Heads of The Chancellery
Chiefs (Directors) of the Chancellery attend Cabinet meetings. They may also sit as members of the Cabinet if they are also given the position of Minister for Special Affairs (Minister für besondere Aufgaben). They are often called "Kanzleramtsminister" (chancellery minister).
- Walter Hallstein (CDU), 1950–1951
- Otto Lenz (CDU), 1951–1953
- Hans Globke (CDU), 1953–1963
- Ludger Westrick, 1963–1966
- Werner Knieper, 1966–1967
- Karl Carstens (CDU), 1967–1969
- Horst Ehmke (SPD), 1969–1972
- Horst Grabert (SPD), 1972–1974
- Manfred Schüler (SPD), 1974–1980
- Manfred Lahnstein (SPD), 1980–1982
- Gerhard Konow, 1982
- Waldemar Schreckenberger (CDU), 1982–1984
- Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU), 1984–1989
- Rudolf Seiters (CDU) 1989–1991
- Friedrich Bohl (CDU), 1991–1998
- Bodo Hombach (SPD), 1998–1999
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD), 1999–2005
- Thomas de Maizière (CDU), 2005–2009
- Ronald Pofalla (CDU), since 2009
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