Schmude * 1936
17th September 1982
October 1, 1982
SPD
11
Friedrich Zimmermann 1925-2012
4th October 1982
April 21, 1989
CSU
12
Wolfgang Schäuble * 1942
April 21, 1989
November 26, 1991
CDU
13
Rudolf Seiters * 1937
November 26, 1991
July 7, 1993
CDU
14th
Manfred Kanther * 1939
July 7, 1993
October 26, 1998
CDU
15th
Otto Schily * 1932
October 27, 1998
November 22, 2005
SPD
16
Wolfgang Schäuble
* 1942
November 22, 2005
October 27, 2009
CDU
17th
Thomas de Maizière * 1954
October 28, 2009
March 3, 2011
CDU
18th
Hans-Peter Friedrich * 1957
March 3, 2011
17th December 2013
CSU
19th
Thomas de Maizière
* 1954
17th December 2013
March 14, 2018
CDU
20th
Horst Seehofer * 1949
March 14, 2018
officiating CSU
Federal Minister for Building of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949–2018)
No.
Surname
Life dates
Term of office (beginning)
Term of office (end)
Political party
Federal Minister for Housing
1
Eberhard Wildermuth
1890-1952
September 20, 1949
March 9, 1952
FDP
2
Fritz Neumayer
1884-1973
July 19, 1952
October 20, 1953
FDP
3
Victor-Emanuel Preusker
1913-1991
October 20, 1953
October 29, 1957
FDP (until 1956) FVP (from 1956)
4th
Paul Gap
1914-1976
October 29, 1957
November 14, 1961
CDU
Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Regional Planning
4th
Paul Gap
1914-1976
November 14, 1961
October 26, 1965
CDU
Federal Minister for Housing and Urban Development
5
Ewald Bucher
1914-1991
October 26, 1965
October 28, 1966
FDP
6th
Bruno Heck
1917-1989
November 8, 1966
November 30, 1966
CDU
7th
Lauritz Lauritzen
1910-1980
1st December 1966
October 21, 1969
SPD
Federal Minister for Urban Development and Housing
7th
Lauritz Lauritzen
1910-1980
October 22, 1969
December 15, 1972
SPD
Federal Minister for Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development
8th
Hans-Jochen Vogel
1926-2020
December 15, 1972
May 16, 1974
SPD
9
Karl Ravens
1927-2017
May 16, 1974
February 16, 1978
SPD
10
Dieter Haack
* 1934
February 16, 1978
October 1, 1982
SPD
11
Oscar Schneider
* 1927
4th October 1982
April 21, 1989
CSU
12
Gerda Hasselfeldt
* 1950
April 21, 1989
January 18, 1991
CSU
13
Irmgard Schwaetzer
* 1942
January 18, 1991
17th November 1994
FDP
14th
Klaus Töpfer
* 1938
17th November 1994
January 14, 1998
CDU
15th
Eduard Oswald
* 1947
January 14, 1998
October 26, 1998
CSU
Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Housing
16
Franz Müntefering
* 1940
October 27, 1998
September 29, 1999
SPD
17th
Reinhard Klektiven
* 1942
September 29, 1999
November 16, 2000
SPD
18th
Kurt Bodewig
* 1955
November 20, 2000
October 22, 2002
SPD
19th
Manfred Stolpe
1936-2019
October 22, 2002
November 22, 2005
SPD
Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development
20th
Wolfgang Tiefensee
* 1955
November 22, 2005
October 28, 2009
SPD
21st
Peter Ramsauer
* 1954
October 28, 2009
17th December 2013
CSU
Federal Minister for the Environment and Building
22nd
Barbara Hendricks
* 1952
17th December 2013
March 14, 2018
SPD
Federal Minister of the Interior, Building and Home of the Federal Republic of Germany (since 2018)
No.
Surname
Life dates
Term of office (beginning)
Term of office (end)
Political party
1
Horst Seehofer * 1949
March 14, 2018
officiating CSU
See also
German ministers by department
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