List of German naval ministers

This page lists German naval ministers.

State Secretary of the Naval Office
Staatssekretäre im Reichsmarineamt des Deutschen Kaiserreiches
Longest serving Alfred von Tirpitz (15 June 1897 – 12 March 1916)
German Imperial Naval Office
Status	Abolished
Formation	5 August 1848
First holder	Arnold Duckwitz
Final holder	Maximilian Rogge
Abolished	15 July 1919

List

Reich Minister of the Navy in the Provisional Central Authority (1848–1849)

No.	Picture	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office
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.	Picture	Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office
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.	Picture	Chief	Took office	Left office	Time in office
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 (1864–1934)	5 October 1918	13 February 1919	131 days
7		Rogge, MaximilianVize Admiral Maximilian Rogge (1866–1940)	13 February 1919	15 July 1919	152 days