The list includes the heads of the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Public Affairs and the institutions that performed the respective functions. The list grabs the historical period from the days of Kaiser Germany to the present.
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State Secretary of the Imperial Labor Exchange of the German Empire, 1918-1919
Coat of arms of the German Empire
| Name | Date of taking office | Dismissal Date | The consignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Bauer | October 4, 1918 | February 13, 1919 | SPD |
Ministers of Labor of the Weimar Republic, 1919-1933
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| Name | Date of taking office | Dismissal Date | The consignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gustav Bauer | February 13, 1919 | June 20, 1919 | SPD |
| Alexander Schlicke | June 21, 1919 | June 21, 1920 | SPD |
| Heinrich Browns | June 25, 1920 | June 12, 1928 | Centre |
| Rudolph Wissel | June 28, 1928 | March 27, 1930 | SPD |
| Adam Stegerwald | March 30, 1930 | May 30, 1932 | Centre |
| Herman Warmbold | June 1, 1932 | June 6, 1932 | - |
| Hugo Schaeffer | June 7, 1932 | November 17, 1932 | - |
| Friedrich Zirup | December 3, 1932 | January 28, 1933 | - |
Ministers of Labor of the Third Reich, 1933-1945
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| Name | Date of taking office | Dismissal Date | The consignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Seldte | January 30, 1933 | May 23, 1945 | NNNP → NSDAP |
Ministers of Labor of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-1990
Coat of arms of Germany
Ministers of Labor, 1949-1957
| Name | Date of taking office | Dismissal Date | The consignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anton Storch | September 20, 1949 | October 29, 1957 | CDU |
Ministers of Labor and Public Affairs, 1957-1990
| Name | Date of taking office | Dismissal Date | The consignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theodore Blank | October 29, 1957 | October 26, 1965 | CDU |
| Hans Katzer | October 26, 1965 | October 22, 1969 | CDU |
| Walter Arendt | October 22, 1969 | December 16, 1976 | SPD |
| Herbert Ehrenberg | December 16, 1976 | April 28, 1982 | SPD |
| Heinz Westphal | April 28, 1982 | October 1, 1982 | SPD |
| Norbert Blum | October 1, 1982 | October 2, 1990 | CDU |
Ministers of Labor, Wages, and Public Affairs of the German Democratic Republic, 1989-1990
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| Name | Date of taking office | Dismissal Date | The consignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannelore Mensch | November 18, 1989 | April 12, 1990 | SED |
| Regina Hildebrandt | April 12, 1990 | August 22, 1990 | SPD in the GDR |
| Jürgen Kledich | August 22, 1990 | October 2, 1990 | CDU in the GDR |
Ministers of Labor of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1990 - present
Coat of arms of Germany
Ministers of Labor and Public Affairs, 1990-2002
| Name | Date of taking office | Dismissal Date | The consignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norbert Blum | October 3, 1990 | October 27, 1998 | CDU |
| Walter Rister | October 27, 1998 | October 22, 2002 | SPD |
Minister of Economics and Labor, 2002-2005
| Name | Date of taking office | Dismissal Date | The consignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfgang Clement | October 22, 2002 | November 22, 2005 | SPD |
Ministers of Labor and Public Affairs, 2005 - present
| Name | Date of taking office | Dismissal Date | The consignment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Muntefering | November 22, 2005 | November 21, 2007 | SPD |
| Olaf Scholz | November 21, 2007 | October 27, 2009 | SPD |
| Franz Josef Jung | October 28, 2009 | November 27, 2009 | CDU |
| Ursula von der Layen | November 30, 2009 | December 17, 2013 | CDU |
| Andrea Nales | December 17, 2013 | September 28, 2017 | SPD |
| Katarina Barley | September 28, 2017 | March 14, 2018 | SPD |
| Hubertus Heil | March 14, 2018 | in the position | SPD |