List of Federal Republic of Germany governments

This is a list of the successive governments of the Federal Republic of Germany from the time of the introduction of the Basic Law in 1949.

List

1st Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1949–1953 Konrad Adenauer Franz Blücher Adenauer I CDU 208 of 402
FDP
CSU
DP

2nd Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1953–1957 Konrad Adenauer Franz Blücher Adenauer II CDU 333 of 487
FDP
CSU
DP
GB/BHE

3rd Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1957–1961 Konrad Adenauer Ludwig Erhard Adenauer III CDU 287 of 497
CSU
DP

4th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinets Parties Seats
1961–1962 Konrad Adenauer Ludwig Erhard Adenauer IV
Adenauer V 		CDU 309 of 499
FDP
CSU
1963–1965 Ludwig Erhard Erich Mende Erhard I CDU
FDP
CSU

5th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1965–1966 Ludwig Erhard Erich Mende Erhard II CDU 294 of 496
FDP
CSU
1966–1969 Kurt Georg Kiesinger Willy Brandt Kiesinger CDU 447 of 496
SPD
CSU

6th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1969–1972 Willy Brandt Walter Scheel Brandt I SPD 254 of 496
FDP

7th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1972–1974 Willy Brandt Walter Scheel Brandt II SPD 271 of 496
FDP
1974–1976 Helmut Schmidt Hans-Dietrich Genscher Schmidt I SPD
FDP

8th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1976–1980 Helmut Schmidt Hans-Dietrich Genscher Schmidt II SPD 253 of 496
FDP

9th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1980–1982 Helmut Schmidt Hans-Dietrich Genscher Schmidt III SPD 271 of 497
FDP
1982–1983 Helmut Kohl Hans-Dietrich Genscher Kohl I CDU 279 of 497
FDP
CSU

10th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1983–1987 Helmut Kohl Hans-Dietrich Genscher Kohl II CDU 278 of 498
FDP
CSU

11th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1987–1991[1] Helmut Kohl Hans-Dietrich Genscher Kohl III CDU 269 of 497
FDP
CSU

12th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1991–1994[1] Helmut Kohl Hans-Dietrich Genscher (1990–1992)
Klaus Kinkel (1992–1994) 		Kohl IV CDU 398 of 662
FDP
CSU

13th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1994–1998 Helmut Kohl Klaus Kinkel Kohl V CDU 341 of 672
FDP
CSU

14th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
1998–2002 Gerhard Schröder Joschka Fischer Schröder I SPD 342 of 669
Greens

15th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
2002–2005 Gerhard Schröder Joschka Fischer Schröder II SPD 306 of 603
Greens

16th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
2005–2009 Angela Merkel Franz Müntefering (2005–2007)
Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2007–2009) 		Merkel I CDU 448 of 614
SPD
CSU

17th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
2009–2013 Angela Merkel Guido Westerwelle (2009–2011)
Philipp Rösler (2011–2013) 		Merkel II CDU 332 of 622
FDP
CSU

18th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
2013–2018[2] Angela Merkel Sigmar Gabriel Merkel III CDU 504 of 631
SPD
CSU

19th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
2018–2021[2] Angela Merkel Olaf Scholz Merkel IV CDU 399 of 709
SPD
CSU

20th Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
2021–2025 Olaf Scholz Robert Habeck Scholz SPD 416 of 736
Greens
FDP

21st Bundestag

Term Chancellor Vice Chancellor Cabinet Parties Seats
2025–present Friedrich Merz Lars Klingbeil Merz CDU 328 of 630
SPD
CSU

See also

References

  1. ^ a b The Federal Election took place in December 1990, but the formation of the government took a month.
  2. ^ a b The Federal Election took place in September 2017, but the formation of the government took 5 months.
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