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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West and East Germany, 1949–1997
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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.
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Minister of Post and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic, 1949–1991
- Friedrich Burmeister: 7 October 194913 November 1963 (CDU)
- Rudolph Schulze: 14 November 19637 November 1989 (CDU)
- Klaus Wolf: 18 November 198912 April 1990 (CDU)
- Emil Schnell: 12 April 199020 August 1990 (SPD)
- Hans-Jürgen Niehof: 20 August 19902 October 1990 (FDP)
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Flags
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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
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