Rulers: Germany
Ministries 1871-1945
Party abbreviations: BBB=Bavarian Peasants' League, BVP=Bavarian People's Party, CNAG=Christian National Working Group, DDP=German Democratic Party, DNVP=German National People's Party, DStP=German State Party, DVP=German People's Party, KVP=Conservative People's Party, NS=National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP), SPD=Social Democratic Party of Germany, USPD=Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany, WP=Economic Party, Z=Centre Party
Vice chancellors
Jun 1881 - 1 Jul 1897 Karl Heinrich von Boetticher (b. 1833 - d. 1907)
1 Jul 1897 - 23 Jun 1907 Arthur Adolf Graf von Posadowsky-
Wehner, Freiherr von Postelwitz (b. 1845 - d. 1932)
23 Jun 1907 - 14 Jul 1909 Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg (b. 1856 - d. 1921)
14 Jul 1909 - 24 May 1916 Clemens Delbrück (b. 1856 - d. 1921)
24 May 1916 - 9 Nov 1917 Karl Helfferich (b. 1872 - d. 1924)
9 Nov 1917 - 9 Nov 1918 Friedrich von Payer (b. 1847 - d. 1931)
13 Feb 1919 - 30 Apr 1919 Eugen Schiffer (1st time) DDP (b. 1860 - d. 1954)
30 Apr 1919 - 21 Jun 1919 Bernhard Dernburg DDP (b. 1865 - d. 1937)
21 Jun 1919 - 3 Oct 1919 Matthias Erzberger Z (b. 1875 - d. 1921)
3 Oct 1919 - 27 Mar 1920 Eugen Schiffer (2nd time) DDP (s.a.)
27 Mar 1920 - 25 Jun 1920 Erich Koch DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1944)
25 Jun 1920 - 10 May 1921 Rudolf Heinze DVP (b. 1865 - d. 1928)
10 May 1921 - 22 Nov 1922 Gustav Bauer SPD (b. 1870 - d. 1944)
13 Aug 1923 - 6 Oct 1923 Robert Schmidt SPD (b. 1864 - d. 1943)
30 Nov 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Karl Jarres DVP (b. 1874 - d. 1951)
29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Oskar Hergt DNVP (b. 1869 - d. 1967)
30 Mar 1930 - 1 Jun 1932 Hermann R. Dietrich DDP;
13 Jul 1930: DStP (b. 1879 - d. 1954)
30 Jan 1933 - 1 Jul 1934 Franz von Papen - (b. 1879 - d. 1969)
Foreign Affairs
Ministers
21 Mar 1871 - 30 Sep 1872 Hermann von Thile (b. 1812 - d. 1889)
3 Oct 1872 - 9 Oct 1873 Hermann Ludwig von Balan (acting) (b. 1812 - d. 1874)
9 Oct 1873 - 20 Oct 1879 Bernhard von Bülow (b. 1815 - d. 1879)
6 Nov 1879 - 17 Apr 1880 Joseph Maria von Radowitz (acting) (b. 1839 - d. 1912)
20 Apr 1880 - 1 Sep 1880 Chlodwig Fürst zu Hohenlohe-
Schillingsfürst (acting) (b. 1819 - d. 1901)
Sep 1880 - 25 Jun 1881 Friedrich Graf zu Limburg-Stirum (b. 1835 - d. 1912)
(acting)
25 Jun 1881 - 16 Jul 1881 Clemens Busch (acting) (b. 1834 - d. 1895)
16 Jul 1881 - 24 Oct 1885 Paul Graf von Hatzfeldt-Wildenburg (b. 1831 - d. 1901)
Oct 1885 - 26 Mar 1890 Herbert Graf von Bismarck-
Schönhausen (b. 1849 - d. 1904)
(acting to 17 May 1886)
31 Mar 1890 - 19 Oct 1897 Adolf Freiherr Marschall von
Bieberstein (b. 1842 - d. 1912)
20 Oct 1897 - 17 Oct 1900 Bernhard von Bülow (from 22 Sep
1899, Bernhard Graf von Bülow) (b. 1849 - d. 1929)
23 Oct 1900 - 17 Jan 1906 Oswald Freiherr von Richthofen (b. 1847 - d. 1906)
24 Jan 1906 - 25 Oct 1907 Heinrich Leonhard von Tschirschky
