National
Federal Minister for Transport
- German: Bundesminister für Verkehr
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Federal President
- Exact method
- Appointed and dismissed by the Federal President on the proposal of the Federal Chancellor (Art. 64 Basic Law).
- Chosen by
- Federal President
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Steffen Bilger CDU since July 2026
Report Source: bundesregierung.de,
checked
Sources
- bundesregierung.de · checked Die Bundesregierung, Bundeskabinett, read 2026-10-12: current Chancellor and 17 federal ministers and portfolio names. Party and appointment dates (6 May 2025; reshuffle 29 July 2026) Fallback: Wikipedia, Kabinett Merz (last edited 2026-09-09), because the official page gives neither; cross-checked against the Bundestag MdB-Stammdaten for MdB ministers. For: Federal Minister for Transport, Steffen Bilger, current term
- gesetze-im-internet.de · checked Federal Ministry of Justice, Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Basic Law), current consolidated text, read 2026-10-12: structure, selection methods and competences of the federal bodies (Arts. 38-69, 50-53, 93-94); body names and websites from each body's own site. For: Federal Minister for Transport in German