List of German transportation ministers
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Template:Short description This page lists German transportation ministers. See also lists of incumbents.
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German Reich (1918–1945)
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Julius Dorpmüller Template:Small |
2 February 1937 | 23 May 1945 | Template:Ayd | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | Independent | Hitler von Krosigk |
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Template:Note label The SPD withdrew from the Stresemann II Cabinet on 3 November 1923.
Template:Note label The DNVP withdrew from the Luther I Cabinet on 26 October 1925.
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)
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Hans-Christoph Seebohm (1903–1967) |
20 September 1949 | 30 November 1966 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | DP (1947–1960) |
Adenauer (I • II • III • IV • V) Erhard (I • II) |
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Georg Leber (1920–2012) |
1 December 1966 | 7 July 1972 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | SPD | Kiesinger (I) Brandt (I) |
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Lauritz Lauritzen (1910–1980) |
7 July 1972 | 16 May 1974 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | SPD | Brandt (I • II) | ||
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Kurt Gscheidle (1924–2003) |
16 May 1974 | 4 November 1980 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | SPD | Schmidt (I • II) |
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Volker Hauff (born 1940) |
6 November 1980 | 1 October 1982 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | SPD | Schmidt (III) |
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Werner Dollinger (1918–2008) |
4 October 1982 | 12 March 1987 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | CSU | Kohl (I • II) |
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Jürgen Warnke (1932–2013) |
12 March 1987 | 21 April 1989 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | CSU | Kohl (III) |
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Friedrich Zimmermann (1925–2012) |
21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | CSU | |||
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Günther Krause (born 1953) |
18 January 1991 | 13 May 1993 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | CDU | Kohl (IV) |
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Matthias Wissmann (born 1949) |
13 May 1993 | 26 October 1998 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | CDU | Kohl (IV • V) |
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| Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Housing | |||||||||
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Franz Müntefering (born 1940) |
27 October 1998 | 29 September 1999 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | SPD | Schröder (I) |
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Reinhard Klimmt (born 1942) |
29 September 1999 | 16 November 2000 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | SPD | |||
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Kurt Bodewig (born 1955) |
20 November 2000 | 22 October 2002 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | SPD | |||
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Manfred Stolpe (1936–2019) |
22 October 2002 | 22 November 2005 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | SPD | Schröder (II) |
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| Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development | |||||||||
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Wolfgang Tiefensee (born 1955) |
22 November 2005 | 28 October 2009 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | SPD | Merkel (I) |
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Peter Ramsauer (born 1954) |
28 October 2009 | 17 December 2013 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | CSU | Merkel (II) |
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| Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure | |||||||||
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Alexander Dobrindt (born 1970) |
17 December 2013 | 24 October 2017 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | CSU | Merkel (III) |
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Christian Schmidt Template:Small |
24 October 2017 | 14 March 2018 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | CSU | Merkel (III) |
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Andreas Scheuer (born 1974) |
14 March 2018 | 8 December 2021 | style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" | | CSU | Merkel (IV) |
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Volker Wissing (born 1970) |
8 December 2021 | 6 May 2025 | style="background:Template:Party color; color: black;" | | Independent (FDP until November 2024) | Scholz (I) |
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| Federal Minister for Transport | |||||||||
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Patrick Schnieder (born 1968) |
6 May 2025 | Incumbent | style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" | | CDU | Merz (I) |
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