und Bögendorff (b. 1858 - d. 1916)
26 Oct 1907 - 27 Jun 1910 Wilhelm von Schoen (from 1909,
Wilhelm Freiherr von Schoen) (b. 1851 - d. 1933)
27 Jun 1910 - 30 Dec 1912 Alfred von Kiderlen-Wächter (b. 1852 - d. 1912)
11 Jan 1913 - 22 Nov 1916 Gottlieb von Jagow (b. 1863 - d. 1935)
22 Nov 1916 - 6 Aug 1917 Arthur Zimmermann (b. 1864 - d. 1940)
6 Aug 1917 - 9 Jul 1918 Richard von Kühlmann (b. 1873 - d. 1948)
9 Jul 1918 - 3 Oct 1918 Paul von Hintze (b. 1864 - d. 1941)
3 Oct 1918 - 13 Dec 1918 Wilhelm Solf (b. 1862 - d. 1936)
21 Dec 1918 - 21 Jun 1919 Ulrich Graf von Brockdorff-
Rantzau - (b. 1869 - d. 1928)
21 Jun 1919 - 10 Apr 1920 Hermann Müller SPD (b. 1876 - d. 1931)
10 Apr 1920 - 25 Jun 1920 Adolf Köster SPD (b. 1883 - d. 1930)
25 Jun 1920 - 10 May 1921 Walter Simons - (b. 1861 - d. 1937)
10 May 1921 - 23 May 1921 Joseph Wirth (1st time) Z (b. 1879 - d. 1956)
23 May 1921 - 26 Oct 1921 Friedrich Rosen - (b. 1856 - d. 1935)
26 Oct 1921 - 1 Feb 1922 Joseph Wirth (2nd time) Z (s.a.)
1 Feb 1922 - 24 Jun 1922 Walther Rathenau DDP (b. 1867 - d. 1922)
24 Jun 1922 - 22 Nov 1922 Joseph Wirth (3rd time) Z (s.a.)
22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 Frederic Hans von Rosenberg - (b. 1874 - d. 1937)
13 Aug 1923 - 3 Oct 1929 Gustav Stresemann DVP (b. 1878 - d. 1929)
4 Oct 1929 - 9 Oct 1931 Julius Curtius DVP (b. 1877 - d. 1948)
(acting to 11 Nov 1929)
9 Oct 1931 - 1 Jun 1932 Heinrich Brüning Z (b. 1885 - d. 1970)
1 Jun 1932 - 4 Feb 1938 Konstantin Freiherr von
Neurath -;
30 Jan 1937: NS (b. 1873 - d. 1956)
4 Feb 1938 - 30 Apr 1945 Joachim von Ribbentrop NS (b. 1893 - d. 1946)
30 Apr 1945 - 2 May 1945 Arthur Seyss-Inquart NS (b. 1892 - d. 1946)
2 May 1945 - 23 May 1945 Lutz Graf Schwerin von
Krosigk - (b. 1887 - d. 1977)
Interior
Ministers
18 Jan 1871 - 1 Jun 1876 Rudolf Delbrück (b. 1817 - d. 1903)
(president of the Chancellery)
1 Jun 1876 - Sep 1880 Karl Hofmann (b. 1827 - d. 1910)
(president of the Chancellery to 1879)
Sep 1880 - 1 Jul 1897 Karl Heinrich von Boetticher (b. 1833 - d. 1907)
1 Jul 1897 - 23 Jun 1907 Arthur Adolf Graf von Posadowsky-
Wehner, Freiherr von Postelwitz (b. 1845 - d. 1932)
23 Jun 1907 - 14 Jul 1909 Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg (b. 1856 - d. 1921)
14 Jul 1909 - 24 May 1916 Clemens Delbrück (b. 1856 - d. 1921)
24 May 1916 - 23 Oct 1917 Karl Helfferich (b. 1872 - d. 1924)
23 Oct 1917 - 7 Oct 1918 Max Wallraf (b. 1859 - d. 1941)
7 Oct 1918 - 9 Nov 1918 Karl Trimborn (b. 1854 - d. 1921)
15 Nov 1918 - 21 Jun 1919 Hugo Preuss DDP (b. 1860 - d. 1925)
21 Jun 1919 - 3 Oct 1919 Eduard David SPD (b. 1863 - d. 1930)
3 Oct 1919 - 10 May 1921 Erich Koch DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1944)
13 Mar 1920 - 17 Mar 1920 Traugott von Jagow (b. 1865 - d. 1941)
(in rebellion)
10 May 1921 - 26 Oct 1921 Georg Gradnauer SPD (b. 1866 - d. 1946)
26 Oct 1921 - 22 Nov 1922 Adolf Köster SPD (b. 1883 - d. 1930)
22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 Rudolf Oeser DDP (b. 1858 - d. 1926)
