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 PostTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Giesberts, JohannesJohannes Giesberts
(1865–1938)		13 February 191914 November 19223 years, 274 daysCentre
2
Stingl, KarlKarl Stingl
(1864–1936)		22 November 192212 August 1923263 daysBVP
3
Höfle, AntonAnton Höfle
(1882–1925)		13 August 192315 December 19241 year, 124 daysCentre
(2)
Stingl, KarlKarl Stingl
(1864–1936)		15 January 192517 December 19261 year, 336 daysBVP
4
Schätzel, GeorgGeorg Schätzel
(1875–1934)		28 January 192730 May 19325 years, 123 daysBVP
5
Eltz, PaulPaul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
(1875–1943)		1 June 19322 February 19374 years, 246 daysIndependent
6
Ohnesorge, WilhelmWilhelm Ohnesorge
(1872–1962)		2 February 193730 April 19458 years, 87 daysNSDAP
7
Dorpmüller, JuliusJulius Dorpmüller
(1869–1945)		2 May 194523 May 194521 daysNSDAP

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)

Flags
  • Postal flag (1892-1918)
  • Postal flag (1921-1933)
  • Postal flag (1933-1935)
  • Postal flag Germany
  • Postal flag East Germany
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