This page lists German transportation ministers. See also lists of incumbents.
List German Reich (1918–1945) Political Party:
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office Weimar Republic (1918–1933) Nazi Germany (1933–1945) 12 Julius Dorpmüller 2 February 1937 23 May 1945 Independent Hitlervon Krosigk NSDAP The SPD withdrew from the Stresemann II Cabinet on 3 November 1923. The DNVP withdrew from the Luther I Cabinet on 26 October 1925.
Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present) Political Party:
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Government Took office Left office Time in office Federal Minister for Transport 1 Hans-Christoph Seebohm(1903–1967) 20 September 1949 30 November 1966 DP(1947–1960) Adenauer(I • II • III • IV • V)Erhard (I • II) CDU(1960–1967) 2 Georg Leber(1920–2012) 1 December 1966 7 July 1972 SPD Kiesinger (I) Brandt (I) 3 Lauritz Lauritzen(1910–1980) 7 July 1972 16 May 1974 SPD Brandt(I • II) 4 Kurt Gscheidle(1924–2003) 16 May 1974 4 November 1980 SPD Schmidt(I • II) 5 Volker Hauff(born 1940) 6 November 1980 1 October 1982 SPD Schmidt(III) 6 Werner Dollinger(1918–2008) 4 October 1982 12 March 1987 CSU Kohl(I • II) 7 Jürgen Warnke(1932–2013) 12 March 1987 21 April 1989 CSUKohl(III) 8 Friedrich Zimmermann(1925–2012) 21 April 1989 18 January 1991 CSU 9 Günther Krause(born 1953) 18 January 1991 13 May 1993 CDU Kohl(IV) 10 Matthias Wissmann(born 1949) 13 May 1993 26 October 1998 CDU Kohl(IV • V) Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Housing 11 Franz Müntefering(born 1940) 27 October 1998 29 September 1999 SPDSchröder(I) 12 Reinhard Klimmt(born 1942) 29 September 1999 16 November 2000 SPD 13 Kurt Bodewig(born 1955) 20 November 2000 22 October 2002 SPD 14 Manfred Stolpe(1936–2019) 22 October 2002 22 November 2005 SPD Schröder(II) Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development 15 Wolfgang Tiefensee(born 1955) 22 November 2005 28 October 2009 SPD Merkel(I) 16 Peter Ramsauer(born 1954) 28 October 2009 17 December 2013 CSU Merkel(II) Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure 17 Alexander Dobrindt(born 1970) 17 December 2013 24 October 2017 CSU Merkel(III) – Christian Schmidt 24 October 2017 14 March 2018 CSU Merkel(III) 18 Andreas Scheuer(born 1974) 14 March 2018 8 December 2021 CSU Merkel(IV) 19 Volker Wissing(born 1970) 8 December 2021 6 May 2025 Independent (FDP until November 2024) Scholz(I) Federal Minister for Transport 20 Patrick Schnieder(born 1968) 6 May 2025 29 July 2026 CDUMerz(I) 21 Steffen Bilger(born 1979) 29 July 2026 Incumbent CDU