13 Aug 1923 - 3 Nov 1923 Wilhelm Sollmann SPD (b. 1881 - d. 1951)
3 Nov 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Karl Jarres DVP (b. 1874 - d. 1951)
15 Jan 1925 - 25 Oct 1925 Martin Schiele DNVP (b. 1870 - d. 1939)
26 Oct 1925 - 20 Jan 1926 Otto Gessler (acting) DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1955)
20 Jan 1926 - 29 Jan 1927 Wilhelm Külz DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1948)
29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Walter von Keudell DNVP (b. 1884 - d. 1973)
28 Jun 1928 - 30 Mar 1930 Carl Severing SPD (b. 1875 - d. 1952)
30 Mar 1930 - 9 Oct 1931 Joseph Wirth Z (b. 1879 - d. 1956)
9 Oct 1931 - 1 Jun 1932 Wilhelm Groener - (b. 1867 - d. 1939)
1 Jun 1932 - 3 Dec 1932 Wilhelm Freiherr von Gayl DNVP (b. 1879 - d. 1945)
3 Dec 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 Franz Bracht - (b. 1877 - d. 1933)
30 Jan 1933 - 24 Aug 1943 Wilhelm Frick NS (b. 1877 - d. 1946)
24 Aug 1943 - 28 Apr 1945 Heinrich Himmler NS (b. 1900 - d. 1945)
2 May 1945 - 23 May 1945 Wilhelm Stuckart NS (b. 1902 - d. 1953)
Finance
Ministers
19 Jul 1880 - 7 Jul 1882 Adolf Scholz (b. 1833 - d. 1924)
7 Jul 1882 - Nov 1886 Franz Emil Emanuel Burchard (from
6 Jul 1883, Franz Emil Emanuel
von Burchard) (b. 1836 - d. 1901)
Nov 1886 - 14 Sep 1888 Karl Rudolf Jacobi (from 4 Sep
1888, Karl Rudolf von Jacobi) (b. 1828 - d. 1903)
14 Sep 1888 - 12 Aug 1893 Helmuth Freiherr von Maltzahn (b. 1840 - d. 1923)
12 Aug 1893 - 1 Jul 1897 Arthur Adolf Graf von Posadowsky-
Wehner, Freiherr von Postelwitz (b. 1845 - d. 1932)
1 Jul 1897 - 23 Aug 1903 Max Freiherr von Thielmann (b. 1846 - d. 1929)
23 Aug 1903 - 20 Feb 1908 Hermann Freiherr von Stengel (b. 1837 - d. 1919)
20 Feb 1908 - 14 Jul 1909 Reinhold Sydow (b. 1851 - d. 1943)
14 Jul 1909 - 17 Mar 1912 Adolf Wermuth (b. 1855 - d. 1927)
17 Mar 1912 - 17 Jan 1915 Hermann Kühn (b. 1851 - d. 1937)
17 Jan 1915 - 24 May 1916 Karl Helfferich (b. 1872 - d. 1924)
24 May 1916 - 9 Nov 1918 Siegfried Graf von Roedern (b. 1870 - d. 1954)
13 Nov 1918 - 13 Feb 1919 Philipp Scheidemann SPD (b. 1865 - d. 1939)
13 Feb 1919 - 19 Apr 1919 Eugen Schiffer DDP (b. 1860 - d. 1954)
19 Apr 1919 - 21 Jun 1919 Bernhard Dernburg DDP (b. 1865 - d. 1937)
21 Jun 1919 - 27 Mar 1920 Matthias Erzberger Z (b. 1875 - d. 1921)
27 Mar 1920 - 26 Oct 1921 Joseph Wirth Z (b. 1879 - d. 1956)
26 Oct 1921 - 13 Aug 1923 Andreas Hermes Z (b. 1878 - d. 1964)
(acting to 10 Mar 1922)
13 Aug 1923 - 6 Oct 1923 Rudolf Hilferding (1st time) SPD (b. 1877 - d. 1941)
6 Oct 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Hans Luther (1st time) - (b. 1879 - d. 1962)
15 Jan 1925 - 25 Oct 1925 Otto von Schlieben DNVP (b. 1875 - d. 1932)
26 Oct 1925 - 20 Jan 1926 Hans Luther (2nd time) - (s.a.)
(acting)
20 Jan 1926 - 29 Jan 1927 Peter Reinhold DDP (b. 1887 - d. 1955)
29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Heinrich Köhler Z (b. 1878 - d. 1949)
