List of German environment ministers

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The list of German environment ministers includes the ministers for environmental protection and water management of the GDR and the federal ministers for the environment of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Minister for Environmental Protection and Water Management of the GDR (1971–1990)

Coat of arms of the GDR
Surname Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end) Political party
Werner title November 29, 1971 December 25, 1971 DBD
Hans Reichelt December 25, 1971 January 11, 1990 DBD
Peter Diederich January 11, 1990 April 12, 1990 DBD
Karl-Hermann Steinberg April 12, 1990 October 2, 1990 CDU (GDR)

Minister for the Environment of the Federal Republic of Germany (since 1986)

Coat of arms of the Federal Republic
No. Surname Term of office (beginning) Term of office (end) Political party
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
1 Walter Wallmann June 6, 1986 April 22, 1987 CDU
2 Klaus Töpfer May 7, 1987 17th November 1994 CDU
3 Angela Merkel 17th November 1994 October 27, 1998 CDU
4th Jürgen Trittin October 27, 1998 November 22, 2005 Green
5 Sigmar Gabriel November 22, 2005 October 28, 2009 SPD
6th Norbert Röttgen October 28, 2009 May 22, 2012 CDU
7th Peter Altmaier May 22, 2012 17th December 2013 CDU
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety
8th Barbara Hendricks 17th December 2013 March 14, 2018 SPD
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety
9 Svenja Schulze March 14, 2018 officiating SPD