Education and research ministers are ministers in the Reich government , in the federal government (Germany) or in the Council of Ministers of the German Democratic Republic , who are responsible for shaping the education system and research.
Reich Minister for Science, Education and Public Education of the Third Reich (1933–1945)
| Surname
|
Term of office (beginning)
|
Term of office (end)
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Political party
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| Bernhard Rust |
May 3, 1933 |
April 30, 1945 |
NSDAP
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Minister for Education and Research of the GDR (1949–1990)
Minister for Popular Education
| Surname
|
Term of office (beginning)
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Term of office (end)
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Political party
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| Paul change |
October 7, 1949 |
5th July 1952 |
SED
|
| Elisabeth Zaisser |
October 1, 1952 |
5th November 1953 |
SED
|
| Hans-Joachim Laabs |
5th November 1953 |
November 18, 1954 |
SED
|
| Fritz Lange |
November 19, 1954 |
7th December 1958 |
SED
|
| Alfred Lemmnitz |
December 8, 1958 |
November 13, 1963 |
SED
|
| Margot Honecker |
November 14, 1963 |
November 2nd 1989 |
SED
|
| Günther Fuchs |
November 2nd 1989 |
November 18, 1989 |
SED
|
| Hans-Heinz Emons |
November 18, 1989 |
April 12, 1990 |
SED
|
| Hans Joachim Meyer |
April 12, 1990 |
October 2, 1990 |
CDU
|
Minister of Science and Technology
Minister for Higher and Technical Education
Minister for Education and Research of the Federal Republic of Germany (since 1955)
Federal Minister for Atomic Affairs (1955–1957)
Federal Minister for Nuclear Energy and Water Management (1957–1961)
| Surname
|
Term of office (beginning)
|
Term of office (end)
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Political party
|
| Siegfried Balke |
October 29, 1957 |
November 14, 1961 |
CSU
|
Federal Minister for Nuclear Energy (1961–1962)
| Surname
|
Term of office (beginning)
|
Term of office (end)
|
Political party
|
| Siegfried Balke |
November 14, 1961 |
December 13, 1962 |
CSU
|
Federal Minister for Scientific Research (1962–1969)
| Surname
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Term of office (beginning)
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Term of office (end)
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Political party
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| Hans Lenz |
December 14, 1962 |
October 26, 1965 |
FDP
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| Gerhard Stoltenberg |
October 26, 1965 |
October 21, 1969 |
CDU
|
The Federal Ministry for Research with the Federal Ministry for Education and Science (1969–1972, Cabinet Brandt I ).
Federal Minister for Research and Technology and for Post and Telecommunications (1972–1974)
| Surname
|
Term of office (beginning)
|
Term of office (end)
|
Political party
|
| Horst Ehmke |
December 15, 1972 |
May 16, 1974 |
SPD
|
Federal Minister for Research and Technology (1974–1994)
Federal Minister for Education and Science (1969–1994)
| Surname
|
Term of office (beginning)
|
Term of office (end)
|
Political party
|
| Hans Leussink |
October 22, 1969 |
March 15, 1972 |
independent
|
| Klaus von Dohnanyi |
March 15, 1972 |
May 16, 1974 |
SPD
|
| Helmut Rohde |
May 16, 1974 |
February 16, 1978 |
SPD
|
| Jürgen Schmude |
February 16, 1978 |
January 28, 1981 |
SPD
|
| Bjorn Engholm |
January 28, 1981 |
October 1, 1982 |
SPD
|
| Dorothee Wilms |
4th October 1982 |
March 12, 1987 |
CDU
|
| Jürgen W. Möllemann |
March 12, 1987 |
January 18, 1991 |
FDP
|
| Rainer Ortleb |
January 18, 1991 |
3rd February 1994 |
FDP
|
| Karl-Hans Laermann |
4th February 1994 |
17th November 1994 |
FDP
|
Federal Minister for Education, Science, Research and Technology (1994–1998)
| Surname
|
Term of office (beginning)
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Term of office (end)
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Political party
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| Jürgen Rüttgers |
17th November 1994 |
October 26, 1998 |
CDU
|
Federal Minister for Education and Research (since 1998)
See also
German ministers by department
Education Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany
