Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs

Coordinates: 52°30′45″N 13°23′01″E / 52.51250°N 13.38361°E / 52.51250; 13.38361
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Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales
€164.920 billion (2021)[1]
Minister responsible
Websitehttp://www.bmas.de
Main Entrance on Wilhelmstrasse

The Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs (German: Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈaʁbaɪ̯t ʊnt zoˈt͡si̯aːləs] ⓘ), abbreviated BMAS)[2] is a federal ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany headed by the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs as a member of the Cabinet of Germany (Bundesregierung). Its first location is on Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin, the second in Bonn.

History

The

State Secretaries Johannes Krohn (1933–1939) and Friedrich Syrup
(1939–1945).

The

National Front
organisation.

During the

Bundestag elections of 2005
. The German name was changed from Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung to Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales.

Ministers

German Reich (until 1945)

Hubertus Heil.
Reich Ministers

Political Party:   Centre   SPD   NSDAP   Independent

No. Portrait Minister of Labour Took office Left office Time in office Party Cabinet
Weimar Republic (1919–1933)
1
Gustav Bauer
Bauer, GustavGustav Bauer
(1870–1944)		13 February 191920 June 1919127 daysSPDScheidemann
2
Alexander Schlicke
Schlicke, AlexanderAlexander Schlicke
(1863–1940)		21 June 191921 June 19201 year, 0 daysSPDBauer
Müller
3
Heinrich Brauns
Brauns, HeinrichHeinrich Brauns
(1868–1939)		25 June 192012 June 19287 years, 353 daysCentreFehrenbach
Wirth I–II
Cuno
Stresemann I–II
Marx I–II
Luther I–II
Marx III–IV
4
Rudolf Wissell
Wissell, RudolfRudolf Wissell
(1869–1962)		28 June 192827 March 19301 year, 272 daysSPDMüller II
5
Adam Stegerwald
Stegerwald, AdamAdam Stegerwald
(1874–1945)		30 March 193030 May 19322 years, 61 daysCentreBrüning I–II
–
Hermann Warmbold [de]
Warmbold, HermannHermann Warmbold [de]
(1876–1976)
Acting		1 June 19326 June 19325 daysIndependentPapen
6
Hugo Schäffer [de]
Schäffer, HugoHugo Schäffer [de]
(1875–1945)		7 June 193217 November 1932163 daysIndependentPapen
7
Schleicher
Nazi Germany (1933–1945)
8
Franz Seldte
Seldte, FranzFranz Seldte
(1882–1947)		30 January 193330 April 194512 years, 90 daysNSDAPHitler
9
Theo Hupfauer [de]
Hupfauer, TheoTheo Hupfauer [de]
(1906–1993)		30 April 19452 May 19452 daysNSDAPGoebbels
(8)
Flensburg

Federal Republic of Germany (1949–present)

Federal Ministers

Political Party:   

CDU
  SPD

Name
(Born-Died) 		Portrait Party Term of Office Chancellor
(Cabinet)
Federal Minister for Labour (1949–1957)
Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs (1957–2002)
1 Anton Storch
(1892–1975)
CDU
 20 September 1949 29 October 1957
I
• II)
2 Theodor Blank
(1905–1972)
CDU
 29 October 1957 26 October 1965 Adenauer (III • IV • V)
Erhard (I)
3 Hans Katzer
(1919–1996)
CDU
 26 October 1965 21 October 1969
I
)
4 Walter Arendt
(1925–2005) 		SPD 22 October 1969 16 December 1976
I
)
5 Herbert Ehrenberg
(1926–2018) 		SPD 16 December 1976 28 April 1982 Schmidt
(II • III)
6 Heinz Westphal
(1924–1998) 		SPD 28 April 1982 1 October 1982 Schmidt
(III)
7 Norbert Blüm
(1935–2020)
CDU
 1 October 1982 27 October 1998
V
)
8 Walter Riester
(b. 1943) 		SPD 27 October 1998 22 October 2002
I
)
Federal Minister for Economics and Labour
 22 October 2002 22 November 2005
II
)
9a Wolfgang Clement
(1940–2020) 		SPD
Federal Minister for Health and Social Security
9b Ulla Schmidt
(b. 1949) 		SPD
Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs
10 Franz Müntefering
(b. 1940) 		SPD 22 November 2005 21 November 2007
I
)
11 Olaf Scholz
(b. 1958) 		SPD 21 November 2007 28 October 2009
12 Franz Josef Jung
(b. 1949)
CDU
 28 October 2009 27 November 2009
II
)
13 Ursula von der Leyen
(b. 1958)
CDU
 30 November 2009 17 December 2013
14 Andrea Nahles
(b. 1970) 		SPD 17 December 2013 28 September 2017 Merkel
(III)
Katarina Barley was acting Federal Minister from 28 September 2017 to 14 March 2018.
15 Hubertus Heil
(b. 1972) 		SPD 14 March 2018 Incumbent Merkel (IV)
Scholz (I)

State secretaries

The

Parliamentary Secretary of States are Anette Kramme and Kerstin Griese
.

The

Secretaries of State are Leonie Gebers, Björn Böhning and Rolf Schmachtenberg.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ "Bundeshaushalt". www.bundeshaushalt.de. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ German name: Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales. Former German name: Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Sozialordnung. The English translation used by the ministry is the same
  3. ^ German name: Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit
  4. ^ as of December 2021

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