28 Jun 1928 - 23 Dec 1929 Rudolf Hilferding (2nd time) SPD (s.a.)
23 Dec 1929 - 20 Jun 1930 Paul Moldenhauer DVP (b. 1876 - d. 1947)
20 Jun 1930 - 26 Jun 1930 Heinrich Brüning (acting) Z (b. 1885 - d. 1970)
26 Jun 1930 - 1 Jun 1932 Hermann R. Dietrich DDP;
13 Jul 1930: DStP (b. 1879 - d. 1954)
1 Jun 1932 - 23 May 1945 Lutz Graf Schwerin von
Krosigk -;
30 Jan 1937: NS (b. 1887 - d. 1977)
Justice
Ministers
Dec 1876 - 30 Oct 1879 Heinrich Friedberg (b. 1813 - d. 1895)
Oct 1879 - 31 Jan 1889 Hermann von Schelling (b. 1824 - d. 1908)
19 Feb 1889 - 2 Feb 1891 Otto von Öhlschläger (b. 1831 - d. 1904)
2 Feb 1891 - 24 Mar 1892 Robert Bosse (b. 1832 - d. 1901)
2 Apr 1892 - 30 Apr 1893 Eduard von Hanauer (b. 1829 - d. 1893)
11 Jul 1893 - 26 Oct 1909 Arnold Nieberding (b. 1838 - d. 1912)
26 Oct 1909 - 5 Aug 1917 Hermann Lisco (b. 1850 - d. 1923)
5 Aug 1917 - 13 Feb 1919 Paul von Krause (b. 1852 - d. 1923)
13 Feb 1919 - 21 Jun 1919 Otto Landsberg SPD (b. 1869 - d. 1957)
3 Oct 1919 - 27 Mar 1920 Eugen Schiffer (1st time) DDP (b. 1860 - d. 1954)
27 Mar 1920 - 21 Jun 1920 Andreas Blunck DDP (b. 1871 - d. 1933)
21 Jun 1920 - 10 May 1921 Rudolf Heinze (1st time) DVP (b. 1865 - d. 1928)
10 May 1921 - 26 Oct 1921 Eugen Schiffer (2nd time) DDP (s.a.)
26 Oct 1921 - 22 Nov 1922 Gustav Radbruch (1st time) SPD (b. 1878 - d. 1949)
22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 Rudolf Heinze (2nd time) DVP (s.a.)
13 Aug 1923 - 30 Nov 1923 Gustav Radbruch (2nd time) SPD (s.a.)
30 Nov 1923 - 15 Apr 1924 Erich Emminger Z (b. 1880 - d. 1951)
15 Apr 1924 - 15 Jan 1925 Curt Joël (1st time) (acting) - (b. 1865 - d. 1945)
15 Jan 1925 - 21 Nov 1925 Josef Frenken Z (b. 1854 - d. 1943)
21 Nov 1925 - 20 Jan 1926 Hans Luther (acting) - (b. 1879 - d. 1962)
20 Jan 1926 - 16 May 1926 Wilhelm Marx Z (b. 1863 - d. 1946)
16 May 1926 - 29 Jan 1927 Johannes Bell Z (b. 1868 - d. 1949)
29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Oskar Hergt DNVP (b. 1869 - d. 1967)
28 Jun 1928 - 13 Apr 1929 Erich Koch-Weser DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1944)
13 Apr 1929 - 30 Mar 1930 Theodor von Guérard Z (b. 1863 - d. 1943)
30 Mar 1930 - 5 Dec 1930 Johann Victor Bredt WP (b. 1879 - d. 1940)
5 Dec 1930 - 1 Jun 1932 Curt Joël (2nd time) - (s.a.)
(acting to 9 Oct 1931)
1 Jun 1932 - 29 Jan 1941 Franz Gürtner -;
30 Jan 1937: NS (b. 1881 - d. 1941)
31 Jan 1941 - 24 Aug 1942 Franz Schlegelberger (acting) NS (b. 1876 - d. 1970)
24 Aug 1942 - 30 Apr 1945 Otto Georg Thierack NS (b. 1889 - d. 1946)
Post
Ministers
1880 - 8 Apr 1897 Heinrich Stephan (from 1885,
Heinrich von Stephan) (b. 1831 - d. 1897)
1 Jul 1897 - 6 May 1901 Viktor von Podbielski (b. 1844 - d. 1916)
6 May 1901 - 5 Aug 1917 Reinhold Kraetke (b. 1845 - d. 1934)
5 Aug 1917 - 13 Feb 1919 Otto Rüdlin (b. 1861 - d. 1928)
13 Feb 1919 - 22 Nov 1922 Johannes Giesberts Z (b. 1865 - d. 1938)
22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 Karl Stingl (1st time) BVP (b. 1864 - d. 1936)
