Second Adenauer cabinet

The second cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in on 20 October 1953 after the 1953 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Adenauer III on 29 October 1957, which was formed following the 1957 elections.

Second Konrad Adenauer Cabinet

Second Cabinet of West Germany
Date formed20 October 1953
Date dissolved29 October 1957
People and organisations
Head of stateTheodor Heuss
Head of governmentKonrad Adenauer
Member partyCDU/CSU
FDP
DP
Status in legislatureGrand coalition
History
Election(s)1953 West German federal election
Legislature term(s)2nd Bundestag
PredecessorAdenauer I
SuccessorAdenauer III

Composition
Office Incumbent Term Party
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer 20 October 1953 – 29 October 1957 CDU
Vice-Chancellor
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation		 Franz Blücher 20 October 1953 – 26 June 1956 FDP
26 June 1956 – 29 October 1957 FVP
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs Konrad Adenauer 20 October 1953 – 6 June 1955 CDU
Heinrich von Brentano 6 June 1955 – 29 October 1957 CDU
Federal Minister of the Interior Gerhard Schröder 20 October 1953 – 29 October 1957 CDU
Federal Minister of Justice Fritz Neumayer 20 October 1953 – 26 June 1956 FDP
26 June 1956 – 16 October 1956 FVP
Hans-Joachim von Merkatz 16 October 1956 – 29 October 1957 DP
Federal Minister of Finance Fritz Schäffer 20 October 1953 – 29 October 1957 CSU
Federal Minister of Economics Ludwig Erhard 20 October 1953 – 29 October 1957 CDU
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry Heinrich Lübke 20 October 1953 – 29 October 1957 CDU
Federal Minister of Labour Anton Storch 20 October 1953 – 29 October 1957 CDU
Federal Minister for Transport Hans-Christoph Seebohm 20 October 1953 – 29 October 1957 DP
Federal Minister for Post and Communications Hans Schuberth 1 April 1950 – 20 October 1953 CSU
Federal Minister of Public Housing Hermann-Eberhard Wildermuth 20 September 1949 – 9 March 1952 FDP
Fritz Neumayer 19 July 1952 – 20 October 1953 FDP
Federal Minister of Displaced Persons Hans Lukaschek 20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953 CDU
Federal Minister of All-German Affairs Jakob Kaiser 20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953 CDU
Federal Minister for Affairs of the Bundesrat of Germany Heinrich Hellwege 20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953 DP
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