List of federal ministers of food, agriculture and consumer protection (Germany)
This page lists Federal Ministers of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of Germany and the equivalents of this office which preceded it.
Ministers for Food (1919–1945)
| Ministers for Food | ||||
| # | Name (Lifespan) | Assumption of Office | End of Service | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Schmidt
(1864–1943) |
13 February 1919 | 26 March 1920 | SPD |
| 2 | Andreas Hermes
(1878–1964) |
27 March 1920 | 10 March 1922 | Zentrum |
| 3 | Anton Fehr
(1881–1954) |
31 March 1922 | 21 November 1922 | BBB |
| 4 | Karl Müller
(1884–1964) |
22 November 1922 | 25 November 1922 | Zentrum |
| 5 | Hans Luther
(1879–1962) |
1 December 1922 | 4 October 1923 | — |
| 6 | Gerhard Graf von Kanitz
(1885–1949) |
6 October 1923 | 5 December 1925 | — |
| 7 | Heinrich Haslinde
(1881–1958) |
19 January 1926 | 17 December 1926 | Zentrum |
| 8 | Martin Schiele
(1870–1939) |
28 January 1927 | 12 June 1928 | DNVP |
| 9 | Hermann Dietrich
(1879–1954) |
28 June 1928 | 27 March 1930 | DDP |
| 10 | Martin Schiele
(1870–1939) |
30 March 1930 | 30 May 1932 | CNBL |
| 11 | Magnus Freiherr von Braun
(1878–1972) |
1 June 1932 | 28 January 1933 | |
| 12 | Alfred Hugenberg
(1865–1951) |
1933 | 1933 | DNVP |
| 13 | Richard Walther Darré
(1895–1953) |
1933 | 1944 | NSDAP |
| 14 | Herbert Backe
(1896–1947) |
1944 | 1945 | NSDAP |
Ministers for Food, Agriculture, and Forests of the Federal Republic of Germany (1949–2001)
| Federal Ministers for Food, Agriculture and Forests | ||||
| # | Name (Lifespan) | Assumption of Office | End of Service | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilhelm Niklas
(1887–1957) |
20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CSU |
| 2 | Heinrich Lübke
(1894–1972) |
20 October 1953 | 15 September 1959 | CDU |
| 3 | Werner Schwarz
(1900–1982) |
14 October 1959 | 26 October 1965 | CDU |
| 4 | Hermann Höcherl
(1912–1989) |
26 October 1965 | 21 October 1969 | CSU |
| 5 | Josef Ertl
(1925–2000) |
22 October 1969 | 17 September 1982 | FDP |
| Björn Engholm acting
(b. 1939) |
17 September 1982 | 1 October 1982 | SPD | |
| 6 | Josef Ertl
(1925–2000) |
4 October 1982 | 29 March 1983 | FDP |
| 7 | Ignaz Kiechle
(1930–2003) |
30 March 1983 | 21 January 1993 | CSU |
| 8 | Jochen Borchert
(b. 1940) |
21 January 1993 | 26 October 1998 | CDU |
| 9 | Karl-Heinz Funke
(b. 1946) |
27 October 1998 | 12 January 2001 | SPD |
Federal Ministers for Food, Consumer Protection, and Agriculture of the Federal Republic of Germany
| Federal Ministers for Food, Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture | ||||
| # | Name (Lifespan) | Assumption of Office | End of Service | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renate Künast
(b. 1955) |
12 January 2001 | 4 October 2005 | Alliance '90/The Greens |
| Jürgen Trittin acting
(b. 1954) |
4 October 2005 | 18 October 2005 | Alliance '90/The Greens | |
| 2 | Horst Seehofer
(b. 1945) |
22 November 2005 | 4 November 2008 | CSU |
| 3 | Ilse Aigner
(b. 1964) |
4 November 2008 | CSU | |