13 Aug 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Anton Höfle Z (b. 1882 - d. 1925)
15 Jan 1925 - 29 Jan 1927 Karl Stingl (2nd time) BVP (s.a.)
29 Jan 1927 - 1 Jun 1932 Georg Schätzel BVP (b. 1874 - d. 1934)
1 Jun 1932 - 2 Feb 1937 Paul Freiherr von Eltz-
Rübenach - (b. 1875 - d. 1943)
2 Feb 1937 - 30 Apr 1945 Wilhelm Ohnesorge NS (b. 1872 - d. 1962)
2 May 1945 - 23 May 1945 Julius Dorpmüller NS (b. 1869 - d. 1945)
Colonies
1907 Colonial Department in the Foreign Office becomes
separate ministry
Directors (from 1907, ministers)
1 Apr 1890 - 30 Jun 1890 Friedrich Richard Krauel (b. 1848 - d. 1918)
1 Jul 1890 - 15 Oct 1896 Paul Kayser (b. 1845 - d. 1931)
15 Oct 1896 - 31 Mar 1898 Oswald Freiherr von Richthofen (b. 1847 - d. 1906)
31 Mar 1898 - 12 Jun 1900 Gerhard von Buchka (b. 1851 - d. 1935)
12 Jun 1900 - 16 Nov 1905 Oscar Wilhelm Stübel (b. 1846 - d. 1921)
16 Nov 1905 - 5 Sep 1906 Ernst Fürst von
Hohenlohe-Langenberg (b. 1863 - d. 1950)
5 Sep 1906 - 9 Jun 1910 Bernhard Dernburg (b. 1865 - d. 1937)
9 Jun 1910 - 4 Nov 1911 Friedrich von Lindequist (b. 1862 - d. 1945)
4 Nov 1911 - 13 Dec 1918 Wilhelm Solf (b. 1862 - d. 1936)
13 Dec 1918 - 13 Feb 1919 Philipp Scheidemann SPD (b. 1865 - d. 1939)
13 Feb 1919 - 7 Nov 1919 Johannes Bell Z (b. 1868 - d. 1949)
Navy
Ministers
1 Jan 1872 - 20 Mar 1883 Albrecht von Stosch (b. 1818 - d. 1896)
20 Mar 1883 - 5 Jul 1888 Leo von Caprivi (b. 1831 - d. 1899)
1889 - 23 Apr 1890 Karl Eduard Heusner (b. 1843 - d. 1891)
23 Apr 1890 - 18 Jun 1897 Fritz von Hollmann (b. 1842 - d. 1913)
18 Jun 1897 - 15 Mar 1916 Alfred Tirpitz (from 1900, Alfred
von Tirpitz) (b. 1849 - d. 1930)
15 Mar 1916 - 7 Oct 1918 Eduard von Capelle (b. 1855 - d. 1931)
7 Oct 1918 - 9 Nov 1918 Paul Behnke (b. 1866 - d. 1937)
Nov 1918 - 13 Feb 1919 Ernst Karl August Klemens Ritter
von Mann (b. 1864 - d. 1934)
Defense
21 May 1935 Ministry of Defense renamed Ministry of War
4 Feb 1938 ministry abolished and High Command of the Wehrmacht
(Oberkommando der Wehrmacht) created in its place
Ministers
13 Feb 1919 - 27 Mar 1920 Gustav Noske SPD (b. 1868 - d. 1946)
13 Mar 1920 - 17 Mar 1920 Walther Freiherr von Lüttwitz (b. 1859 - d. 1942)
(in rebellion)
27 Mar 1920 - 19 Jan 1928 Otto Gessler DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1955)
19 Jan 1928 - 1 Jun 1932 Wilhelm Groener - (b. 1867 - d. 1939)
1 Jun 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 Kurt von Schleicher - (b. 1882 - d. 1934)
30 Jan 1933 - 4 Feb 1938 Werner von Blomberg -;
30 Jan 1937: NS (b. 1878 - d. 1946)
Chief of the High Command of the Wehrmacht
4 Feb 1938 - May 1945 Wilhelm Keitel (b. 1882 - d. 1946)
Economy
Ministers
9 Nov 1917 - 20 Nov 1917 Rudolf Schwander (acting) (b. 1868 - d. 1950)
20 Nov 1917 - 8 Nov 1918 Hans Karl Freiherr von Stein
zu Nord- und Ostheim (b. 1867 - d. 1942)
