Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport

The Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport is a ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its headquarters are in Berlin, but the second office, in Bonn, has more staff.

Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport

Agency overview
Formed	27 October 1998
Jurisdiction	Government of Germany
Headquarters	Berlin
Minister responsible	Patrick Schnieder, Bundesminister für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung
Website	www.bmvbs.de

The Minister is also "Beauftragter der Bundesregierung für die neuen Bundesländer" That is, he is the government's special representative for the old states of East Germany. His job is to help those states to rebuilld industry, improve roads and jobs and become as rich as the other states of Germany.

History

The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Housings (BMVBW) was formed in 1998 when the Federal Ministry of Transport and the Federal Ministry of Environmental Planning, Building and Construction and Urban Development were joined. The ministry was renamed in 2005 to the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development.

Both of these earlier ministries were founded in 1949.

Federal Minister for Environmental Planning, Building and Construction and Urban Development
Name	Party	Term start	Term end
Eberhard Wildermuth	FDP/DVP	1949	1952
Fritz Neumayer	FDP	1952	1953
Victor-Emanuel Preusker	FDP after 1956 FVP	1953	1957
Paul Lücke	CDU	1957	1965
Ewald Bucher	FDP/DVP	1965	1966
Bruno Heck	CDU	1966	1966
Lauritz Lauritzen	SPD	1966	1972
Hans-Jochen Vogel	SPD	1972	1974
Karl Ravens	SPD	1974	1978
Dieter Haack	SPD	1978	1982
Oscar Schneider	CSU	1982	1989
Gerda Hasselfeldt	CSU	1989	1991
Irmgard Schwaetzer	FDP	1991	1994
Klaus Töpfer	CDU	1994	1998
Eduard Oswald	CSU	1998	1998

Federal Minister for Transport		1949	1998
Name	Party	Term start	Term end
Hans Christoph Seebohm	DP, as of 1960 CDU	1949	1966
Georg Leber[1]	SPD	1966	1972
Lauritz Lauritzen[2]	SPD	1972	1974
Kurt Gscheidle[3]	SPD	1974	1980
Volker Hauff	SPD	1980	1982
Werner Dollinger	CSU	1982	1987
Jürgen Warnke	CSU	1987	1989
Friedrich Zimmermann	CSU	1989	1991
Günther Krause	CDU	1991	1993
Matthias Wissmann	CDU	1993	1998

Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Housing (1998-2005)
No	Name	Llife data	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Franz Müntefering	1940–	27 October 1998	29 September 1999	SPD
2	Reinhard Klimmt	1942–	29 September 1999	16 November 2000	SPD
3	Kurt Bodewig	1955–	16 November 2000	22 October 2002	SPD
4	Manfred Stolpe	1936–	22 October 2002	22 November 2005	SPD

Federal Minister for Transport, Building and Urban Development (2005-2013)
No	Name	Life data	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Wolfgang Tiefensee	1955–	22 November 2005	27 October 2009	SPD
2	Peter Ramsauer	1954–	28 October 2009	17 December 2013	CSU

Federal Minister for Transport and Digital Infrastructure (2013-2025)
No	Name	Life data	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Alexander Dobrindt	1970–	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	CSU
2	Andreas Scheuer	1974–	14 March 2018	8 December 2021	CSU
3	Volker Wissing	1970–	8 December 2021	6 May 2025	FDP

Federal Minister for Transport (2025-present)
No	Name	Life data	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Patrick Schnieder	1968–	6 May 2025	Incumbent	CDU