List of German postal ministers
This page lists German Postal Ministers. see also lists of incumbents.- Heinrich von Stephan 1880-1897
- Viktor von Podbielski 1897-1901
- Reinhold Kraetke 1901-1917
- Otto Rüdlin 1917-1918
Ministers of Post, 1918–1945
Ministers of Post and Communications of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949–1997
- Hans Schuberth 1949-1953
- Siegfried Balke 1953-1956
- Ernst Lemmer 1956-1957
- Richard Stücklen 1957-1966
- Werner Dollinger 1966-1969
- Georg Leber 1969-1972
- Lauritz Lauritzen 1972
- Horst Ehmke 1972-1974
- Kurt Gscheidle 1974-1982
- Hans Matthöfer 1982
- Christian Schwarz-Schilling 1982-1992
- Wolfgang Bötsch 1993-1997
The ministry was abolished at the end of 1997.Minister of Post and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic, 1949-1991