First Erhard cabinet

First Cabinet of Ludwig Erhard Cabinet Erhard I
5th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
1963–1965
Date formed	17 October 1963
Date dissolved	26 October 1965 (2 years, 1 week and 2 days)
People and organisations
President	Heinrich Lübke
Chancellor	Ludwig Erhard
Vice-Chancellor	Erich Mende
Member party	Christian Democratic Union    Christian Social Union    Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government 309/499 (62%)
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Erich Ollenhauer (until 14 December 1963) Fritz Erler (1964–1965)
History
Election	None
Legislature terms	4th Bundestag
Predecessor	Adenauer IV
Successor	Erhard II

The First Erhard cabinet was the government of West Germany between 17 October 1963 and 26 October 1965. Led by the Christian Democratic Union Ludwig Erhard, the cabinet was a coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Vice-Chancellor was the Free Democrat Erich Mende (FDP). ^[1]

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chancellor	Ludwig Erhard	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Vice Chancellor & Federal Minister of All-German Affairs	Erich Mende	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		FDP
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs	Gerhard Schröder	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Federal Minister of Internal Affairs	Hermann Höcherl	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CSU
Federal Minister of Justice	Ewald Bucher	17 October 1963	27 March 1965		FDP
	Karl Weber	1 April 1965	26 October 1965		CDU
Federal Minister of Finance	Rolf Dahlgrün	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		FDP
Federal Minister of Economics	Kurt Schmücker	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forests	Werner Schwarz	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Theodor Blank	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Federal Minister of Defence	Kai-Uwe von Hassel	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Minister of Transport	Hans-Christoph Seebohm	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Minister of Post and Communication	Richard Stücklen	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CSU
Federal Minister of Housing, Construction and Urban Development	Paul Lücke	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Federal Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims	Hans Krüger	17 October 1963	11 February 1964		CDU
	Ernst Lemmer	19 February 1964	26 October 1965		CDU
Federal Minister for Scientific Research	Hans Lenz	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		FDP
Federal Minister for Family and Youth Affairs	Bruno Heck	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation	Walter Scheel	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		FDP
Federal Minister of Treasury	Werner Dollinger	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CSU
Federal Minister of Health Affairs	Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Federal Minister of Special Affairs & Federal Minister of the Affairs of the Federal Defence Council (from 13 July 1964)	Heinrich Krone	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CDU
Federal Minister of the Affairs of the Federal Council and the States	Alois Niederalt	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CSU
Federal Minister of Special Affairs & Head of the Chancellery	Ludger Westrick	16 June 1964	26 October 1965		CDU

References

1. Die Welt, 4 May 2002, Gerard Haase: "Ludwig Erhard wurde offenbar als Parteiloser Bundeskanzler"