List of German interior ministers

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Federal Minister of the Interior
Bundesminister des Innern
Incumbent
Nancy Faeser
since 8 December 2021
Federal Ministry of the Interior
StyleFrau Bundesminister
Member ofCabinet
Reports toChancellor of Germany
SeatAlt-Moabit 140, Berlin
AppointerThe President
on advice of the Chancellor
Formation21 December 1879
First holderKarl von Hofmann
Websitebmi.bund.de

The Federal Minister of the Interior (German: Bundesminister des Innern) is the head of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and a member of the Cabinet of Germany.

The current Federal Minister of the Interior is Nancy Faeser, since 8 December 2021.[1]

List of officeholders[edit]

Secretaries of State for the Interior, 1879–1919[edit]

Political Party:   Zentrum

Name
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Party Term of Office Chancellor
Karl von Hofmann [de]
(1827–1910)
N/A 21 December 1879 31 August 1880 Bismarck
Karl Heinrich von Boetticher
(1833–1907)
N/A 1 September 1880 1 July 1897 Bismarck
von Caprivi
Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
(1845–1932)
N/A 1 July 1897 24 June 1907 Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
von Bülow
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
(1856–1921)
N/A 24 June 1907 10 July 1909 von Bülow
Clemens von Delbrück
(1856–1921)
N/A 14 July 1909 22 May 1916 von Bethmann Hollweg
Karl Helfferich
(1872–1924)
N/A 22 May 1916 24 October 1917 von Bethmann Hollweg
Michaelis
Max Wallraf
(1859–1941)
N/A 25 October 1917 9 November 1918 Michaelis
von Hertling
(I)
von Baden
(I)
Karl Trimborn
(1854–1921)
Zentrum 14 November 1918 13 February 1919 Ebert
(Council of the People's Deputies)

Ministers of the Interior, 1919–1945[edit]

Political Party:   DDP   DNVP   DVP   NSDAP   SPD   Zentrum

No. Portrait Minister of the Interior Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
1
Hugo Preuß
Preuß, HugoHugo Preuß
(1860–1925)
13 February 191920 June 1919127 daysDDPScheidemann
2
Eduard David
David, EduardEduard David
(1863–1930)
21 June 19193 October 1919104 daysSPDBauer
3
Erich Koch-Weser
Koch-Weser, ErichErich Koch-Weser
(1875–1944)
3 October 19194 May 19211 year, 213 daysDDPBauer
Müller I
Fehrenbach
4
Georg Gradnauer
Gradnauer, GeorgGeorg Gradnauer
(1866–1946)
10 May 192122 October 1921165 daysSPDWirth I
5
Adolf Köster
Köster, AdolfAdolf Köster
(1883–1930)
26 October 192114 November 19221 year, 19 daysSPDWirth II
6
Rudolf Oeser
Oeser, RudolfRudolf Oeser
(1858–1926)
22 November 192212 August 1923263 daysDDPCuno
7
Wilhelm Sollmann
Sollmann, WilhelmWilhelm Sollmann
(1881–1951)
14 August 19233 November 192381 daysSPDStresemann I
8
Karl Jarres
Jarres, KarlKarl Jarres
(1874–1951)
11 November 192315 December 19241 year, 34 daysDVPStresemann II
Marx III
9
Martin Schiele
Schiele, MartinMartin Schiele
(1870–1939)
15 January 192523 October 1925281 daysDnVpLuther I
Otto Gessler
Gessler, OttoOtto Gessler
(1875–1955)
Acting
23 October 19255 December 192543 daysDDPLuther I
10
Wilhelm Külz
Külz, WilhelmWilhelm Külz
(1875–1948)
20 January 192617 December 1926331 daysDDPLuther II
Marx III
11
Walter von Keudell
von Keudell, WalterWalter von Keudell
(1884–1973)
January 192712 June 19281 year, 5 monthsDnVpMarx IV
12
Carl Severing
Severing, CarlCarl Severing
(1875–1952)
28 June 192827 March 19301 year, 272 daysSPDMüller II
13
Joseph Wirth
Wirth, JosephJoseph Wirth
(1879–1956)
30 March 19307 October 19311 year, 191 daysCentreBrüning I
14
Wilhelm Groener
Groener, WilhelmWilhelm Groener
(1867–1939)
9 October 193130 May 1932234 daysIndependentBrüning II
15
Wilhelm von Gayl
von Gayl, WilhelmWilhelm von Gayl
(1879–1945)
1 June 193217 November 1932169 daysDnVpPapen
16
Franz Bracht
Bracht, FranzFranz Bracht
(1877–1933)
3 December 193228 January 193356 daysIndependentSchleicher
17
Wilhelm Frick
Frick, WilhelmWilhelm Frick
(1877–1946)
30 January 193320 August 194310 years, 202 daysNSDAPHitler
18
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler, HeinrichHeinrich Himmler
(1900–1945)
24 August 1943[2][3]29 April 19451 year, 248 daysNSDAPHitler
19
Paul Giesler
Giesler, PaulPaul Giesler
(1895–1945)
30 April 19452 May 19452 daysNSDAPGoebbels
20
Wilhelm Stuckart
Stuckart, WilhelmWilhelm Stuckart
(1902–1953)
3 May 194523 May 194520 daysNSDAPSchwerin von Krosigk

