Ministers of Labour, 1918-1945 Gustav Bauer (SPD) 1918-1919 Alexander Schlicke (SPD) 1919-1920 Heinrich Brauns (Centre) 1920-1928 Rudolf Wissell (SPD) 1928-1930 Adam Stegerwald (Centre) 1930-1932 Hermann Warmbold (acting) 1932 Hugo Schäffer 1932 Friedrich Syrup 1932-1933 Franz Seldte (NSDAP) 1933-1945 Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1949-2002 Anton Storch (CDU) 1949-1957 Theodor Blank (CDU) 1957-1965 Hans Katzer (CDU) 1965-1969 Walter Arendt (SPD) 1969-1976 Herbert Ehrenberg (SPD) 1976-1982 Heinz Westphal (SPD) 1982 Norbert Blüm (CDU) 1982-1998 Walter Riester (SPD) 1998-2002 In 2002, the ministry was divided between the ministries of Economics and Health.
