Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany
Germany Federal Minister for Special Affairs German: Bundesminister für besondere Aufgaben | |
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German Chancellery | |
Formation | 6 October 1953 |
First holder | Franz Josef Strauß |
Website | auswärtiges-amt.de |
A Federal Minister for Special Affairs (Bundesminister für besondere Aufgaben) is a member of the German government without portfolio.
The title is often given to the Chief of staff of the Chancellery to provide him with a vote in cabinet meetings. Historically, appointees have been important political aides or politicians waiting for a portfolio or representatives of certain parties, groups or regions. For instance, after German reunification in 1990 some members of the final East German government were appointed as Federal Ministers for Special Affairs, in order to provide a representation of the New states of Germany in the federal government.
List of Federal Ministers for Special Affairs[]
Political Party: CSU CDU SPD FDP
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of Office | Political Party | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
Franz Josef Strauß (1915–1988) |
6 October 1953 | 12 October 1955 | 2 years, 6 days | Christian Social Union | ||
Robert Tillmanns (1896–1955) |
20 October 1953 | 12 November 1955 (died in office) |
2 years, 23 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Waldemar Kraft (1898–1977) |
20 October 1953 | 12 October 1955 | 2 years, 23 days | All-German Bloc/ League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights | ||
(1892–1966) |
20 October 1953 | 16 October 1956 | 2 years, 362 days | Free Democratic Party | ||
Heinrich Krone (1895–1989) |
14 November 1961 | 30 November 1966 | 5 years, 16 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
(1894–1990) |
16 June 1964 | 30 November 1966 | 2 years, 167 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Horst Ehmke (1927–2017) |
22 October 1969 | 15 December 1972 | 3 years, 54 days | Social Democratic Party | ||
Werner Maihofer (1918–2009) |
15 December 1972 | 16 May 1974 | 1 year, 152 days | Free Democratic Party | ||
Egon Bahr (1922–2015) |
15 December 1972 | 16 May 1974 | 1 year, 152 days | Social Democratic Party | ||
From 16 May 1974 until 14 November 1984, the office was vacant. | ||||||
Wolfgang Schäuble (born 1942) |
15 November 1984 | 21 April 1989 | 4 years, 157 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Rudolf Seiters (born 1937) |
21 April 1989 | 26 November 1991 | 2 years, 219 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Hans Klein (1931–1996) |
26 November 1989 | 20 December 1990 | 1 year, 24 days | Christian Social Union | ||
Lothar de Maizière (born 1940) |
3 October 1990 | 19 December 1990 | 77 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (born 1946) |
3 October 1990 | 17 January 1991 | 106 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Günther Krause (born 1953) |
3 October 1990 | 17 January 1991 | 106 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Rainer Ortleb (born 1944) |
3 October 1990 | 17 January 1991 | 106 days | Free Democratic Party | ||
(1939–2005) |
3 October 1990 | 17 January 1991 | 106 days | German Social Union | ||
From 17 January until 26 November 1991, the office was vacant. | ||||||
Friedrich Bohl (born 1945) |
26 November 1991 | 27 October 1998 | 7 years, 283 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Bodo Hombach (born 1952) |
27 October 1998 | 7 July 1999 | 8 years, 171 days | Social Democratic Party | ||
From 7 July 1999 until 22 November 2005, the office was vacant. | ||||||
Thomas de Maizière (born 1954) |
22 November 2005 | 27 October 2009 | 3 years, 339 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Ronald Pofalla (born 1959) |
28 October 2009 | 17 December 2013 | 4 years, 50 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Peter Altmaier (born 1958) |
17 December 2013 | 14 March 2018 | −15 years, 51 days | Christian Democratic Union | ||
Helge Braun (born 1972) |
14 March 2018 | Incumbent | 3 years, 181 days | Christian Democratic Union |
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