# List of federal ministers of food, agriculture and consumer protection (Germany)

This article lists federal ministers of food, agriculture and consumer protection of Germany and the equivalents of this office which preceded it.

## German Reich (1919–1945)

| No. | Reichsminister for Food and Agriculture | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
| Weimarer Republik (1919–1933) ||||||||
| 1 | Schmidt, RobertRobert Schmidt (1864–1943) | 13 February 1919 | 26 March 1920 | 1 year, 42 days | SPD | Scheidemann Bauer |
| 2 | Hermes, AndreasAndreas Hermes (1878–1964) | 27 March 1920 | 10 March 1922 | 1 year, 348 days | Centre | Müller I Fehrenbach Wirth I Wirth II |
| 3 | Fehr, AntonAnton Fehr (1881–1954) | 31 March 1922 | 21 November 1922 | 256 days | BB | Wirth II |
| 4 | Müller, KarlKarl Müller (1884–1964) | 22 November 1922 | 25 November 1922 | 4 days | Centre | Cuno |
| 5 | Luther, HansHans Luther (1879–1962) | 1 December 1922 | 4 October 1923 | 317 days | Independent | Cuno Stresemann I |
| 6 | Kanitz, GerhardGerhard von Kanitz (1885–1949) | 6 October 1923 | 5 December 1925 | 2 years, 62 days | Independent | Stresemann I Marx I Stresemann II Marx II Luther I |
| 7 | Haslinde, HeinrichHeinrich Haslinde [de] (1881–1958) | 20 January 1926 | 17 December 1926 | 331 days | Centre | Luther II Marx III |
| 8 | Schiele, MartinMartin Schiele (1870–1939) | 28 January 1927 | 12 June 1928 | 1 year, 136 days | DNVP | Luther II Marx IV |
| 9 | Dietrich, HermannHermann Dietrich (1879–1954) | 28 June 1928 | 27 March 1930 | 1 year, 272 days | DDP | Luther II Müller II |
| (8) | Schiele, MartinMartin Schiele (1870–1939) | 30 March 1930 | 30 May 1932 | 2 years, 61 days | DNVP CNBL | Brüning I Brüning II |
| 10 | Braun, MagnusMagnus Freiherr von Braun (1878–1972) | 1 June 1932 | 28 January 1933 | 241 days | DNVP | Papen Schleicher |
| Nazi Germany (1933–1945) ||||||||
| 11 | Hugenberg, AlfredAlfred Hugenberg (1865–1951) | 30 January 1933 | 29 June 1933 | 150 days | DNVP | Hitler |
| 12 | Darré, RichardRichard Walther Darré (1895–1953) | 30 June 1933 | 23 May 1942 | 8 years, 327 days | NSDAP | Hitler |
| 13 | Backe, HerbertHerbert Backe (1896–1947) | 23 May 1942 | 23 May 1945 | 3 years, 0 days | NSDAP | Hitler Schwerin von Krosigk |

## Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)

Political Party:  CSU  CDU  FDP  SPD  Green
| No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
| Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forests ||||||||
| 1 | Niklas, WilhelmWilhelm Niklas (1887–1957) | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | 4 years, 30 days | CSU | Adenauer (I) |
| 2 | Lübke, HeinrichHeinrich Lübke (1894–1972) | 20 October 1953 | 15 September 1959 | 5 years, 330 days | CDU | Adenauer (II • III) |
| 3 | Schwarz, WernerWerner Schwarz (1900–1982) | 30 September 1959 | 26 October 1965 | 6 years, 26 days | CDU | Adenauer (III • IV • V) Erhard (I) |
| 4 | Höcherl, HermannHermann Höcherl (1912–1989) | 26 October 1965 | 21 October 1969 | 3 years, 360 days | CSU | Erhard (II) Kiesinger (I) |
| 5 | Ertl, JosefJosef Ertl (1925–2000) | 22 October 1969 | 17 September 1982 | 12 years, 330 days | FDP | Brandt (I • II) Schmidt (I • II • III) |
| 6 | Engholm, BjörnBjörn Engholm (born 1939) | 17 September 1982 | 1 October 1982 | 14 days | SPD | Schmidt (III) |
| (5) | Ertl, JosefJosef Ertl (1925–2000) | 4 October 1982 | 29 March 1983 | 176 days | FDP | Kohl (I) |
| 7 | Kiechle, IgnazIgnaz Kiechle (1930–2003) | 30 March 1983 | 21 January 1993 | 9 years, 297 days | CSU | Kohl (II • III • IV) |
| 8 | Borchert, JochenJochen Borchert (born 1940) | 21 January 1993 | 26 October 1998 | 5 years, 278 days | CSU | Kohl (IV • V) |
| 9 | Funke, KarlKarl-Heinz Funke (born 1940) | 27 October 1998 | 12 January 2001 | 2 years, 77 days | SPD | Schröder (I) |
| Federal Minister for Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture ||||||||
| 10 | Künast, RenateRenate Künast (born 1955) | 12 January 2001 | 4 October 2005 | 4 years, 265 days | Greens | Schröder (I • II) |
| Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection ||||||||
| 11 | Seehofer, HorstHorst Seehofer (born 1949) | 22 November 2005 | 27 October 2008 | 3 years, 23 days | CSU | Merkel (I) |
| 12 | Aigner, IlseIlse Aigner (born 1964) | 31 October 2008 | 30 September 2013 | 4 years, 303 days | CSU | Merkel (I • II) |
| Federal Minister for Food and Agriculture ||||||||
| 13 | Friedrich, HansHans-Peter Friedrich (born 1957) | 17 December 2013 | 17 February 2014 | 62 days | CSU | Merkel (III) |
| 14 | Schmidt, ChristianChristian Schmidt (born 1957) | 17 February 2014 | 14 March 2018 | 4 years, 25 days | CSU | Merkel (III) |
| 15 | Klöckner, JuliaJulia Klöckner (born 1972) | 14 March 2018 | 8 December 2021 | 3 years, 269 days | CDU | Merkel (IV) |
| 16 | Özdemir, CemCem Özdemir (born 1965) | 8 December 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 84 days | Greens | Scholz (I) |