14 Nov 1918 - 13 Feb 1919 August Müller (b. 1873 - d. 1946)
13 Feb 1919 - 15 Jul 1919 Rudolf Wissell SPD (b. 1869 - d. 1962)
15 Jul 1919 - 21 Jun 1920 Robert Schmidt (1st time) SPD (b. 1864 - d. 1943)
21 Jun 1920 - 10 May 1921 Ernst Scholz DVP (b. 1874 - d. 1932)
10 May 1921 - 22 Nov 1922 Robert Schmidt (2nd time) SPD (s.a.)
22 Nov 1922 - 13 Aug 1923 Johannes Becker DVP (b. 1869 - d. 1951)
13 Aug 1923 - 6 Oct 1923 Hans von Raumer DVP (b. 1870 - d. 1965)
6 Oct 1923 - 30 Nov 1923 Joseph Koeth - (b. 1870 - d. 1936)
30 Nov 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Eduard Hamm DDP (b. 1879 - d. 1944)
15 Jan 1925 - 26 Oct 1925 Albert Neuhaus DNVP (b. 1873 - d. 19...)
26 Oct 1925 - 20 Jan 1926 Rudolf Krohne (acting) DVP (b. 1876 - d. 1953)
20 Jan 1926 - 11 Nov 1929 Julius Curtius DVP (b. 1877 - d. 1948)
11 Nov 1929 - 23 Dec 1929 Paul Moldenhauer DVP (b. 1876 - d. 1947)
23 Dec 1929 - 30 Mar 1930 Robert Schmidt (3rd time) SPD (s.a.)
30 Mar 1930 - 26 Jun 1930 Hermann R. Dietrich DDP (b. 1879 - d. 1954)
26 Jun 1930 - 9 Oct 1931 Ernst Trendelenburg
(1st time) (acting) - (b. 1882 - d. 19...)
9 Oct 1931 - 6 May 1932 Hermann Warmbold (1st time) - (b. 1876 - d. 1976)
6 May 1932 - 1 Jun 1932 Ernst Trendelenburg
(2nd time) (acting) - (s.a.)
1 Jun 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 Hermann Warmbold (2nd time) - (s.a.)
30 Jan 1933 - 29 Jun 1933 Alfred Hugenberg DNVP (b. 1865 - d. 1951)
29 Jun 1933 - 30 Jan 1935 Kurt Schmitt NS (b. 1886 - d. 1950)
30 Jul 1934 - 26 Nov 1937 Hjalmar Schacht -;
30 Jan 1937: NS (b. 1877 - d. 1970)
(acting for Schmitt to 30 Jan 1935)
26 Nov 1937 - 7 Feb 1938 Hermann Göring (acting) NS (b. 1893 - d. 1946)
7 Feb 1938 - 30 Apr 1945 Walther Funk NS (b. 1890 - d. 1960)
Food and Agriculture
Ministers
14 Nov 1918 - 13 Feb 1919 Emanuel Wurm USPD (b. 1857 - d. 1920)
13 Feb 1919 - 30 Mar 1920 Robert Schmidt SPD (b. 1864 - d. 1943)
30 Mar 1920 - 10 Mar 1923 Andreas Hermes Z (b. 1878 - d. 1964)
31 Mar 1922 - 22 Nov 1922 Anton Fehr BBB (b. 1881 - d. 1954)
22 Nov 1922 - 1 Dec 1922 Karl Müller Z (b. 1884 - d. 1964)
1 Dec 1922 - 6 Oct 1923 Hans Luther - (b. 1879 - d. 1962)
6 Oct 1923 - 20 Jan 1926 Gerhard Graf von Kanitz - (b. 1885 - d. 1949)
20 Jan 1926 - 29 Jan 1927 Heinrich Haslinde Z (b. 1881 - d. 1958)
29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Martin Schiele (1st time) DNVP (b. 1870 - d. 1939)
