Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building
former federal ministry of (West) Germany (1949–1998), responsible for construction, housing, urban development and regional planning
The Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (German: Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈvoːnən ˈʃtatʔɛntˌvɪklʊŋ ʊnt ˈbaʊ̯ˌveːzn̩] (
listen)), abbreviated BMWSB, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is headquartered in Berlin. The current minister is Klara Geywitz,[1] of the Social Democratic Party. The Federal Ministry existed between 1949 and 1998 and was re-established in December 2021.
| Bundesministerium für Wohnen, Stadtentwicklung und Bauwesen (BMWSB) | |
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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 20 September 1949 (as the Federal Ministry for Reconstruction) 8 December 2021 (re-established; as the Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development, and Building) |
| Dissolved | 27 Oktober 1998 (then as the Federal Ministry for Spatial Planning, Building and Urban Development) |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
| Headquarters | Berlin |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executives | |
| Website | https://www.bmwsb.bund.de/Webs/BMWSB/DE/startseite/startseite-node.html |
Federal Ministers
change| Portrait | Name (Born-Died) |
Party | Term of Office | Chancellor (Cabinet) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Minister for Reconstruction (1949) Federal Minister for Housing (1950–1961) Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Regional Planning (1961–1965) | ||||||
| 1 | Eberhard Wildermuth (1890–1952) |
FDP | 20 September 1949 | 9 March 1952 | Adenauer (I) | |
| 2 | Fritz Neumayer (1917–1989) |
FDP | 19 July 1952 | 20 October 1953 | Adenauer (I) | |
| 3 | Victor-Emanuel Preusker (1913–1991) |
FDP | 20 October 1953 | 29 October 1957 | Adenauer (II) | |
| 4 | 
|
Paul Lücke (1914–1976) |
CDU | 29 October 1957 | 26 October 1965 | Adenauer (III • IV) Erhard (I) |
| Federal Minister for Housing and Urban Development (1965–1969) Federal Minister for Urban Development and Housing (1969–1972) | ||||||
| 5 | 
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Ewald Bucher (1914–1991) |
FDP | 26 October 1965 | 28 October 1966 | Erhard (II) |
| 6 | 
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Bruno Heck (1917–1989) |
CDU | 8 November 1966 | 30 November 1966 | Erhard (II) |
| 7 | 
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Lauritz Lauritzen (1910–1980) |
SPD | 1 Dezember 1966 | 15 December 1972 | Kiesinger Brandt (I) |
| Federal Minister for Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development | ||||||
| 8 | 
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Hans-Jochen Vogel (1926–2020) |
SPD | 15 December 1972 | 16 May 1974 | Brandt (II) |
| 9 | 
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Karl Ravens (1927–2017) |
SPD | 16 May 1974 | 16 February 1978 | Schmidt (I • II) |
| 10 | 
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Dieter Haack (born 1934) |
SPD | 16 February 1978 | 1 October 1982 | Schmidt (II • III) |
| 11 | 
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Oscar Schneider (born 1927) |
CSU | 1 October 1982 | 21 April 1989 | Kohl (I • II • III) |
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Gerda Hasselfeldt (born 1950) |
CSU | 21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | Kohl (III) |
| 13 | 
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Irmgard Schwaetzer (born 1942) |
FDP | 18 January 1991 | 17 November 1994 | Kohl (IV) |
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Klaus Töpfer (1938–2024) |
CDU | 17 November 1994 | 14 January 1998 | Kohl (V) |
| 15 | 
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Eduard Oswald (born 1947) |
CSU | 14 January 1998 | 26 October 1998 | Kohl (V) |
| The Federal Ministry was dissolved from 26 October 1998 to 8 December 2021. | ||||||
| Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building | ||||||
| 16 | 
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Klara Geywitz (born 1976) |
SPD | 8 December 2021 | incumbent | Scholz (I) |
References
change- ↑ "Bundesbauministerin Geywitz" (in German). Tageschau. ARD. 18 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
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