List of German ministers for economic cooperation
Ministers for economic cooperation are or were those members of the Federal Cabinet who mainly deal with development cooperation between the Federal Republic of Germany and other countries. It was founded in 1961 to bundle the competencies for development aid.
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Germany (since 1961)
No. | Surname | Life dates | Political party | Term of office (beginning) | Term of office (end) |
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1 | Walter Scheel | 1919-2016 | FDP | November 14, 1961 | October 28, 1966 |
2 | Werner Dollinger | 1918-2008 | CSU | October 28, 1966 | November 30, 1966 |
3 | Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski | 1922-2005 | SPD | 1st December 1966 | 2nd October 1968 |
4th | Erhard Eppler | 1926-2019 | SPD | October 16, 1968 | July 8, 1974 |
5 | Egon Bahr | 1922-2015 | SPD | July 8, 1974 | December 14, 1976 |
6th | Marie Schlei | 1919-1983 | SPD | December 16, 1976 | February 16, 1978 |
7th | Rainer Offergeld | * 1937 | SPD | February 16, 1978 | October 1, 1982 |
8th | Jürgen Warnke | 1932-2013 | CSU | 4th October 1982 | March 11, 1987 |
9 | Hans Klein | 1931-1996 | CSU | March 12, 1987 | April 21, 1989 |
10 | Jürgen Warnke | 1932-2013 | CSU | April 21, 1989 | January 18, 1991 |
11 | Carl-Dieter Spranger | * 1939 | CSU | January 18, 1991 | January 22, 1993 |
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11 | Carl-Dieter Spranger | * 1939 | CSU | January 23, 1993 | October 26, 1998 |
12 | Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | * 1942 | SPD | October 27, 1998 | October 27, 2009 |
13 | Dirk Niebel | * 1963 | FDP | October 28, 2009 | 17th December 2013 |
14th | Gerd Müller | * 1955 | CSU | 17th December 2013 | officiating |