28 Jun 1928 - 30 Mar 1930 Hermann R. Dietrich DDP (b. 1879 - d. 1954)
30 Mar 1930 - 1 Jun 1932 Martin Schiele (2nd time) DNVP;
22 Jul 1930: Landvolk (s.a.)
1 Jun 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 Magnus Freiherr von Braun DNVP (b. 1878 - d. 1972)
30 Jan 1933 - 29 Jun 1933 Alfred Hugenberg DNVP (b. 1865 - d. 1951)
29 Jun 1933 - 23 May 1942 R. Walther Darré NS (b. 1895 - d. 1953)
23 May 1942 - 23 May 1945 Herbert Backe NS (b. 1896 - d. 1947)
(acting to 6 Apr 1944)
Labour
Ministers
4 Oct 1918 - 21 Jun 1919 Gustav Bauer SPD (b. 1870 - d. 1944)
21 Jun 1919 - 25 Jun 1920 Alexander Schlicke SPD (b. 1863 - d. 1940)
25 Jun 1920 - 28 Jun 1928 Heinrich Brauns Z (b. 1868 - d. 1939)
28 Jun 1928 - 30 Mar 1930 Rudolf Wissell SPD (b. 1869 - d. 1962)
30 Mar 1930 - 1 Jun 1932 Adam Stegerwald Z (b. 1874 - d. 1945)
1 Jun 1932 - 6 Jun 1932 Hermann Warmbold (acting) - (b. 1876 - d. 1976)
6 Jun 1932 - 3 Dec 1932 Hugo Schäffer - (b. 1875 - d. 19...)
3 Dec 1932 - 30 Jan 1933 Friedrich Syrup - (b. 1881 - d. 1945)
30 Jan 1933 - 23 May 1945 Franz Seldte Stahlhelm;
27 Apr 1933: NS (b. 1882 - d. 1947)
Transportation
Ministers
13 Feb 1919 - 1 May 1920 Johannes Bell Z (b. 1868 - d. 1949)
1 May 1920 - 25 Jun 1920 Gustav Bauer SPD (b. 1870 - d. 1944)
25 Jun 1920 - 13 Aug 1923 Wilhelm Groener - (b. 1867 - d. 1939)
13 Aug 1923 - 11 Oct 1924 Rudolf Oeser DDP (b. 1858 - d. 1926)
11 Oct 1924 - 29 Jan 1927 Rudolf Krohne DVP (b. 1876 - d. 1953)
(acting to 15 Jan 1925)
29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Wilhelm Koch DNVP (b. 1877 - d. 1950)
28 Jun 1928 - 7 Feb 1929 Theodor von Guérard
(1st time) Z (b. 1863 - d. 1943)
7 Feb 1929 - 13 Apr 1929 Georg Schätzel (acting) BVP (b. 1874 - d. 1934)
13 Apr 1929 - 30 Mar 1930 Adam Stegerwald Z (b. 1874 - d. 1945)
30 Mar 1930 - 9 Oct 1931 Theodor von Guérard
(2nd time) Z (s.a.)
9 Oct 1931 - 1 Jun 1932 Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus KVP (b. 1891 - d. 1971)
1 Jun 1932 - 2 Feb 1937 Paul Freiherr von Eltz-
Rübenach - (b. 1875 - d. 1943)
2 Feb 1937 - 23 May 1945 Julius Dorpmüller NS (b. 1869 - d. 1945)
Treasury
Ministers
3 Apr 1919 - 21 Jun 1919 Georg Gothein DDP (b. 1857 - d. 1940)
21 Jun 1919 - 30 Jan 1920 Wilhelm Mayer Z (b. 1874 - d. 1923)
27 Mar 1920 - 25 Jun 1920 Gustav Bauer (1st time) SPD (b. 1870 - d. 1944)
25 Jun 1920 - 10 May 1921 Hans von Raumer DVP (b. 1870 - d. 1965)
10 May 1921 - 22 Nov 1921 Gustav Bauer (2nd time) SPD (s.a.)
22 Nov 1921 - 1 Apr 1923 Heinrich Albert - (b. 1874 - d. 1960)
Reconstruction
Ministers
25 Oct 1919 - 27 Mar 1920 Otto Gessler DDP (b. 1875 - d. 1955)
10 May 1921 - 26 Oct 1921 Walther Rathenau DDP (b. 1867 - d. 1922)
22 Nov 1922 - 29 Mar 1923 Heinrich Albert - (b. 1874 - d. 1960)
29 Mar 1923 - 30 Nov 1923 Robert Schmidt SPD (b. 1864 - d. 1943)
Occupied Territories
Ministers
29 Aug 1923 - 30 Nov 1923 Hans Fuchs Z (b. 1874 - d. 1956)
30 Nov 1923 - 15 Jan 1925 Anton Höfle (acting) Z (b. 1882 - d. 1925)
15 Jan 1925 - 21 Nov 1925 Josef Frenken (acting) Z (b. 1854 - d. 1943)
21 Nov 1925 - 20 Jan 1926 Heinrich Brauns Z (b. 1868 - d. 1939)
20 Jan 1926 - 16 May 1926 Wilhelm Marx (1st time) Z (b. 1863 - d. 1946)
(acting)
