List of German postal ministers

! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|No.|Number}}

! rowspan="2" | Portrait

! rowspan="2" | Name
{{small|(born–died)}}

! colspan="3" | Term of office

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Political party

! rowspan="2" | Government

! rowspan="2" | {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

| order = 1

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R11112, Johannes Giesberts (cropped).jpg

| officeholder = Johannes Giesberts

| officeholder_sort = Giesberts, Johannes

| born_year = 1865

| died_year = 1938

| term_start = 13 February 1919

| term_end = 14 November 1922

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1919|02|13|1922|11|14}}

| party = Centre Party (Germany)

| cabinet = Scheidemann
Bauer
Müller I
Fehrenbach
Wirth I–II

| ref = .

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 2

| image = Karl Stingl.jpg

| officeholder = {{ill|Karl Stingl|de}}

| officeholder_sort = Stingl, Karl

| born_year = 1864

| died_year = 1936

| term_start = 22 November 1922

| term_end = 12 August 1923

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1922|11|22|1923|08|12}}

| party = Bavarian People's Party

| cabinet = Cuno

| ref = .

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 3

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 102-01314, Anton Höfle (cropped).jpg

| officeholder = {{ill|Anton Höfle|de}}

| officeholder_sort = Höfle, Anton

| born_year = 1882

| died_year = 1925

| term_start = 13 August 1923

| term_end = 15 December 1924

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1923|08|13|1924|12|15}}

| party = Centre Party (Germany)

| cabinet = Stresemann I–II
Marx I–II

| ref = .

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = (2)

| image = Karl Stingl.jpg

| officeholder = {{ill|Karl Stingl|de}}

| officeholder_sort = Stingl, Karl

| born_year = 1864

| died_year = 1936

| term_start = 15 January 1925

| term_end = 17 December 1926

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1925|01|15|1926|12|17}}

| party = Bavarian People's Party

| cabinet = Luther I–II–III

| ref = .

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 4

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1980-129-18A, Kabinett Müller (cropped).jpg

| officeholder = Georg Schätzel

| officeholder_sort = Schätzel, Georg

| born_year = 1875

| died_year = 1934

| term_start = 28 January 1927

| term_end = 30 May 1932

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1927|01|28|1932|05|30}}

| party = Bavarian People's Party

| cabinet = Marx IV
Müller II
Brüning I–II

| ref = .

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 5

| image = Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach.jpg

| officeholder = Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach

| officeholder_sort = Eltz, Paul

| born_year = 1875

| died_year = 1943

| term_start = 1 June 1932

| term_end = 2 February 1937

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1932|06|01|1937|02|02}}

| party = Independent (politician)

| cabinet = Papen
von Schleicher
Hitler

| ref = .

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 6

| image = Wilhelm Ohnesorge.jpg

| officeholder = Wilhelm Ohnesorge

| officeholder_sort = Ohnesorge, Wilhelm

| born_year = 1872

| died_year = 1962

| term_start = 2 February 1937

| term_end = 30 April 1945

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1937|02|02|1945|04|30}}

| party = Nazi Party

| cabinet = Hitler

| ref = .

}}

{{Officeholder table

| order = 7

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-E00795, Julius Dorpmüller.jpg

| officeholder = Julius Dorpmüller

| officeholder_sort = Dorpmüller, Julius

| born_year = 1869

| died_year = 1945

| term_start = 2 May 1945

| term_end = 23 May 1945

| timeinoffice = {{ayd|1945|05|02|1945|05|23}}

| party = Nazi Party

| cabinet = von Krosigk

| ref = .

}}