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{{Short description|Ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany}}
{{Infobox government agency
| agency_name     = Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
| nativename      = ''Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung''
| logo            = 
| logo_caption    = 
| seal            = DEgov-BMZ-Logo en.svg
| seal_width      = 260px
| seal_caption    = 
| image           = Bonn, ehemaliges Bundeskanzleramt.jpg
| image_size      = 300px
| image_caption   = Offices of the BMZ in the [[German Chancellery|former Federal Chancellery]] in Bonn
| headquarters    = Dahlmannstraße 4,<br>53113 [[Bonn]]
| formed          = 14 November 1961
| preceding       = 
| dissolved       = 
| superseding     = 
| jurisdiction    = [[Government of Germany]]
| employees       = approx. 1,100
| budget          = [[€]]12.426 billion (2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bundeshaushalt.de/#/2021/soll/ausgaben/einzelplan/23.html|title=Bundeshaushalt|website=www.bundeshaushalt.de|access-date=10 May 2021}}</ref>
| minister1_name  = [[Reem Alabali-Radovan]]
| minister1_pfo   = Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development
| chief1_name     = [[Johann Saathoff]]
| chief1_position = Parliamentary State Secretary
| chief2_name     = [[Bärbel Kofler]]
| chief2_position = Parliamentary State Secretary
| chief3_name     = 
| chief3_position = 
| parent_agency   = 
| child1_agency   = 
| child2_agency   = 
| website         = {{website|http://www.bmz.de}}
| footnotes       = 
}}

The '''Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development''' ({{langx|de|Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung}}, {{IPA|de|ˈbʊndəsminɪsˌteːʁiʊm fyːɐ̯ ˈvɪʁt.ʃaftlɪçə tsuˈzamənˌʔaʁbaɪt ʔʊnt ʔɛntˈvɪklʊŋ|pron|De-Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung.ogg}}; abbreviated '''BMZ''') is a [[German Cabinet|cabinet-level ministry]] of the [[Federal Republic of Germany]]. Its main office is at the former [[German Chancellery]] in [[Bonn]] with a second major office at the [[Europahaus]] in [[Berlin]].

Founded in 1961, the Ministry works to encourage economic development within Germany and in other countries through international cooperation and partnerships. It cooperates with international organizations involved in development including the [[International Monetary Fund]], [[World Bank]], and the [[United Nations]]. 

The BMZ was created in 1961 as a reflection of the growing prioritization of foreign aid beyond financial gain, a relatively unique choice at the time. Germany was a pioneer in establishing the BMZ, as most countries did not have established aid agencies for the explicit purpose of managing ODA.<ref>https://www.econstor.eu/handle/10419/199376</ref> In the following decades, the BMZ increasingly prioritized sustainable development (SD) in policy discourse focusing on providing basic needs and explicitly incorporating Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).<ref name="Schojan"> https://doi.org/10.1080/19460171.2023.2265988</ref> The MDGs were replaced with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) upon the UN publication of Agenda 2030 in 2015.<ref>https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/development-agenda-retired/</ref> The BMZ strongly supported the reorientation led by the OECD towards tangible and measurable goals for sustainability.<ref name="Schojan" /> 

Germany is the second-largest development co-operation provider of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Bilateral co-operation constitutes the bulk of Germany’s official development assistance (ODA), under the overall lead of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), while the Federal Foreign Office oversees humanitarian aid, crisis prevention, stabilisation and peace-building. 

According to the [[OECD]],  Germany’s total ODA (USD 35 billion, preliminary data) increased in 2022 due to an increase in in-donor refugee costs and increased contributions to international organisations. It represented 0.83% of gross national income (GNI).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oe.cd/il/dev-coop-germany
| title = OECD Development Co-operation Profiles| access-date= 15 September 2023}} </ref>

