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Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)
Cabinet-level ministry of Germany
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Cabinet-level ministry of Germany
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| agency_name | Federal Ministry of Health |
| (BMG) | |
| nativename | Bundesministerium für Gesundheit |
| logo | BMG Logo.svg |
| logo_width | 200 |
| headquarters | |
| formed | 1961 |
| jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
| employees | 915 (2025) |
| budget | €20.088 billion (2026) |
| minister1_name | Nina Warken |
| minister1_pfo | Federal Minister of Health |
| chief1_name | Georg Tippels |
| chief1_position | Parliamentary State Secretary |
| chief3_name | Tino Sorge |
| chief3_position | Permanent State Secretary |
| website |
(BMG)
- Rochusstraße 1 53123 Bonn
- Friedrichstraße 108 10117 Berlin
The Federal Ministry of Health (, ; abbreviated BMG) is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is the highest German federal government department responsible for health. The ministry is officially located in Bonn and with a second office, which houses the ministry's management, located in Berlin.
History
The Federal Ministry of Health was founded in 1961; in 1969 it was merged with the Federal Ministry for Family and Youth to create the new Federal Ministry for Youth, Family and Health.
In 1991, the Federal Ministry of Health was restored. In 2002, it was expanded to include social affairs and renamed "Federal Ministry of Health and Social Security" (Bundesministerium für Gesundheit und Soziale Sicherung). It was headed by the Federal Minister for Health and Social Security. Its portfolio included one part of the former Federal Ministry of Labour and the Social Order. The other part of the latter was added to the portfolio of the newly created Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour. Under the grand coalition headed by Angela Merkel in 2005, the portfolio reshuffle was reversed and responsibility for social affairs was moved back to the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social affairs (Bundesministerium für Arbeit und Soziales).
Ministers
Political Party:
| Name | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Born–Died) | Portrait | Party | Term of Office | Chancellor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Cabinet) | Federal Minister for Health Affairs (1961–1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Federal Minister for Youth, Family and Health (1969–1986) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Federal Minister for Youth, Family, Women and Health (1986–1991) | CDU/CSU}}; color:white;" | 1 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 2 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 3 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 4 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 5 | CDU/CSU}}; color:white;" | 6 | CDU/CSU}}; color:white;" | 7 | CDU/CSU}}; color:white;" | 8 | Federal Minister for Health (1991–2002, 2005–present) | ||||||||
| Federal Minister for Health and Social Security (2002–2005) | Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}; color:white;" | 9 | Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}; color:white;" | 10 | Alliance 90/The Greens}}; color:white;" | 11 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 12 | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}; color:blue;" | 13 | Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}; color:blue;" | 14 | CDU/CSU}}; color:white;" | 15 | CDU/CSU}}; color:white;" | 16 | Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 17 | CDU/CSU}}; color:white;" | 18 | |||||
| Dr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1901–1986) | 75px | CDU | 14 November 1961 | 30 November 1966 | Adenauer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (IV • V) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erhard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (I • II) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Käte Strobel** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1907–1996) | 75px | SPD | 1 December 1966 | 15 December 1972 | Kiesinger | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (I) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brandt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (I) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Katharina Focke** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1922–2016) | [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F045084-0002, Katharina Focke.jpg | 75px]] | SPD | 15 December 1972 | 14 December 1976 | Brandt (II) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Schmidt (I) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Antje Huber** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1924–2015) | 75px | SPD | 16 December 1976 | 28 April 1982 | Schmidt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (II • III) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Anke Fuchs** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1937–2019) | 75px | SPD | 28 April 1982 | 1 October 1982 | Schmidt | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (III) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Heiner Geißler** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1930–2017) | 75px | CDU | 4 October 1982 | 26 September 1985 | Kohl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (I • II) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prof. Dr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Rita Süssmuth** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1937–2026) | [[File:KAS-Sozialpolitik-Bild-5840-1 (cropped).jpg | 75px]] | CDU | 26 September 1985 | 9 December 1988 | Kohl | |||||||||||||||||||
