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.

Federal Ministers of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection of Germany
Bundesminister für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft
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Incumbent Alois Rainer since 6 May 2025
Federal Ministers of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
Reports to	Chancellor of Germany
Precursor	Reich Ministry of Food and Agriculture
Formation	1949

German Reich (1919–1945)

No.	Portrait	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 Goebbels Schwerin von Krosigk

Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)

Political Party:   CSU   CDU   FDP   SPD   Green

No.	Portrait	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, 252 days	Greens	Scholz (I)