Second Schmidt cabinet

The second Schmidt cabinet was the government of Germany between 16 December 1976 and 4 November 1980, during the 8th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Helmut Schmidt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats (SDP) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Vice-Chancellor was the Free Democrat Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP).

Composition

The federal cabinet consisted of the following Ministers:

Office Incumbent Party Parl. State Secretary
& Minister of State
Party
Chancellor Helmut Schmidt
(1918–2015)
SPDHans-Jürgen Wischnewski
until 10 December 1979
Gunter Huonker
from 10 December 1979
SPD
Vice-Chancellor Hans-Dietrich Genscher
(1927–2016)
FDP
Foreign AffairsHans-Dietrich Genscher FDPKlaus von Dohnanyi
Hildegard Hamm-Brücher
SPD
FDP
Interior Werner Maihofer
(1918–2009)
until 8 June 1978
Gerhart Rudolf Baum
(born 1932)
FDPGerhart Rudolf Baum
until 8 June 1978
Andreas von Schoeler
FDP
Justice Hans-Jochen Vogel
(1926-2020)
SPDHans de WithSPD
Finance Hans Apel
(1932–2011)
until 16 February 1978
Hans Matthöfer
(1925–2009)
SPDKarl Haehser

Rainer Offergeld
until 16 February 1978

Rolf Böhme
from 16 February 1978
SPD
Economics Hans Friderichs
(born 1931)
until 7 October 1977
Otto Graf Lambsdorff
(1926–2009)
FDPMartin GrünerFDP
Food, Agriculture and Forestry Josef Ertl
(1925–2000)
FDPGeorg GallusFDP
Labour and Social Affairs Herbert Ehrenberg
(1926–2018)
SPDHermann BuschfortSPD
Defence Georg Leber
(1920–2012)
from 16 February 1978
Hans Apel
SPDAndreas von BülowSPD
Youth, Families and Health Antje Huber
(1924–2015)
SPDFred ZanderSPD
Transport and
Post and Telecommunications
Kurt Gscheidle
(1924–2003)
SPDErnst Haar
until 29 March 1979

Erhard Mahne
from 29 March 1979

Lothar Wrede
SPD
Planning and Housing Karl Ravens
(1927–2017)
until 16 February 1978
Dieter Haack
(born 1934)
SPDDieter Haack
until 16 February 1978
Dietrich Sperling
SPD
Internal German Affairs Egon Franke
(1913–1995)
SPDEgon Höhmann
19 January 1979
Heinz Kreutzmann
from 7 February 1979
SPD
Research and Technology Hans Matthöfer
until 16 February 1978
Volker Hauff
(born 1940)
SPDVolker Hauff
until 16 February 1978
Erwin Stahl
SPD
Education and Science Helmut Rohde
(1925–2016)
until 16 February 1978
Jürgen Schmude
(born 1936)
SPDPeter Glotz
until 16 May 1977
Björn Engholm
SPD
Economic Cooperation Marie Schlei
(1919–1983)
16 February 1978
Rainer Offergeld
(born 1937)
SPDAlwin BrückSPD

See also

References

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