List of German postal ministers

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

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State Secretaries for the Post, 1880–1918

Ministers of Post, 1918–1945

No.PortraitName
(born–died)
Term of officePolitical partyGovernmentRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1
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Giesberts, Johannes Johannes Giesberts
(1865–1938)
13 February 191914 November 19223 years, 274 days  Centre Scheidemann
Bauer
Müller I
Fehrenbach
Wirth III
.
2
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Stingl, Karl Karl Stingl  [ de ]
(1864–1936)
22 November 192212 August 1923263 days  BVP Cuno .
3
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Höfle, Anton Anton Höfle  [ de ]
(1882–1925)
13 August 192315 December 19241 year, 124 days  Centre Stresemann III
Marx III
.
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Stingl, Karl Karl Stingl  [ de ]
(1864–1936)
15 January 192517 December 19261 year, 336 days  BVP Luther IIIIII .
4
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Schätzel, Georg Georg Schätzel
(1875–1934)
28 January 192730 May 19325 years, 123 days  BVP Marx IV
Müller II
Brüning III
.
5
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Eltz, Paul Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
(1875–1943)
1 June 19322 February 19374 years, 246 days  Independent Papen
Schleicher
Hitler
.
6
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Ohnesorge, Wilhelm Wilhelm Ohnesorge
(1872–1962)
2 February 193730 April 19458 years, 87 days  NSDAP Hitler .
7
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Dorpmüller, Julius Julius Dorpmüller
(1869–1945)
5 May 194523 May 194518 days  NSDAP Krosigk .

West and East Germany, 1949–1997

Federal Ministers of Post and Teleommunications 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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