Fifth Adenauer cabinet
The fifth Adenauer cabinet was formed by incumbent Chancellor Konrad Adenauer shortly after the previous Adenauer IV cabinet fell apart over the Spiegel affair. The forced resignation of Defence Minister Franz Josef Strauss was required to gain back the FDP's support for the cabinet.
Fifth Adenauer Cabinet (Adenauer V) | |
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Cabinet of West Germany | |
Date formed | 14 December 1962 |
Date dissolved | 15 October 1963 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | President Heinrich Lübke |
Head of government | Konrad Adenauer |
Member parties | |
Opposition party | SPD |
Opposition leader | Erich Ollenhauer |
History | |
Election(s) | 1961 West German federal election |
Legislature term(s) | 4th Bundestag |
Predecessor | Adenauer IV |
Successor | Erhard I |
Adenauer's fifth cabinet was sworn in on 14 December 1962. Adenauer decided to retire just a few months later, following which Ludwig Erhard was elected as Chancellor and formed the first Erhard cabinet on 17 October 1963.
Composition
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Federal Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer | 15 September 1949 | 11 October 1963 | CDU | |
Vice-Chancellor Federal Minister for Economy | Ludwig Erhard | 29 October 1957 | 15 October 1963 | Independent | |
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs | Gerhard Schröder | 14 November 1961 | 30 November 1966 | CDU | |
Federal Minister of the Interior | Hermann Höcherl | 14 November 1961 | 25 October 1965 | CSU | |
Federal Minister of Justice | Ewald Bucher | 14 December 1962 | 26 March 1965 | FDP | |
Federal Minister of Finance | Rolf Dahlgrün | 14 December 1962 | 26 October 1966 | FDP | |
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forests | Werner Schwarz | 15 September 1959 | 26 October 1965 | CDU | |
Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs | Theodor Blank | 29 October 1957 | 26 October 1965 | CDU | |
Federal Minister of Defence | Kai-Uwe von Hassel | 9 January 1963 | 1 December 1966 | CDU | |
Federal Minister of Transport | Hans-Christoph Seebohm | 20 September 1949 | 30 November 1966 | CDU | |
Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications | Richard Stücklen | 29 October 1957 | 1 December 1966 | CSU | |
Federal Minister of Housing Construction | Paul Lücke | 29 October 1957 | 26 October 1965 | CDU | |
Federal Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims | Wolfgang Mischnick | 14 December 1962 | 11 October 1963 | FDP | |
Federal Minister of All-German Affairs | Rainer Barzel | 14 December 1962 | 11 October 1963 | CDU | |
Federal Ministry of Scientific Research | Hans Lenz | 14 December 1962 | 26 October 1965 | FDP | |
Federal Minister of Family and Youth Affairs | Bruno Heck | 14 December 1962 | 1 October 1968 | CDU | |
Federal Minister of Bundesrat and State Affairs | Alois Niederalt | 14 December 1962 | 30 November 1966 | CSU | |
Federal Minister of the Treasury | Werner Dollinger | 14 December 1962 | 30 November 1966 | CSU | |
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation | Walter Scheel | 14 December 1962 | 28 October 1966 | FDP | |
Federal Minister of Health | Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt | 14 November 1961 | 30 November 1966 | CDU | |
Federal Minister for Special Affairs | Heinrich Krone | 14 November 1961 | 13 July 1964 | CDU |
References and Notes
- "Kabinette Adenauer". election.de (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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