This page lists German naval ministers.
List
Reich Minister of the Navy in the Provisional Central Authority (1848–1849)
No.
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Picture
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Minister |
Took office |
Left office |
Time in office
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1 | | Duckwitz, ArnoldArnold Duckwitz (1802–1881) (As minister of Trade) | 5 August 1848 | 16 May 1849 | 284 days |
2 | | Jochmus, AugustAugust Giacomo Jochmus (1808–1881) | 22 May 1849 | 20 December 1849 | 212 days |
Chief of the Imperial Admiralty (1872–1889)
No.
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Picture
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Chief |
Took office |
Left office |
Time in office
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1 | | Stosch, AdalbertAdmiral Albrecht von Stosch (1818–1896) | 1 January 1872 | 20 March 1883 | 11 years, 78 days |
2 | | Caprivi, LeoVize Admiral Leo von Caprivi (1831–1899) | 20 March 1883 | 5 July 1888 | 5 years, 107 days |
3 | | Monts, AlexanderVize Admiral Alexander von Monts (1832–1889) | 5 July 1888 | 19 January 1889 | 198 days |
State Secretaries to the Imperial Navy Office of the German Empire (1889–1919)
No.
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Picture
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Chief |
Took office |
Left office |
Time in office
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1 | | Stosch, AdalbertVize Admiral Karl Eduard Heusner (1843–1891) | 21 January 1889 | 22 April 1890 | 1 year, 1 day |
2 | | Hollmann, FriedrichAdmiral Friedrich von Hollmann (1842–1913) | 22 April 1890 | 15 June 1897 | 7 years, 144 days |
3 | | Tirpitz, AlfredGross Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz (1849–1930) | 15 June 1897 | 12 March 1916 | 18 years, 271 days |
4 | | Capelle, EduardAdmiral Eduard von Capelle (1855–1931) | 12 March 1916 | 5 October 1918 | 2 years, 207 days |
– | | Behncke, PaulAdmiral Paul Behncke (1869–1937) Acting | 28 August 1918 | 18 September 1918 | 21 days |
5 | | Behncke, PaulAdmiral Paul Behncke (1869–1937) | 18 September 1918 | 27 September 1918 | 9 days |
6 | | Tiechler, ErnstVize Admiral Ernst Ritter von Mann Edler von Tiechler [de] (1864–1934) | 5 October 1918 | 13 February 1919 | 131 days |
7 | | Rogge, MaximilianVize Admiral Maximilian Rogge [de] (1866–1940) | 13 February 1919 | 15 July 1919 | 152 days |