List of German transportation ministers

Template:Short description This page lists German transportation ministers. See also lists of incumbents.

List

German Reich (1918–1945)

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Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party		Government	Template:Abbr
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Weimar Republic (1918–1933)
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
12	File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E00795, Julius Dorpmüller.jpg	Julius Dorpmüller Template:Small	2 February 1937	23 May 1945	Template:Ayd	style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	Independent	Hitler von Krosigk
						style="background:Template:Party color;" |	NSDAP

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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Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office			Political party		Government	Template:Abbr
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Federal Minister for Transport
1	File:Einweihung des Mosel-Schiffahrtsweges 1964, Seebohm-MK060 RGB (cropped).jpg	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)
						style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	CDU (1960–1967)
2	File:Verteidigungsminister Georg Leber.jpg	Georg Leber (1920–2012)	1 December 1966	7 July 1972		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	SPD	Kiesinger (I) Brandt (I)
3	File:De Duitse minister van verkeer Lauritzen spreekt tijdens de opening, Bestanddeelnr 926-8231 (cropped).jpg	Lauritz Lauritzen (1910–1980)	7 July 1972	16 May 1974		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	SPD	Brandt (I • II)
4	File:Kurt Gscheidle.jpeg	Kurt Gscheidle (1924–2003)	16 May 1974	4 November 1980		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	SPD	Schmidt (I • II)
5	File:1986 Volker Hauff 800.jpg	Volker Hauff (born 1940)	6 November 1980	1 October 1982		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	SPD	Schmidt (III)
6	File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F017055-0030, Paris, Einweihung Deutsche Botschaft, Dollinger (cropped).jpg	Werner Dollinger (1918–2008)	4 October 1982	12 March 1987		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	CSU	Kohl (I • II)
7	File:Jürgen Warnke.jpg	Jürgen Warnke (1932–2013)	12 March 1987	21 April 1989		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	CSU	Kohl (III)
8	File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F085285-0011a, Bonn Friedrich Zimmermann.jpg	Friedrich Zimmermann (1925–2012)	21 April 1989	18 January 1991		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	CSU
9	File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1990-0711-300, Günther Krause (CDU) (cropped).jpg	Günther Krause (born 1953)	18 January 1991	13 May 1993		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	CDU	Kohl (IV)
10	File:Matthias Wissmann 2.JPG	Matthias Wissmann (born 1949)	13 May 1993	26 October 1998		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	CDU	Kohl (IV • V)
Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Housing
11	File:Franz Müntefering (SPD) (10584372825).jpg	Franz Müntefering (born 1940)	27 October 1998	29 September 1999		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	SPD	Schröder (I)
12	File:2018-06-29 Reinhard Klimmt ZDF Fernsehrat 0090.jpg	Reinhard Klimmt (born 1942)	29 September 1999	16 November 2000		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	SPD
13	File:Kurt Bodewig (MP) Germany BSPC 18 Nyborg Denmark 2009-08-31 (1) (cropped).jpg	Kurt Bodewig (born 1955)	20 November 2000	22 October 2002		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	SPD
14	File:Manfred Stolpe.JPG	Manfred Stolpe (1936–2019)	22 October 2002	22 November 2005		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	SPD	Schröder (II)
Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development
15	File:Grundsteinlegung-schiffshebewerk-ndf-2009-22.jpg	Wolfgang Tiefensee (born 1955)	22 November 2005	28 October 2009		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	SPD	Merkel (I)
16	File:Peter Ramsauer.jpg	Peter Ramsauer (born 1954)	28 October 2009	17 December 2013		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	CSU	Merkel (II)
Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure
17	File:Alexander Dobrindt 0005 (cropped).jpg	Alexander Dobrindt (born 1970)	17 December 2013	24 October 2017		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	CSU	Merkel (III)
–	File:Christian Schmidt (36867502772).jpg	Christian Schmidt Template:Small	24 October 2017	14 March 2018		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	CSU	Merkel (III)
18	File:Scheuer, Andreas-1407.jpg	Andreas Scheuer (born 1974)	14 March 2018	8 December 2021		style="background:Template:Party color; color:white;" |	CSU	Merkel (IV)
19	File:Volker Wissing-2632.jpg	Volker Wissing (born 1970)	8 December 2021	6 May 2025		style="background:Template:Party color; color: black;" |	Independent (FDP until November 2024)	Scholz (I)
Federal Minister for Transport
20	File:Schnieder, Patrick-1239.jpg	Patrick Schnieder (born 1968)	6 May 2025	Incumbent		style="background:Template:Party color; color:black;" |	CDU	Merz (I)