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Federal Minister of the Interior
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Incumbent
Nancy Faeser

since 8 December 2021
Federal Ministry of the Interior
Style Frau Bundesminister
Member of Cabinet
Reports to Chancellor of Germany
Seat Alt-Moabit 140, Berlin
Appointer The President
on advice of the Chancellor
Formation 21 December 1879
First holder Karl von Hofmann

The Federal Minister of the Interior (German: Bundesminister des Innern) is the head of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and a member of the Cabinet of Germany.

The current Federal Minister of the Interior is Nancy Faeser, since 8 December 2021.

List of officeholders

Secretaries of State for the Interior, 1879–1919

Political Party:       Zentrum

Name
(Birth–Death)
Portrait Party Term of Office Chancellor
Karl von Hofmann [de]
(1827–1910)
Karl von Hofmann 1867 (IZ 48-150 HScherenberg).jpg N/A 21 December 1879 31 August 1880 Bismarck
Karl Heinrich von Boetticher
(1833–1907)
Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1981-127-06A, Karl-Heinrich von Boetticher.jpg N/A 1 September 1880 1 July 1897 Bismarck
von Caprivi
Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner
(1845–1932)
Nicola Perscheid - Arthur von Posadowsky-Wehner.jpg N/A 1 July 1897 24 June 1907 Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
von Bülow
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
(1856–1921)
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg Portrait.jpg N/A 24 June 1907 10 July 1909 von Bülow
Clemens von Delbrück
(1856–1921)
Delbrück, Clemens von (1856-1921).jpg N/A 14 July 1909 22 May 1916 von Bethmann Hollweg
Karl Helfferich
(1872–1924)
Karl Helfferich.jpg N/A 22 May 1916 24 October 1917 von Bethmann Hollweg
Michaelis
Max Wallraf
(1859–1941)
Max Wallraf 1925.png N/A 25 October 1917 9 November 1918 Michaelis
von Hertling
(I)
von Baden
(I)
Karl Trimborn
(1854–1921)
Karl Trimborn circa 1915.jpg Zentrum 14 November 1918 13 February 1919 Ebert
(Council of the People's Deputies)

Ministers of the Interior, 1919–1945

Political Party:       DDP       DNVP       DVP       NSDAP       SPD       Zentrum

No. Portrait Minister of the Interior Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
1
Hugo Preuß
Preuß, HugoHugo Preuß
(1860–1925)
13 February 1919 20 June 1919 127 days DDP Scheidemann
2
Eduard David
David, EduardEduard David
(1863–1930)
21 June 1919 3 October 1919 104 days SPD Bauer
3
Erich Koch-Weser
Koch-Weser, ErichErich Koch-Weser
(1875–1944)
3 October 1919 4 May 1921 1 year, 213 days DDP Bauer
Müller I
Fehrenbach
4
Georg Gradnauer
Gradnauer, GeorgGeorg Gradnauer
(1866–1946)
10 May 1921 22 October 1921 165 days SPD Wirth I
5
Adolf Köster
Köster, AdolfAdolf Köster
(1883–1930)
26 October 1921 14 November 1922 1 year, 19 days SPD Wirth II
6
Rudolf Oeser
Oeser, RudolfRudolf Oeser
(1858–1926)
22 November 1922 12 August 1923 263 days DDP Cuno
7
Wilhelm Sollmann
Sollmann, WilhelmWilhelm Sollmann
(1881–1951)
14 August 1923 3 November 1923 81 days SPD Stresemann I
8
Karl Jarres
Jarres, KarlKarl Jarres
(1874–1951)
11 November 1923 15 December 1924 1 year, 34 days DVP Stresemann II
Marx I–II
9
Martin Schiele
Schiele, MartinMartin Schiele
(1870–1939)
15 January 1925 23 October 1925 281 days DNVP Luther I
Otto Gessler
Gessler, OttoOtto Gessler
(1875–1955)
Acting
23 October 1925 5 December 1925 43 days DDP Luther I
10
Wilhelm Külz
Külz, WilhelmWilhelm Külz
(1875–1948)
20 January 1926 17 December 1926 331 days DDP Luther II
Marx III
11
Walter von Keudell
von Keudell, WalterWalter von Keudell
(1884–1973)
January 1927 12 June 1928 1 year, 5 months DNVP Marx IV
12
Carl Severing
Severing, CarlCarl Severing
(1875–1952)
28 June 1928 27 March 1930 1 year, 272 days SPD Müller II
13
Joseph Wirth
Wirth, JosephJoseph Wirth
(1879–1956)
30 March 1930 7 October 1931 1 year, 191 days Centre Brüning I
14
Wilhelm Groener
Groener, WilhelmWilhelm Groener
(1867–1939)
9 October 1931 30 May 1932 234 days Independent Brüning II
15
Wilhelm von Gayl
von Gayl, WilhelmWilhelm von Gayl
(1879–1945)
1 June 1932 17 November 1932 169 days DNVP Papen
16
Franz Bracht
Bracht, FranzFranz Bracht
(1877–1933)
3 December 1932 28 January 1933 56 days Independent Schleicher
17
Wilhelm Frick
Frick, WilhelmWilhelm Frick
(1877–1946)
30 January 1933 20 August 1943 10 years, 202 days NSDAP Hitler
18
Heinrich Himmler
Himmler, HeinrichHeinrich Himmler
(1900–1945)
24 August 1943 29 April 1945 1 year, 248 days NSDAP Hitler
19
Paul Giesler
Giesler, PaulPaul Giesler
(1895–1945)
30 April 1945 2 May 1945 2 days NSDAP Goebbels
20
Wilhelm Stuckart
Stuckart, WilhelmWilhelm Stuckart
(1902–1953)
5 May 1945 23 May 1945 18 days NSDAP Schwerin von Krosigk

