List of German postal ministers

This article lists German Postal Ministers. See also lists of incumbents.

State Secretaries for the Post, 1880–1918

  • Heinrich von Stephan 1880–1897
  • Viktor von Podbielski 1897–1901
  • Reinhold Kraetke 1901–1917
  • Otto Rüdlin 1917–1918

Ministers of Post, 1918–1945

No. Portrait Ministers of Post Took office Left office Time in office Party
1
Johannes Giesberts [de]
Johannes Giesberts
(1865–1938)
13 February 1919 14 November 1922 3 years, 274 days Centre
2
Karl Stingl [de]
Karl Stingl
(1864–1936)
22 November 1922 12 August 1923 263 days BVP
3
Anton Höfle [de]
Anton Höfle
(1882–1925)
13 August 1923 15 December 1924 1 year, 124 days Centre
(2)
Karl Stingl [de]
Karl Stingl
(1864–1936)
15 January 1925 17 December 1926 1 year, 336 days BVP
4
Georg Schätzel
Georg Schätzel
(1875–1934)
28 January 1927 30 May 1932 5 years, 123 days BVP
5
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
(1875–1943)
1 June 1932 2 February 1937 4 years, 246 days Independent
6
Wilhelm Ohnesorge
Wilhelm Ohnesorge
(1872–1962)
2 February 1937 30 April 1945 8 years, 87 days NSDAP
7
Julius Dorpmüller
Julius Dorpmüller
(1869–1945)
2 May 1945 23 May 1945 21 days NSDAP

West and East Germany, 1949–1997

Ministers of Post and Communications of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949–1997

The ministry was abolished at the end of 1997.

Minister of Post and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic, 1949-1991

  • Friedrich Burmeister: 7 October 1949-13 November 1963 (CDU)
  • Rudolph Schulze: 14 November 1963-7 November 1989 (CDU)
  • Klaus Wolf: 18 November 1989-12 April 1990 (CDU)
  • Emil Schnell: 12 April 1990-20 August 1990 (SPD)
  • Hans-Jürgen Niehof: 20 August 1990-2 October 1990 (FDP)

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