Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development

Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ)
Offices of the BMZ in the former Federal Chancellery in Bonn.
Agency overview
Formed	14 November 1961
Jurisdiction	Government of Germany
Headquarters	Dahlmannstraße 4, 53113 Bonn
Employees	approx. 1,000
Annual budget	€9.49 billion (2018)
Minister responsible	Gerd Müller, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
Agency executives	Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, Parliamentary State Secretary Christian Schmidt, State Secretary
Website	http://www.bmz.de

The Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (German: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung), abbreviated BMZ, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its main office is at the former German Chancellery in Bonn with a second major office at the Europahaus in Berlin.

Founded in 1961, the Ministry works to encourage economic development within Germany and in other countries through international cooperation and partnerships. It cooperates with international organizations involved in development including the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and the United Nations.

Ministers for Economic Cooperation

Political Party:   FDP   CSU   SPD

Name (Born–Died)		Party	Term of Office		Chancellor (Cabinet)
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation
style="background:Template:Free Democratic Party (Germany)/meta/color;" |	Walter Scheel (1919–2016)	FDP	14 November 1961	28 October 1966	Adenauer (IV • V) Erhard (I • II)
style="background:Template:Christian Social Union in Bavaria/meta/color;" |	Werner Dollinger (1918–2008)	CSU	28 October 1966	30 November 1966	Kiesinger (I)
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;" |	Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1922–2005)	SPD	1 December 1966	2 October 1968
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;" |	Erhard Eppler (born 1926)	SPD	16 October 1968	8 July 1974	Kiesinger (I) Brandt (I • II)
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;" |	Egon Bahr (born 1922)	SPD	8 July 1974	14 December 1976	Schmidt (I)
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;" |	Marie Schlei (1919–1983)	SPD	16 December 1976	16 February 1978	Schmidt (II)
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;" |	Rainer Offergeld (born 1937)	SPD	16 February 1978	1 October 1982	Schmidt (II • III)
style="background:Template:Christian Social Union in Bavaria/meta/color;" |	Jürgen Warnke (1932–2013)	CSU	4 October 1982	11 March 1987	Kohl (I • II)
style="background:Template:Christian Social Union in Bavaria/meta/color;" |	Hans Klein (1931–1996)	CSU	12 March 1987	21 April 1989	Kohl (III)
style="background:Template:Christian Social Union in Bavaria/meta/color;" |	Jürgen Warnke (1932-2013)	CSU	21 April 1989	18 January 1991
style="background:Template:Christian Social Union in Bavaria/meta/color;" |	Carl-Dieter Spranger (born 1939)	CSU	18 January 1991	22 January 1993	Kohl (IV)
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
style="background:Template:Christian Social Union in Bavaria/meta/color;" |	Carl-Dieter Spranger (born 1939)	CSU	23 January 1993	26 October 1998	Kohl (IV • V)
style="background:Template:Social Democratic Party of Germany/meta/color;" |	Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (born 1942)	SPD	27 October 1998	27 October 2009	Schröder (I • II) Merkel (I)
style="background:Template:Free Democratic Party (Germany)/meta/color;" |	Dirk Niebel (born 1963)	FDP	28 October 2009	17 December 2013	Merkel (II)
style="background:Template:Christian Social Union in Bavaria/meta/color;" |	Gerd Müller (born 1955)	CSU	17 December 2013	Incumbent	Merkel (III)