| Post: | Minister |
| Body: | Finance |
| Insignia: | Bundesadler Bundesorgane.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the German Government |
| Flag: | Flag of Germany (state).svg |
| Flagcaption: | State flag of Germany |
| Incumbent: | Jörg Kukies |
| Incumbentsince: | 7 November 2024 |
| Department: | Federal Ministry of Finance |
| Member Of: | Federal Cabinet |
| Appointer: | The Chancellor |
| Formation: | 1880 |
| First: | Adolf von Scholz |
The Minister of Finance of Germany (de|Finanzminister) is the head of the Federal Ministry of Finance and a member of the Federal Cabinet.
Political party:
| Name (born and died) | Party | Term of office | Chancellor (Cabinet) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fritz Schäffer (1888–1967) | CSU | 20 September 1949 | 29 October 1957 | Adenauer (I • II) | |
| 2 | Franz Etzel (1902–1970) | CDU | 29 October 1957 | 14 November 1961 | Adenauer (III) | |
| 3 | Heinz Starke (1911–2001) | FDP | 14 November 1961 | 19 November 1962 | Adenauer (IV) | |
| 4 | Rolf Dahlgrün (1908–1969) | FDP | 14 December 1962 | 28 October 1966 | Adenauer (V) Erhard (I • II) | |
| 5 | Kurt Schmücker (1919–1996) | CDU | 8 November 1966 | 30 November 1966 | Erhard (II) | |
| 6 | Franz Josef Strauß (1915–1988) | CSU | 1 December 1966 | 21 October 1969 | Kiesinger (I) | |
| 7 | Alex Möller (1903–1985) | SPD | 22 October 1969 | 13 May 1971 | Brandt (I) | |
| 8 | Karl Schiller (1911–1994) | SPD | 13 May 1971 | 7 July 1972 | ||
| 9 | Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015) | SPD | 7 July 1972 | 1 May 1974 | Brandt (I • II) | |
| 10 | Hans Apel (1932–2011) | SPD | 16 May 1974 | 15 February 1978 | Schmidt (I • II) | |
| 11 | Hans Matthöfer (1925–2009) | SPD | 16 February 1978 | 28 April 1982 | Schmidt (II • III) | |
| 12 | Manfred Lahnstein (b. 1937) | SPD | 28 April 1982 | 1 October 1982 | Schmidt (III) | |
| 13 | Gerhard Stoltenberg (1928–2001) | CDU | 4 October 1982 | 21 April 1989 | Kohl (I • II • III) | |
| 14 | Theodor Waigel (b. 1939) | CSU | 21 April 1989 | 27 October 1998 | Kohl (III • IV • V) | |
| 15 | Oskar Lafontaine (b. 1943) | SPD | 27 October 1998 | 18 March 1999 | Schröder (I) | |
| 16 | Hans Eichel (b. 1941) | SPD | 12 April 1999 | 22 November 2005 | Schröder (I • II) | |
| 17 | Peer Steinbrück (b. 1947) | SPD | 22 November 2005 | 28 October 2009 | Merkel (I) | |
| 18 | Wolfgang Schäuble (1942–2023) | CDU | 28 October 2009 | 24 October 2017 | Merkel (II • III) | |
| – | Peter Altmaier (acting) (b. 1958) | CDU | 24 October 2017 | 14 March 2018 | Merkel (III) | |
| 19 | Olaf Scholz (b. 1958) | SPD | 14 March 2018 | 8 December 2021 | Merkel (IV) | |
| 20 | Christian Lindner (b. 1979) | FDP | 8 December 2021 | 7 November 2024 | Scholz (I) | |
| 21 | Jörg Kukies (b. 1968) | SPD | 7 November 2024 | Scholz (I) | ||