== List ==
'''Political Party:'''
{{legend2|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}|[[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}|[[Christian Social Union of Bavaria|CSU]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}|[[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=2| Name<br /><small>(Born–Died)</small>
!Portrait
! Party
! colspan=2| Term of Office
! [[Chancellor of Germany|Chancellor]]<br /><small>(Cabinet)</small>
|-  
! colspan="7" style="background:#EEEEFF" | {{small|Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation {{small|(1961–1993)}}<br>Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development {{small|(since 1993)}}}}
|-  
! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}; color:blue;" | 1
| '''[[Walter Scheel]]'''<br><small>(1919–2016)</small>
| [[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1989-047-20, Walter Scheel.jpg|75px]]
| [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|FDP]]
| 14 November 1961 	
| 28 October 1966
| [[Konrad Adenauer|Adenauer]] <small>(IV • V)</small><br> [[Ludwig Erhard|Erhard]] <small>(I • II)</small>
|- 
! style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}; color:white;" | 2
| '''[[Werner Dollinger]]'''<br><small>(1918–2008)</small>
| [[file:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F017055-0030, Paris, Einweihung Deutsche Botschaft, Dollinger (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Christian Social Union of Bavaria|CSU]]
| 28 October 1966
| 30 November 1966
| rowspan=2|[[Kurt Georg Kiesinger|Kiesinger]] <small>([[Cabinet Kiesinger|I]])</small>
|- 
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 3
| '''[[Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski]]'''<br><small>(1922–2005)</small>
| [[File:Besprekingen over ontwikkelingshulp door de Westduitse minister H.J. Wischnewski, Bestanddeelnr 920-9807 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| [[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]
| 1 December 1966 	
| 2 October 1968
|- 
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 4
| '''[[Erhard Eppler]]'''<br><small>(1926–2019)</small>
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F039410-0008, Hannover, SPD-Bundesparteitag, Eppler (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| SPD
| 16 October 1968
| 8 July 1974
| [[Kurt Georg Kiesinger|Kiesinger]] <small>([[Cabinet Kiesinger|I]])</small><br> [[Willy Brandt|Brandt]] <small>([[Cabinet Brandt I|I]] • [[Cabinet Brandt II|II]])</small>
|-  
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 5
| '''[[Egon Bahr]]'''<br><small>(1922–2015)</small>
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F030521-0007, Egon Bahr.jpg|75px]]
| SPD
| 8 July 1974
| 14 December 1976
| [[Helmut Schmidt|Schmidt]] <small>([[Cabinet Schmidt I|I]])	</small>
|-  
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 6
| '''[[Marie Schlei]]'''<br><small>(1919–1983)</small>
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F046733-0013, Bonn, Jubiläum 25 Jahre Bundes-CDU, Marie Schlei (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| SPD
| 16 December 1976
| 16 February 1978
| [[Helmut Schmidt|Schmidt]] <small>(II)</small>
|- 
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 7
| '''[[Rainer Offergeld]]'''<br><small>(born 1937)</small>
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F062774-0029, München, SPD-Parteitag, Offergeld, Haehser (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| SPD
| 16 February 1978
| 1 October 1982
| [[Helmut Schmidt|Schmidt]] <small>(II • III)	</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}; color:white;" | 8
| '''[[Jürgen Warnke]]'''<br><small>(1932–2013)</small>
| [[File:Jürgen Warnke.jpg|75px]]
| CSU
| 4 October 1982
| 11 March 1987
| [[Helmut Kohl|Kohl]] <small>[[Cabinet Kohl I|I]] • ([[Cabinet Kohl II|II]])</small>
|- 
! style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}; color:white;" | 9
| '''[[Hans Klein (politician)|Hans Klein]]'''<br><small>(1931–1996)</small>
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F083495-0022, Hans Klein (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| CSU
| 12 March 1987
| 21 April 1989
| rowspan=2|[[Helmut Kohl|Kohl]] <small>([[Cabinet Kohl III|III]])</small>
|-  
! style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}; color:white;" | 10
| '''[[Jürgen Warnke]]'''<br><small>(1932–2013)</small>
| [[File:Jürgen Warnke.jpg|75px]]
| CSU
| 21 April 1989
| 18 January 1991	
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}; color:white;" | 11
| '''[[Carl-Dieter Spranger]]'''<br><small>(born 1939)</small>
| [[File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F086613-0027, 1. Gesamtdeutsche Bundesratssitzung, Spranger (cropped).jpg|75px]]
| CSU
| 18 January 1991
| 26 October 1998
| [[Helmut Kohl|Kohl]] <small>([[Cabinet Kohl IV|IV]] • [[Cabinet Kohl V|V]])</small>
|- 
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 12
| '''[[Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul]]'''<br><small>(born 1942)</small>
| [[file:Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (2009).jpg|75px]]
| SPD
| 27 October 1998
| 27 October 2009
| [[Gerhard Schröder|Schröder]] <small>([[Cabinet Schröder I|I]] • [[Cabinet Schröder II|II]])</small><br> [[Angela Merkel|Merkel]] <small>([[Cabinet Merkel I|I]])</small>
|- 
! style="background:{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}; color:blue;" | 13
| '''[[Dirk Niebel]]'''<br><small>(born 1963)</small>
| [[File:Dirk Niebel 1c399 0357.jpg|75px]]
| FDP
| 28 October 2009
| 17 December 2013
| [[Angela Merkel|Merkel]] <small>([[Cabinet Merkel II|II]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}; color:white;" | 14
| '''[[Gerd Müller (politician)|Gerd Müller]]'''<br><small>(born 1955)</small>
| [[File:Müller Gerd 2017 by Büro Dr. Gerd Müller.jpg|75px]]
| CSU
| 17 December 2013
| 8 December 2021
| [[Angela Merkel|Merkel]] <small>([[Third Merkel cabinet|III]]</small> • <small>[[Fourth Merkel cabinet|IV]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 15
| '''[[Svenja Schulze]]'''<br><small>(born 1968)</small>
| [[File:2493ri SPD, Svenja Schulze.jpg|75px]]
| SPD
| 8 December 2021
| 6 may 2025
| [[Olaf Scholz|Scholz]] <small>([[Scholz cabinet|I]])</small> 
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}; color:white;" | 16
| '''[[ Reem Alabali-Radovan]]'''<br><small>(born 1990)</small>
| [[File:Reem_Alabali_Radovan.jpg|75px]]
| SPD
| 6 May 2025
| ''Incumbent''
| [[Friedrich Merz|Merz]] <small>([[Merz cabinet|I]])</small> 
|}

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