The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development is a ministry in Germany

Germany

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. Its main office is at the former German Chancellery

German Chancellery

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 in Bonn

Bonn

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 with a second major office at the Europahaus

Europahaus

Europahaus , is a large high-rise office block in Berlin, Germany, located in the Kreuzberg district on Stresemannstraße, facing the remains of the former Anhalter Bahnhof across Askanischer Platz....

 in Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

.

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

International Monetary Fund

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, World Bank

World Bank

The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...

, and the United Nations

United Nations

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Ministers for Economic Cooperation

• Walter Scheel
  Walter Scheel
  Walter Scheel is a German politician . He served as Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966, Foreign Minister of Germany and Vice Chancellor from 1969 to 1974, acting Chancellor of Germany from 7 May to 16 May 1974 , and finally as President of the Federal...
  
   (FDP), 1961-1966
• Werner Dollinger
  Werner Dollinger
  Dr. Werner Dollinger was a German politician and economist. Born in Neustadt an der Aisch, he helped found the Christian Socialist Union Party in 1946. Dollinger was a member of the Bundestag , minister for the Treasury , minister of postal services and telecommunication and minister of transport...
  
   (CSU
  Christian Social Union of Bavaria
  The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany...
  
  ), 1966
• Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski
  Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski
  Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski was a German Social Democrat politician....
  
   (SPD
  Social Democratic Party of Germany
  The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
  
  ), 1966-1968
• Erhard Eppler
  Erhard Eppler
  Erhard Eppler is a German Social Democratic politician and founder of the GTZ .- Early years :Born in Ulm, Erhard Eppler grew up in Schwäbisch Hall, where his father was the headmaster of the local grammar school. From 1943 to 1945 he served as a soldier in an anti-aircraft unit...
  
   (SPD), 1968-1974
• Egon Bahr
  Egon Bahr
  Egon Karl-Heinz Bahr is a German SPD politician.The former journalist was the creator of the "Ostpolitik" promoted by West German Chancellor Willy Brandt, for whom he served as Secretary of the Prime Minister's Office from 1969 until 1972...
  
   (SPD), 1974-1976
• Marie Schlei (SPD), 1976-1978
• Rainer Offergeld (SPD), 1978-1982
• Jürgen Warnke (CSU), 1982-1987
• Hans Klein(politician) (CSU), 1987-1989
• Jürgen Warnke (CSU), 1989-1991
• Carl-Dieter Spranger (CSU), 1991-1998
• Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
  Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
  Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul is a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party since 1965.-Career:...
  
   (SPD), 1998-2009
• Dirk Niebel
  Dirk Niebel
  Dirk Niebel is a German politician. He is since 2009 Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development. From 2005 to 2009, he was secretary general of the FDP.-Background:...
  
  (FDP), since 2009