| (II • III) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prof. Dr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Ursula Lehr** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1930–2022) | 75px | CDU | 9 December 1988 | 18 January 1991 | Kohl | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (III) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Gerda Hasselfeldt** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1950) | [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F087840-0007, Bonn, Hasselfeldt mit Bundesverband Pharmazie (crop).jpg | 75px]] | CSU | 18 January 1991 | 6 May 1992 | Kohl | |||||||||||||||||||
| (IV) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Horst Seehofer** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1949) | [[File:HorstSeehofer 067.jpg | 75px]] | CSU | 6 May 1992 | 26 October 1998 | Kohl | |||||||||||||||||||
| (IV • V) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Andrea Fischer** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1960) | [[File:Andrea Fischer (cropped).JPG | 75px]] | Green | 27 October 1998 | 12 January 2001 | Schröder | |||||||||||||||||||
| (I) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Ulla Schmidt** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1949) | [[File:SPD Bundesparteitag Leipzig 2013 by Moritz Kosinsky 003.jpg | 75px]] | SPD | 12 January 2001 | 27 October 2009 | Schröder | |||||||||||||||||||
| (I • II) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Merkel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (I) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Philipp Rösler** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1973) | [[File:Philipp Roesler 2012.jpg | 75px]] | FDP | 28 October 2009 | 12 May 2011 | Merkel | |||||||||||||||||||
| (II) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Daniel Bahr** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1976) | [[File:FDP-Wahlkampfkundgebung in der Wolkenburg Köln-2117 (portrait crop).jpg | 75px]] | FDP | 12 May 2011 | 17 December 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| **Hermann Gröhe** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1961) | [[File:Hermann Gröhe 2010.jpg | 75px]] | CDU | 17 December 2013 | 14 March 2018 | Merkel | |||||||||||||||||||
| (III) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Jens Spahn** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1980) | [[File:MJKr01695 Jens Spahn (NRW-Empfang, Berlinale 2020).jpg | 75px]] | CDU | 14 March 2018 | 8 December 2021 | Merkel | |||||||||||||||||||
| (IV) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prof. Dr. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Karl Lauterbach** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1963) | [[File:MJK 67610 Karl Lauterbach (Bundestag 2020).jpg | 75px]] | SPD | 8 December 2021 | 6 May 2025 | Scholz | |||||||||||||||||||
| (I) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **Nina Warken** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (b. 1979) | [[File:2020-02-13 Deutscher Bundestag IMG 3091 by Stepro.jpg | 75px]] | CDU | 6 May 2025 | Merz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (I) |
Responsibilities of the Federal Ministry of Health
The Federal Ministry of Health is responsible for:
- maintaining the effectiveness and efficiency of the statutory health insurance and long-term care insurance systems
- maintaining and enhancing the quality of the health care system
- strengthening the interests of patients
- maintaining economic viability and stabilization of contribution levels
- preventive and prophylactic healthcare
- the Protection against Infection Act (Infektionsschutzgesetz, or IfSG)
- establishing guidelines for the manufacture, clinical trial, approval, distribution channels and monitoring of medicines and medical devices. The objectives are:
- quality, medical efficacy and safety
- safety of biological medical products such as blood products
- narcotics and addiction risk prevention
- prevention, rehabilitation and disability policy
- medical and occupational rehabilitation
- disability law
- providing assistance to the disabled and promoting their interests
- European and international health policy, including the work of the Federal Government Narcotics Officer and the patients' ombudsman.
Supervisory role
The Federal Ministry of Health is responsible for the comprehensive (disciplinary) supervision of the following governmental institutions:
- Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (, abbreviated BfArM) in Bonn,
- Federal Institute of Public Health (, abbreviated BIÖG) in Cologne,
- Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), the Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines in Langen, Hesse,
- Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the Federal Research Institute for Disease control and Prevention in Berlin.
The Federal Ministry of Health is also responsible for the non-disciplinary supervision of
- the Federal Office for Social Security (Bundesamt für Soziale Sicherung, abbreviated BAS) and the legal supervision of the umbrella organizations of the statutory health insurance schemes.
References
References
- (2025-08-07). "Haushaltsplan 2026 - Einzelplan 15". [[Federal Ministry of Finance (Germany).
- "Nina Warken – Federal Minister of Health".
- Federal Ministry of Health [http://www.bmg.bund.de/ministerium/english-version/ministry.html Official website] {{in lang. en retrieved 1 June 2012
- ''{{lang. de. Fach- und Dienstaufsicht'', includes review of decisions and behavior of staff of those institutions
- ''{{lang. de. Fachaufsicht'', includes review of decisions of staff of those institutions (not merely their legality)
- ''{{lang. de. Rechtsaufsicht'', includes review of legality of actions of those institutions
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