Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development
| Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 14 November 1961 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
| Headquarters |
Dahlmannstraße 4, 53113 Bonn |
| Employees | approx. 600 |
| Minister responsible | Gerd Müller, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| Agency executives |
Hans-Joachim Fuchtel, Parliamentary State Secretary Christian Schmidt, State Secretary |
| Website | http://www.bmz.de |
The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (German: Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung), abbreviated BMZ, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. Its main office is at the former German Chancellery in Bonn with a second major office at the Europahaus in Berlin.
Founded in 1961, the Ministry works to encourage economic development within Germany and in other countries through international cooperation and partnerships. It cooperates with international organizations involved in development including the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and the United Nations.
Ministers for Economic Cooperation
| Name (Born-Died) |
Party | Term of Office | Chancellor (Cabinet) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation | |||||
| Walter Scheel (born 1919) |
FDP | 14 November 1961 | 28 October 1966 | Adenauer (IV • V) Erhard (I • II) | |
| Werner Dollinger (1918–2008) |
CSU | 28 October 1966 | 30 November 1966 | Kiesinger (I) | |
| Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski (1922–2005) |
SPD | 1 December 1966 | 2 October 1968 | ||
| Erhard Eppler (born 1926) |
SPD | 16 October 1968 | 8 July 1974 | Kiesinger (I) Brandt (I • II) | |
| Egon Bahr (born 1922) |
SPD | 8 July 1974 | 14 December 1976 | Schmidt (I) | |
| Marie Schlei (1919–1983) |
SPD | 16 December 1976 | 16 February 1978 | Schmidt (II) | |
| Rainer Offergeld (born 1937) |
SPD | 16 February 1978 | 1 October 1982 | Schmidt (II • III) | |
| Jürgen Warnke (1932–2013) |
CSU | 4 October 1982 | 11 March 1987 | Kohl (I • II) | |
| Hans Klein (1931–1996) |
CSU | 12 March 1987 | 21 April 1989 | Kohl (III) | |
| Jürgen Warnke (1932-2013) |
CSU | 21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | ||
| Carl-Dieter Spranger (born 1939) |
CSU | 18 January 1991 | 22 January 1993 | Kohl (IV) | |
| Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development | |||||
| Carl-Dieter Spranger (born 1939) |
CSU | 23 January 1993 | 26 October 1998 | Kohl (IV • V) | |
| Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (born 1942) |
SPD | 27 October 1998 | 27 October 2009 | Schröder (I • II) Merkel (I) | |
| Dirk Niebel (born 1963) |
FDP | 28 October 2009 | 17 December 2013 | Merkel (II) | |
| Gerd Müller (born 1955) |
CSU | 17 December 2013 | Incumbent | Merkel (III) | |
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