16 May 1926 - 29 Jan 1927 Johannes Bell (acting) Z (b. 1868 - d. 1949)
29 Jan 1927 - 28 Jun 1928 Wilhelm Marx (2nd time) Z (s.a.)
(acting)
28 Jun 1928 - 7 Feb 1929 Theodor von Guérard Z (b. 1863 - d. 1943)
7 Feb 1929 - 13 Apr 1929 Carl Severing (acting) SPD (b. 1875 - d. 1952)
13 Apr 1929 - 30 Mar 1930 Joseph Wirth Z (b. 1879 - d. 1956)
30 Mar 1930 - 30 Sep 1930 Gottfried Reinhold Treviranus
CNAG; 23 Jul 1930: KVP (b. 1891 - d. 1971)
Propaganda
Minister
13 Mar 1933 - 30 Apr 1945 Joseph Goebbels NS (b. 1897 - d. 1945)
Aviation
Minister
5 May 1933 - 24 Apr 1945 Hermann Göring NS (b. 1893 - d. 1946)
Science and Education
Minister
1 May 1934 - 30 Apr 1945 Bernhard Rust NS (b. 1883 - d. 1945)
Ecclesiastical Affairs
Ministers
18 Jul 1935 - 15 Dec 1941 Hanns Kerrl NS (b. 1887 - d. 1941)
15 Dec 1941 - 30 Apr 1945 Hermann Muhs NS (b. 1894 - d. 1962)
(acting to 16 Jan 1942)
Munitions
Ministers
17 Mar 1940 - 8 Feb 1942 Fritz Todt NS (b. 1891 - d. 1942)
8 Feb 1942 - 30 Apr 1945 Albert Speer NS (b. 1905 - d. 1981)
Occupied Eastern Territories
Minister
17 Nov 1941 - 30 Apr 1945 Alfred Rosenberg NS (b. 1893 - d. 1946)
Parliament
Reichstag
Presidents
Mar 1871 - Feb 1874 Eduard Simson (b. 1810 - d. 1899)
Feb 1874 - May 1879 Maximilian Franz August von
Forckenbeck (b. 1821 - d. 1892)
May 1879 - Aug 1879 Otto Theodor von Seydewitz (b. 1818 - d. 1898)
Feb 1880 - Feb 1881 Adolf Graf von Arnim-Boitzenburg (b. 1832 - d. 1887)
Feb 1881 - Nov 1881 Gustav Heinrich Konrad von Gossler (b. 1838 - d. 1902)
Nov 1881 - Nov 1884 Albert Erdmann Karl Gerhard von
Levetzow (1st time) (b. 1827 - d. 1903)
Nov 1884 - Nov 1888 Wilhelm von Wedell-Piesdorf (b. 1837 - d. 1915)
Nov 1888 - Mar 1895 Albert Erdmann Karl Gerhard von
Levetzow (2nd time) (s.a.)
Mar 1895 - Dec 1898 Rudolf Freiherr von Buol-Berenberg (b. 1842 - d. 1902)
Dec 1898 - 20 Feb 1907 Franz Xaver Graf von Ballestrem (b. 1834 - d. 1910)
20 Feb 1907 - 19 Feb 1910 Udo Graf zu Stolberg-Wernigerode (b. 1840 - d. 1910)
1 Mar 1910 - Feb 1912 Hans Graf von Schwerin-Löwitz (b. 1847 - d. 1918)
Feb 1912 - 25 May 1918 Johannes Kaempf (b. 1842 - d. 1918)
Jun 1918 - Nov 1918 Konstantin Fehrenbach (b. 1852 - d. 1926)
- Constituent National Assembly -
7 Feb 1919 - 13 Feb 1919 Eduard David (b. 1863 - d. 1930)
13 Feb 1919 - 14 Feb 1919 Conrad Haussmann (acting) (b. 1857 - d. 1922)
14 Feb 1919 - 21 Jun 1920 Konstantin Fehrenbach (s.a.)
- Reichstag -
25 Jun 1920 - 27 May 1924 Paul Löbe (1st time) (b. 1875 - d. 1967)
28 May 1924 - 7 Jan 1925 Max Wallraf (b. 1859 - d. 1941)
7 Jan 1925 - 30 Aug 1932 Paul Löbe (2nd time) (s.a.)
30 Aug 1932 - 24 Apr 1945 Hermann Göring (b. 1893 - d. 1946)