List of German postal ministers

Template:Short description This article lists German Postal Ministers. See also lists of incumbents.

State Secretaries for the Post, 1880–1918

• Heinrich von Stephan 1880–1897
• Viktor von Podbielski 1897–1901
• Reinhold Kraetke 1901–1917
• Otto Rüdlin 1917–1918

Ministers of Post, 1918–1945

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			Took office	Left office	Time in office

West and East Germany, 1949–1997

Federal Ministers of Post and Teleommunications 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 Friedrich Burmeister: 7 October 1949-13 November 1963 (CDU) Rudolph Schulze: 14 November 1963-7 November 1989 (CDU) Klaus Wolf: 18 November 1989-12 April 1990 (CDU) Emil Schnell: 12 April 1990-20 August 1990 (SPD) Hans-Jürgen Niehof: 20 August 1990-2 October 1990 (FDP)

Flags

• Postflagge 1892-1918.svg

  Postal flag (1892-1918)

• Reichspostflagge 1921-1933.svg

  Postal flag (1921-1933)

• Reichspostflagge 1933-1935.svg

  Postal flag (1933-1935)

• Flag of German post (1950-1994).svg

  Postal flag Germany

• Flag of German post (East Germany).svg

  Postal flag East Germany