First Schmidt cabinet

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First Cabinet of Helmut Schmidt
Cabinet Schmidt I
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10th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
16 May 1974 – 16 December 1976
(until 14 December 1976 as caretaker government)
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Date formed16 May 1974
Date dissolved14 December 1976
(2 years, 6 months and 4 weeks)
People and organisations
President Gustav Heinemann
Chancellor Helmut Schmidt
Vice-Chancellor Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Member party Social Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature Coalition government
271/496 (55%)




Opposition party Christian Democratic Union
Christian Social Union
Opposition leader
History
ElectionNone
Legislature terms 7th Bundestag
Predecessor Brandt II
Successor Schmidt II

The First Schmidt cabinet was the government of West Germany between 16 May 1974 and 14 December 1976, during the 7th 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

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Chancellor 16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD
Vice-Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs 		16 May 197414 December 1976  FDP
Federal Minister of Interior 16 May 197414 December 1976  FDP
Federal Minister of Justice 16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD
Federal Minister of Finance 16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD
Federal Minister of Economics 16 May 197414 December 1976  FDP
Federal Minister of Defence 16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD
Federal Minister of Transport &
Post and Communications 		16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD
Federal Minister of Research and Technology 16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD
Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture 16 May 197414 December 1976  FDP
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs 16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD
Federal Minister of Youth, Families and Health 16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD
Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations 16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD
Federal Minister of Education and Science 16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation 16 May 19748 July 1974  SPD
8 July 197414 December 1976  SPD
Federal Minister of Planning, Architecture und Urban Development 16 May 197414 December 1976  SPD

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