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 |
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1 |
Johannes Giesberts (1865–1938) |
13 February 1919 | 14 November 1922 | 3 years, 274 days | Centre | |
2 |
Karl Stingl (1864–1936) |
22 November 1922 | 12 August 1923 | 263 days | BVP | |
3 |
Anton Höfle (1882–1925) |
13 August 1923 | 15 December 1924 | 1 year, 124 days | Centre | |
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Karl Stingl (1864–1936) |
15 January 1925 | 17 December 1926 | 1 year, 336 days | BVP | |
4 |
Georg Schätzel (1875–1934) |
28 January 1927 | 30 May 1932 | 5 years, 123 days | BVP | |
5 |
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach (1875–1943) |
1 June 1932 | 2 February 1937 | 4 years, 246 days | Independent | |
6 |
Wilhelm Ohnesorge (1872–1962) |
2 February 1937 | 30 April 1945 | 8 years, 87 days | NSDAP | |
7 |
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
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Flags
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Postal flag (1892-1918)
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Postal flag (1921-1933)
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Postal flag (1933-1935)
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Postal flag Germany
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Postal flag East Germany