[2] Scholz joined the Socialist Unity Party of Germany in April 1946 and worked as the editor-in-chief of the newspaper Der freie Bauer (German: The Free Farmer).

[1] Between July 1949 to 1953 he served as the vice chairman of the Democratic Farmers' Party of Germany which was cofounded by him in June 1948.

[1][3] Scholz was appointed minister of agriculture and forestry in November 1950 succeeding Ernst Goldenbaum in the post and was in office until May 1952.

[4] Scholz was the head of the coordination and control center for agriculture, forestry and water management between May 1952 and November 1953.

[4] Scholz's tenure ended in March 1955 when Hans Reichelt was reappointed minister of agriculture and forestry.