List of German postal ministers

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Post ministers were federal or Reich ministers who dealt with the issues of federal and Reich mail.

The Office of the Postmaster walked out of the office of Postmaster-General of the Kingdom of Prussia out that from 1867 in personal union of well Postmaster General North German Confederation was. However, he was not a minister in the strict sense of the word, as only the Chancellor had ministerial responsibility .

The incumbents from 1803 are mentioned at the beginning for the sake of completeness.

Postmaster General of the Kingdom of Prussia (1803-1875) and Postmaster General of the North German Confederation (1867-1875)

Surname Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end)
Johann Friedrich von Seegebarth 1803 1821
Karl Ferdinand Friedrich von Nagler 1821 1836
Gottlieb Heinrich Schmückert 1836 1862
Karl Ludwig Richard von Philipsborn 1862 1870
Heinrich von Stephan 1870 1875

State Secretaries of the Imperial Post Office of the German Empire (1876–1919)

Reichspostflagge from 1892 to 1918
see also: Reich Post Office
Surname Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end)
Heinrich von Stephan January 1, 1876 April 8, 1897
Victor von Podbielski July 1, 1897 May 6, 1901
Reinhold Kraetke May 6, 1901 August 5, 1917
Otto Rudlin August 8, 1917 February 13, 1919

Imperial Post Minister of the Weimar Republic (1919–1933)

Reichspost flag from 1921 to 1933
see also: Reichspostministerium
Surname Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end) Political party
Johannes Giesberts February 13, 1919 November 14, 1922 center
Karl Stingl November 22, 1922 August 12, 1923 BVP
Anton Höfle August 13, 1923 December 15, 1924 center
Karl Stingl January 15, 1925 December 17, 1926 BVP
Georg Schätzel January 28, 1927 May 30, 1932 BVP
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach June 1, 1932 January 30, 1933 independent

Reichspostminister under National Socialism (1933-1945)

Reichspostflagge from 1933 to 1935
Surname Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end) Political party
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach January 30, 1933 February 2, 1937 independent
Wilhelm Unesorge February 2, 1937 April 30, 1945 NSDAP
Julius Dorpmüller May 2, 1945 May 23, 1945 NSDAP

Federal Post Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949–1997)

Service flag of the Federal Post Office
see also: Federal Ministry of Post and Telecommunications

Department designation

  • Federal Ministry for Telecommunications Affairs (September 20, 1949 to March 31, 1950)
  • Federal Ministry for Post and Telecommunications (April 1, 1950 to June 30, 1989)
  • Federal Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (July 1, 1989 to December 31, 1997)
Surname Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end) Political party
Hans Schuberth September 20, 1949 December 8, 1953 CSU
Siegfried Balke December 9, 1953 October 16, 1956 non-party ; from January 16, 1954: CSU
Ernst Lemmer November 14, 1956 October 29, 1957 CDU
Richard Stücklen October 29, 1957 1st December 1966 CSU
Werner Dollinger 1st December 1966 October 22, 1969 CSU
Georg Leber October 22, 1969 July 7, 1972 SPD
Lauritz Lauritzen July 7, 1972 December 15, 1972 SPD
Horst Ehmke December 15, 1972 17th May 1974 SPD
Kurt Gscheidle 17th May 1974 April 28, 1982 SPD
Hans Matthöfer April 28, 1982 4th October 1982 SPD
Christian Schwarz-Schilling 4th October 1982 17th December 1992 CDU
Wolfgang Bötsch January 21, 1993 December 31, 1997 CSU

Minister for Post and Telecommunications in the GDR (1949–1990)

Service flag of the post office of the GDR
see also: Ministry for Post and Telecommunications in the GDR
Surname Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end) Political party
Friedrich Burmeister October 7, 1949 November 13, 1963 CDU
Rudolph Schulze November 14, 1963 November 7, 1989 CDU
Klaus Wolf November 18, 1989 April 12, 1990 CDU
Emil Schnell April 12, 1990 20th August 1990 SPD