# List of German transportation ministers

This page lists German transportation ministers. See also lists of incumbents.

## List
### German Reich (1918–1945)

Political Party:  Centre  SPD  DDP  DVP  DNVP  BVP  KVP  NSDAP
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Political party | Government | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Political party | Government | Ref. |
| Weimar Republic (1918–1933) ||||||||||
| 1 | | Johannes Bell (1868–1949) | 13 February 1919 | 1 May 1920 | 1 year, 78 days | | Centre | Scheidemann Bauer Müller I |
| 2 | | Gustav Bauer (1870–1944) | 2 May 1920 | 21 June 1920 | 50 days | | SPD | Müller I |
| 3 | | Wilhelm Groener (1867–1939) | 25 June 1920 | 12 August 1923 | 3 years, 48 days | | Independent | Fehrenbach Wirth I–II Cuno |
| 4 | | Rudolf Oeser (1858–1926) | 12 August 1923 | 11 October 1924 | 1 year, 59 days | | DDP | Stresemann I–II Marx I–II |
| 5 | | Rudolf Krohne (1876–1953) | 12 October 1924 | 17 December 1926 | 2 years, 66 days | | DVP | Luther I–II Marx III |
| 6 | | Wilhelm Koch [de] (1877–1950) | 28 January 1927 | 12 June 1928 | 1 year, 136 days | | DNVP | Marx IV |
| 7 | | Theodor von Guérard (1863–1943) | 27 June 1928 | 6 February 1929 | 224 days | | Centre | Müller II |
| 8 | | Georg Schätzel (1874–1934) | 7 February 1929 | 12 April 1929 | 64 days | | BVP | Müller II |
| 9 | | Adam Stegerwald (1874–1945) | 12 April 1929 | 27 March 1930 | 348 days | | Centre | Müller II |
| (7) | | Theodor von Guérard (1863–1943) | 30 March 1930 | 7 October 1931 | 1 year, 191 days | | Centre | Brüning I |
| 10 | | Gottfried Treviranus (1891–1971) | 9 October 1931 | 30 May 1932 | 234 days | | KVP | Brüning II |
| 11 | | Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach (1875–1943) | 1 June 1932 | 30 January 1933 | 243 days | | Independent | Papen Schleicher |
| Nazi Germany (1933–1945) ||||||||||
| (11) | | Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach (1875–1943) | 30 January 1933 | 2 February 1937 | 4 years, 3 days | | Independent | Hitler |
| 12 | | Julius Dorpmüller (1869–1945) | 2 February 1937 | 23 May 1945 | 8 years, 110 days | | Independent | Hitler Goebbels von Krosigk | |
| 12 | | Julius Dorpmüller (1869–1945) | 2 February 1937 | 23 May 1945 | 8 years, 110 days | | NSDAP | Hitler Goebbels von Krosigk | |
$^1$ The SPD withdrew from the Stresemann II Cabinet on 3 November 1923. $^2$ The DNVP withdrew from the Luther I Cabinet on 26 October 1925.

### Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)

Political Party:  DP  SPD  CSU  CDU  FDP
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Political party | Government | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (born–died) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Political party | Government | Ref. |
| 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) | |
| 1 | | Hans-Christoph Seebohm (1903–1967) | 20 September 1949 | 30 November 1966 | | | CDU (1960–1967) | Adenauer (I • II • III • IV • V) Erhard (I • II) | |
| 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 | | | CSU | Kohl (III) | |
| 8 | | Friedrich Zimmermann (1925–2012) | 21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | | | CSU | Kohl (III) | |
| 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 | | | SPD | Schröder (I) | |
| 12 | | Reinhard Klimmt (born 1942) | 29 September 1999 | 16 November 2000 | | | SPD | Schröder (I) | |
| 13 | | Kurt Bodewig (born 1955) | 20 November 2000 | 22 October 2002 | | | SPD | Schröder (I) | |
| 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 (born 1957) acting | 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 | Incumbent | | | Independent | Scholz (I) | |