List of German colonial ministers

This page lists colonial ministers of Imperial Germany. With the loss of Germany's colonies in the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, the office was abolished.

State Secretary for the Imperial Colonial Office
Staatssekretär des Reichskolonialamtes
Service flag of the Colonial Office
Longest serving
Wilhelm Solf
(20 December 1911 – 13 December 1918)
Imperial Colonial Office
StatusAbolished
Member ofThe Cabinet
Reports toThe Chancellor
Formation1 April 1890
First holderFriedrich Richard Krauel
Final holderJohannes Bell
Abolished20 June 1919

Directors of the Colonial Department in the Foreign Secretariat (1890–1907)
No. Picture Director of the Colonial DepartmentTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Friedrich Richard Krauel [de]
Krauel, FriedrichFriedrich Richard Krauel
(1848–1918)		1 April 189030 June 189090 days
2
Paul Kayser [de]
Kayser, PaulPaul Kayser
(1845–1898)		30 June 189015 October 18966 years, 107 days
3
Oswald von Richthofen
Richthofen, OswaldOswald von Richthofen
(1847–1906)		15 October 189631 March 18981 year, 167 days
4
Gerhard von Buchka [de]
Richthofen, OswaldGerhard von Buchka
(1851–1936)		1 April 189812 June 19002 years, 72 days
5
Oscar Wilhelm Stübel [de]
Stübel, OscarOscar Wilhelm Stübel
(1846–1921)		12 June 190018 July 19055 years, 36 days
6
Ernst II of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
Hohenlohe, ErnstPrince
Ernst II of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
(1863–1950)		18 July 190517 May 19071 year, 303 days

State Secretaries for the Colonies (1907–1918)
No. Picture State Secretary for the ColoniesTook officeLeft officeTime in office
1
Bernhard Dernburg
Dernburg, BernhardBernhard Dernburg
(1865–1937)		17 May 19079 June 19103 years, 23 days
2
Friedrich von Lindequist
Lindequist, FriedrichFriedrich von Lindequist
(1862–1945)		10 June 19103 November 19111 year, 146 days
3
Wilhelm Solf
Solf, WilhelmWilhelm Solf
(1862–1936)		20 December 191113 December 19186 years, 358 days

Ministers for the Colonies (1918–1919)
No. Picture Ministers for the ColoniesTook officeLeft officeTime in officeParty
1
Philipp Scheidemann
Scheidemann, PhilippPhilipp Scheidemann
(1865–1939)		13 December 191813 February 191962 daysSPD
2
Johannes Bell
Bell, JohannesJohannes Bell
(1868–1949)		13 February 191920 June 1919157 daysCentre

See also
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