Ministers of the Interior of the GDR, 1949–1990

Political Party:       SED       DSU

No. Portrait Minister of the Interior Took office Left office Time in office Party Chairman
1
Karl Steinhoff
Steinhoff, KarlKarl Steinhoff
(1892–1981)
11 October 1949 6 May 1953 3 years, 6 months SED Grotewohl
2
Willi Stoph
Stoph, WilliWilli Stoph
(1914–1999)
6 May 1953 1 July 1955 2 years, 1 month SED Grotewohl
3
Karl Maron
Maron, KarlKarl Maron
(1903–1975)
1 July 1955 14 November 1963 8 years, 4 months SED Grotewohl
4
Friedrich Dickel
Dickel, FriedrichFriedrich Dickel
(1913–1993)
14 November 1963 18 November 1989 26 years SED Grotewohl
Stoph
Sindermann
Stoph
5
Lothar Ahrendt
Ahrendt, LotharLothar Ahrendt
(born 1936)
18 November 1989 12 April 1990 4 months SED Modrow
6
Peter-Michael Diestel
Diestel, Peter-MichaelPeter-Michael Diestel
(born 1952)
12 April 1990 2 October 1990 5 months DSU de Maizière

Ministers of the Interior (Bundesminister des Innern), since 1949

Political Party:       CDU       CSU       FDP       SPD

No. Portrait Minister of the Interior Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
1
Gustav Heinemann
Heinemann, GustavGustav Heinemann
(1899–1976)
20 September 1949 11 October 1950 1 year, 21 days CDU Adenauer I
2
Robert Lehr
Lehr, RobertRobert Lehr
(1883–1956)
11 October 1950 20 October 1953 3 years, 9 days CDU Adenauer I
3
Gerhard Schröder
Schröder, GerhardGerhard Schröder
(1910–1989)
20 October 1953 13 November 1961 8 years, 24 days CDU Adenauer II–III
4
Hermann Höcherl
Höcherl, HermannHermann Höcherl
(1912–1989)
14 November 1961 25 October 1965 3 years, 345 days CSU Adenauer IV–V
Erhard I
5
Paul Lücke
Lücke, PaulPaul Lücke
(1914–1976)
26 October 1965 2 April 1968 2 years, 159 days CDU Erhard II
Kiesinger
6
Ernst Benda
Benda, ErnstErnst Benda
(1925–2009)
2 April 1968 21 October 1969 1 year, 202 days CDU Kiesinger
7
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Genscher, Hans-DietrichHans-Dietrich Genscher
(1927–2016)
22 October 1969 16 May 1974 4 years, 216 days FDP Brandt I–II
8
Werner Maihofer
Maihofer, WernerWerner Maihofer
(1918–2009)
16 May 1974 8 June 1978 4 years, 23 days FDP Schmidt I–II
9
Gerhart Baum
Baum, GerhartGerhart Baum
(born 1932)
8 June 1978 17 September 1982 4 years, 101 days FDP Schmidt II–III
10
Jürgen Schmude
Schmude, JürgenJürgen Schmude
(born 1936)
17 September 1982 1 October 1982 14 days SPD Schmidt III
11
Friedrich Zimmermann
Zimmermann, FriedrichFriedrich Zimmermann
(1925–2012)
4 October 1982 21 April 1989 6 years, 199 days CSU Kohl I–II–III
12
Wolfgang Schäuble
Schäuble, WolfgangWolfgang Schäuble
(1942–2023)
21 April 1989 26 November 1991 2 years, 219 days CDU Kohl III–IV
13
Rudolf Seiters
Seiters, RudolfRudolf Seiters
(born 1937)
26 November 1991 7 July 1993 1 year, 223 days CDU Kohl IV
14
Manfred Kanther
Kanther, ManfredManfred Kanther
(born 1939)
7 July 1993 27 October 1998 5 years, 112 days CDU Kohl IV–V
15
Otto Schily
Schily, OttoOtto Schily
(born 1932)
27 October 1998 22 November 2005 7 years, 26 days SPD Schröder I–II
16
(12)
Wolfgang Schäuble
Schäuble, WolfgangWolfgang Schäuble
(1942–2023)
22 November 2005 28 October 2009 3 years, 340 days CDU Merkel I
17
Thomas de Maizière
Maizière, ThomasThomas de Maizière
(born 1954)
28 October 2009 3 March 2011 1 year, 126 days CDU Merkel II
18
Hans-Peter Friedrich
Friedrich, Hans-PeterHans-Peter Friedrich
(born 1957)
3 March 2011 17 December 2013 2 years, 289 days CSU Merkel II
19
(17)
Thomas de Maizière
Maizière, ThomasThomas de Maizière
(born 1954)
17 December 2013 14 March 2018 4 years, 87 days CDU Merkel III
20
Horst Seehofer
Seehofer, HorstHorst Seehofer
(born 1949)
14 March 2018 8 December 2021 3 years, 269 days CSU Merkel IV
21
Nancy Faeser
Faeser, NancyNancy Faeser
(born 1970)
8 December 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 351 days SPD Scholz
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