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
(born 1926) 		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
(born 1926) 		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
(born 1927)
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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