List of German ministers for intra-German relations
Ministers for intra-German relations were those ministers of the Federal Republic who dealt with all-German issues during the existence of two German states. Until the social-liberal coalition took office in October 1969, the title was "Minister for All-German Issues".
Since the Federal Republic did not want to designate the GDR as a foreign country, as this would have confirmed the existence of the GDR ( Hallstein Doctrine ), the Minister for Internal German Relations virtually took over the tasks of the Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic with regard to the GDR. After German reunification on October 3, 1990, it was the job of the Federal Ministry for Internal German Relations to complete the accession process. During the 42 years that the ministry was in existence, the ministry was headed by nine ministers. The first female minister, Dorothee Wilms (1987 to 1991), was also the last minister.
- List of Ministers for All-German Issues (1949 to 1969)
Surname | Term of office (beginning) | Term of office (end) | Political party |
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Jakob Kaiser | September 20, 1949 | October 29, 1957 | CDU |
Ernst Lemmer | October 29, 1957 | December 13, 1962 | CDU |
Rainer Barzel | December 14, 1962 | October 11, 1963 | CDU |
Erich Mende | 17th October 1963 | October 28, 1966 | FDP |
Johann Baptist Gradl | October 28, 1966 | November 30, 1966 | CDU |
Herbert Wehner | 1st December 1966 | October 21, 1969 | SPD |
- List of ministers for intra-German relations (1969 to 1991)
Surname | Term of office (beginning) | Term of office (end) | Political party |
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Egon Franke | October 22, 1969 | October 1, 1982 | SPD |
Rainer Barzel | 4th October 1982 | March 29, 1983 | CDU |
Heinrich Windelen | March 30, 1983 | March 11, 1987 | CDU |
Dorothee Wilms | March 12, 1987 | January 18, 1991 | CDU |