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) | SPD | Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski until 10 December 1979 Gunter Huonker from 10 December 1979 | SPD |
| Vice-Chancellor | Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1927–2016) | FDP | – | – |
| Foreign Affairs | Hans-Dietrich Genscher | FDP | Klaus von Dohnanyi Hildegard Hamm-Brücher | SPD FDP |
| Interior | Werner Maihofer (1918–2009) until 8 June 1978 Gerhart Rudolf Baum (born 1932) | FDP | Gerhart Rudolf Baum until 8 June 1978 Andreas von Schoeler | FDP |
| Justice | Hans-Jochen Vogel (1926-2020) | SPD | Hans de With | SPD |
| Finance | Hans Apel (1932–2011) until 16 February 1978 Hans Matthöfer (1925–2009) |
SPD | Karl 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) |
FDP | Martin Grüner | FDP |
| Food, Agriculture and Forestry | Josef Ertl (1925–2000) | FDP | Georg Gallus | FDP |
| Labour and Social Affairs | Herbert Ehrenberg (1926–2018) | SPD | Hermann Buschfort | SPD |
| Defence | Georg Leber (1920–2012) from 16 February 1978 Hans Apel |
SPD | Andreas von Bülow | SPD |
| Youth, Families and Health | Antje Huber (1924–2015) | SPD | Fred Zander | SPD |
| Transport and Post and Telecommunications |
Kurt Gscheidle (1924–2003) |
SPD | Ernst 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) | SPD | Dieter Haack until 16 February 1978 Dietrich Sperling | SPD |
| Internal German Affairs | Egon Franke (1913–1995) | SPD | Egon Höhmann 19 January 1979 Heinz Kreutzmann from 7 February 1979 | SPD |
| Research and Technology | Hans Matthöfer until 16 February 1978 Volker Hauff (born 1940) | SPD | Volker Hauff until 16 February 1978 Erwin Stahl | SPD |
| Education and Science | Helmut Rohde (1925–2016) until 16 February 1978 Jürgen Schmude (born 1936) | SPD | Peter Glotz until 16 May 1977 Björn Engholm | SPD |
| Economic Cooperation | Marie Schlei (1919–1983) 16 February 1978 Rainer Offergeld (born 1937) | SPD | Alwin Brück | SPD |
See also
References
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