List of the German federal governments

German federal governments are the governments of the Federal Republic of Germany founded in 1949 . Articles 62 to 69 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany regulate their composition and competencies .

The governments during the “ Weimar Republic ” (1919–1933) and the “ Third Reich ” (1933–1945) were called Reich governments . In the German Empire of the Imperial Era (1871-1919) there was no collegial government, only the Chancellor as the responsible minister . The government of the revolutionary German Empire from 1848/49 was called the provisional central authority or the entire Reich Ministry .

The term of office of the Federal Ministers is given , which begins with their appointment by the Federal President and ends with the constitution of a newly elected German Bundestag or with the discharge of office by the Federal Chancellor ( e.g. through his resignation ). The cabinet remains in office until a newly formed federal government takes office.

1949–1963: Adenauer

Federal Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (coalition led by the CDU / CSU : 1949–1953 with FDP and DP , 1953–1955 with FDP, DP and GB / BHE , 1955–1956 with FDP and DP, 1956–1957 with FVP and DP, 1957– 1960 with DP, 1960–1961 as sole government , from 1961 with FDP)

Adenauer I cabinet : September 20, 1949 to October 6, 1953, executive until October 20, 1953
Cabinet Adenauer II : October 20, 1953 to October 15, 1957, executive until October 29, 1957
Cabinet Adenauer III : October 29, 1957 to October 17, 1961, executive until November 14, 1961
Adenauer IV cabinet : November 14, 1961 to December 14, 1962
Adenauer V cabinet : December 14, 1962 to October 15, 1963, executive until October 17, 1963

1963–1966: Erhard

Federal Chancellor Ludwig Erhard ( black and yellow coalition of CDU / CSU and FDP; at the end of the cabinet Erhard II for several weeks as a minority government of the CDU / CSU)

Cabinet Erhard I : October 17, 1963 to October 19, 1965, executive until October 26, 1965
Cabinet Erhard II : October 26, 1965 to November 30, 1966, executive until December 1, 1966

1966–1969: Kiesinger

Federal Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger ( black-red coalition of CDU / CSU and SPD)

Kiesinger cabinet : December 1, 1966 to October 20, 1969, executive until October 22, 1969

1969–1974: Brandt

Federal Chancellor Willy Brandt ( Social Liberal Coalition of SPD and FDP)

Brandt I cabinet : October 22, 1969 to December 13, 1972, executive until December 15, 1972
Brandt II cabinet : December 15, 1972 to May 6, 1974, executive until May 17, 1974

1974–1982: Schmidt

Federal Chancellor Helmut Schmidt ( social-liberal coalition of SPD and FDP; at the end of the Schmidt III cabinet for two weeks as a minority government of the SPD)

Schmidt I cabinet : May 17, 1974 to December 14, 1976, executive until December 16, 1976
Schmidt II cabinet : December 16, 1976 to November 4, 1980, executive until November 5, 1980
Schmidt III cabinet : November 5, 1980 to October 1, 1982, executive until October 4, 1982

1982-1998: Kohl

Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl ( black-yellow coalition of CDU / CSU and FDP; in the Kohl III cabinet on October 3, 1990, a Federal Minister belonging to the DSU was added)

Kohl I cabinet : October 4, 1982 to March 29, 1983, executive until March 30, 1983
Kohl II cabinet : March 30, 1983 to February 18, 1987, executive until March 12, 1987
Kohl III cabinet : March 12, 1987 to December 20, 1990, executive until January 18, 1991
Kohl IV cabinet : January 18, 1991 to November 10, 1994, executive until November 17, 1994
Cabinet Kohl V : November 17, 1994 to October 26, 1998, executive until October 27, 1998

1998-2005: Schröder

Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder ( Red-Green coalition of SPD and Alliance 90 / The Greens )

Schröder I cabinet : October 27, 1998 to October 17, 2002, executive until October 22, 2002
Cabinet Schröder II : October 22, 2002 to October 18, 2005, executive until November 22, 2005

Since 2005: Merkel

Chancellor Angela Merkel (2005–2009 black-red coalition of CDU / CSU and SPD; 2009–2013 black-yellow coalition of CDU / CSU and FDP; from 2013 black-red coalition of CDU / CSU and SPD)

Merkel I cabinet : November 22, 2005 to October 27, 2009, executive until October 28, 2009
Merkel II cabinet : October 28, 2009 to October 22, 2013, executive until December 17, 2013
Merkel III cabinet : December 17, 2013 to October 24, 2017, executive until March 14, 2018
Merkel IV cabinet : since March 14, 2018