List of German labour ministers

This page lists German Labour Ministers.

Ministers of Labour, 1918-1945

• Gustav Bauer (SPD) 1918-1919
• Alexander Schlicke (SPD) 1919-1920
• Heinrich Brauns (Centre) 1920-1928
• Rudolf Wissell (SPD) 1928-1930
• Adam Stegerwald (Centre) 1930-1932
• Hermann Warmbold (acting) 1932
• Hugo Schäffer 1932
• Friedrich Syrup 1932-1933
• Franz Seldte (NSDAP) 1933-1945

Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-2002

• Anton Storch (CDU) 1949-1957
• Theodor Blank (CDU) 1957-1965
• Hans Katzer (CDU) 1965-1969
• Walter Arendt (SPD) 1969-1976
• Herbert Ehrenberg (SPD) 1976-1982
• Heinz Westphal (SPD) 1982
• Norbert Blüm (CDU) 1982-1998
• Walter Riester (SPD) 1998-2002

In 2002, the ministry was divided between the ministries of Economics and Labour and Health and Social Security.

German Democratic Republic 1950–1990

See Council of Ministers of the GDR