List of past ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany (1945-present)
- Irmgard Adam-Schwaetzer, FDP (1991–1994)
- Konrad Adenauer, CDU (Chancellor)
- Hans Apel, SPD (1974-1978 Finance, 1978-1982 Defense)
- Walter Arendt, SPD
- Egon Bahr, SPD
- Rainer Barzel, CDU (1962–1963 and 1982-1983 Inner-German affairs)
- Norbert Blüm, CDU (1982-1998 Labour)
- Kurt Bodewig, SPD (2000-2002 Transportation)
- Wolfgang Bötsch, CSU
- Jochen Borchert, CDU (1993-1998 Agriculture)
- Willy Brandt, SPD (1966-1969 Foreign affairs, 1969-1974 Chancellor)
- Rainer Brüderle, FDP (2008-2011 Economy)
- Andreas von Bülow, SPD
- Herta Däubler-Gmelin, SPD (1998-2002 Justice)
- Horst Ehmke, SPD
- Björn Engholm, SPD
- Erhard Eppler, SPD
- Ludwig Erhard, CDU (Economy, 1963-1966 Chancellor)
- Josef Ertl, FDP (Agriculture 1969-1982;1982–1983)
- Andrea Fischer, Greens (1998-2001 Health)
- Egon Franke, SPD
- Hans Friedrichs, FDP (Economy)
- Anke Fuchs, SPD (Youth, family, and health)
- Hans-Dietrich Genscher, FDP (1969-1974 Interior, 1974-1992 Foreign affairs)
- Heiner Geißler, CDU (1982-1985 Youth, family and health)
- Kurt Gscheidle, SPD (Transportation, Postal services)
- Johann Baptist Gradl, CDU (1965–1966)
- Dieter Haack, SPD (Construction and housing)
- Volker Hauff, SPD (Transportation)
- Helmut Haussmann, FDP (1988-1991 Economy)
- Gustav Heinemann, 1945-1952 CDU; after 1957 SPD (1949-1950 Interior, 1966-1969 Justice, 1969-1974 Bundespräsident)
- Hermann Höcherl, CSU (Interior, later Agriculture)
- Gerhard Jahn, SPD (1969-1974 Justice)
- Manfred Kanther, CDU (1993-1998 Interior)
- Ignaz Kiechle, CSU (1983-1993 Agriculture)
- Kurt Georg Kiesinger, CDU (1966-1969 Chancellor)
- Klaus Kinkel, FDP(1991-1992 Justice, 1992-1998 Foreign affairs)
- Helmut Kohl, CDU (1982-1998 Chancellor)
- Günther Krause, CDU
- Oskar Lafontaine, SPD (1998-1999 Finance)
- Manfred Lahnstein, SPD (Finance)
- Otto Graf Lambsdorff, FDP (1977-1984 Economy)
- Lauritz Lauritzen, SPD (Transportation)
- Georg Leber, SPD (1966-1974 Transportation and additionally from 1969-1974 Postal Services, 1974-1978 Defense)
- Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, FDP
- Heinrich Lübke, CDU (1953-59 Food and Agriculture, 1959-1969 Bundespräsident)
- Werner Maihofer, FDP
- Lothar de Maizière, CDU
- Hans Matthöfer, SPD (Finance)
- Angela Merkel, CDU (1991–1994 Women and Youth; 1994-1998 Environment, Conservation and Nuclear Safety)
- Jürgen Möllemann, FDP (1987-1991 education and science, 1991-1993 Economy)
- Claudia Nolte, CDU
- Rainer Ortleb, FDP
- Günter Rexrodt, FDP
- Heinz Riesenhuber, CDU
- Hannelore Rönsch, CDU
- Volker Rühe, CDU (Defense)
- Jürgen Rüttgers, CDU(1994-1998 education, science, research and technology)
- Fritz Schäffer, CSU (Finance, later Justice)
- Wolfgang Schäuble, CDU (1984-1989 Kanzleramt (Chief of Staff); 1989-1991 Interior)
- Rudolf Scharping, SPD (1998-2002 Defense)
- Walter Scheel, FDP
- Karl Schiller, SPD (1966-1972 Economy and additionally 1972-1972 Finance)
- Marie Schlei, SPD (Economic cooperation)
- Cornelia Schmalz-Jacobsen, FDP
- Helmut Schmidt, SPD (1969-1972 Defense; 1972-1974 Finance; 1974-1982 Chancellor; September 1982 additionally Foreign Affairs)
- Jürgen Schmude, SPD (1981-1982 Justice; September 1982 additionally Interior)
- Rupert Scholz, CDU (1988-1989 Defense)
- Gerhard Schröder, CDU, CDU (1953-1961 Interior; 1961-1966 Foreign Affairs; 1966-1969 Defense)
- Gerhard Schröder, SPD (1998-2005 Chancellor)
- Irmgard Schwaetzer, FDP
- Christian Schwarz-Schilling, CDU
- Horst Seehofer, CSU
- Rudolf Seiters, CDU (Interior)
- Carl-Dieter Spranger, CDU
- Gerhard Stoltenberg, CDU (1982-1989 Finance, 1989-1992 Defense)
- Franz Josef Strauß, CSU (1955-1956 Nuclear Energy; 1956-1962 Defense; 1966-1969 Finance)
- Rita Süssmuth, CDU
- Klaus Töpfer, CDU
- Hans-Jochen Vogel, SPD
- Theodor Waigel, CSU (Finance)
- Herbert Wehner, SPD (1966-1969 Minister for Inner-German affairs)
- Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski, SPD
- Matthias Wissmann, CDU
- Manfred Wörner, CDU (1982-1988 Defense)
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