Ministers of the Interior of the GDR, 1949–1990[edit]

Political Party:   SED   DSU

No. Portrait Minister of the Interior Took office Left office Time in office Party Chairman
1
Karl Steinhoff
Steinhoff, KarlKarl Steinhoff
(1892–1981)
11 October 19496 May 19533 years, 6 monthsSEDGrotewohl
2
Willi Stoph
Stoph, WilliWilli Stoph
(1914–1999)
6 May 19531 July 19552 years, 1 monthSEDGrotewohl
3
Karl Maron
Maron, KarlKarl Maron
(1903–1975)
1 July 195514 November 19638 years, 4 monthsSEDGrotewohl
4
Friedrich Dickel
Dickel, FriedrichFriedrich Dickel
(1913–1993)
14 November 196318 November 198926 yearsSEDGrotewohl
Stoph
Sindermann
Stoph
5
Lothar Ahrendt
Ahrendt, LotharLothar Ahrendt
(born 1936)
18 November 198912 April 19904 monthsSEDModrow
6
Peter-Michael Diestel
Diestel, Peter-MichaelPeter-Michael Diestel
(born 1952)
12 April 19902 October 19905 monthsDSUde Maizière

Ministers of the Interior (Bundesminister des Innern), since 1949[edit]

Political Party:   CDU   CSU   FDP   SPD

No. Portrait Minister of the Interior Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
1
Gustav Heinemann
Heinemann, GustavGustav Heinemann
(1899–1976)
20 September 194911 October 19501 year, 21 daysCDUAdenauer I
2
Robert Lehr
Lehr, RobertRobert Lehr
(1883–1956)
11 October 195020 October 19533 years, 9 daysCDUAdenauer I
3
Gerhard Schröder
Schröder, GerhardGerhard Schröder
(1910–1989)
20 October 195313 November 19618 years, 24 daysCDUAdenauer IIIII
4
Hermann Höcherl
Höcherl, HermannHermann Höcherl
(1912–1989)
14 November 196125 October 19653 years, 345 daysCSUAdenauer IVV
Erhard I
5
Paul Lücke
Lücke, PaulPaul Lücke
(1914–1976)
26 October 19652 April 19682 years, 159 daysCDUErhard II
Kiesinger
6
Ernst Benda
Benda, ErnstErnst Benda
(1925–2009)
2 April 196821 October 19691 year, 202 daysCDUKiesinger
7
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Genscher, Hans-DietrichHans-Dietrich Genscher
(1927–2016)
22 October 196916 May 19744 years, 216 daysFDPBrandt III
8
Werner Maihofer
Maihofer, WernerWerner Maihofer
(1918–2009)
16 May 19748 June 19784 years, 23 daysFDPSchmidt III
9
Gerhart Baum
Baum, GerhartGerhart Baum
(born 1932)
8 June 197817 September 19824 years, 101 daysFDPSchmidt IIIII
10
Jürgen Schmude
Schmude, JürgenJürgen Schmude
(born 1936)
17 September 19821 October 198214 daysSPDSchmidt III
11
Friedrich Zimmermann
Zimmermann, FriedrichFriedrich Zimmermann
(1925–2012)
4 October 198221 April 19896 years, 199 daysCSUKohl IIIIII
12
Wolfgang Schäuble
Schäuble, WolfgangWolfgang Schäuble
(1942–2023)
21 April 198926 November 19912 years, 219 daysCDUKohl IIIIV
13
Rudolf Seiters
Seiters, RudolfRudolf Seiters
(born 1937)
26 November 19917 July 19931 year, 223 daysCDUKohl IV
14
Manfred Kanther
Kanther, ManfredManfred Kanther
(born 1939)
7 July 199327 October 19985 years, 112 daysCDUKohl IVV
15
Otto Schily
Schily, OttoOtto Schily
(born 1932)
27 October 199822 November 20057 years, 26 daysSPDSchröder III
16
(12)
Wolfgang Schäuble
Schäuble, WolfgangWolfgang Schäuble
(1942–2023)
22 November 200528 October 20093 years, 340 daysCDUMerkel I
17
Thomas de Maizière
Maizière, ThomasThomas de Maizière
(born 1954)
28 October 20093 March 20111 year, 126 daysCDUMerkel II
18
Hans-Peter Friedrich
Friedrich, Hans-PeterHans-Peter Friedrich
(born 1957)
3 March 201117 December 20132 years, 289 daysCSUMerkel II
19
(17)
Thomas de Maizière
Maizière, ThomasThomas de Maizière
(born 1954)
17 December 201314 March 20184 years, 87 daysCDUMerkel III
20
Horst Seehofer
Seehofer, HorstHorst Seehofer
(born 1949)
14 March 20188 December 20213 years, 269 daysCSUMerkel IV
21
Nancy Faeser
Faeser, NancyNancy Faeser
(born 1970)
8 December 2021Incumbent2 years, 111 daysSPDScholz

References[edit]

  1. ^ Marcel Fürstenau (9 December 2021). "Germany's new Interior Minister Nancy Faeser makes fight against right-wing extremism top priority". DW.com. Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ "HIMMLER TO CURB UNREST IN REICH". The New York Times. 25 August 1943. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  3. ^ "HIMMLER'S PROMOTION". The New York Times. 26 August 1943. Retrieved 7 September 2022.

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