Fourth Cabinet of Helmut Kohl Cabinet Kohl IV | |
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 16th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 18 January 1991 – 10 November 1994 (until 17 November 1994 as caretaker government) | |
 Helmut Kohl | |
| Date formed | 18 January 1991 |
| Date dissolved | 17 November 1994 (3 years, 9 months, 4 weeks and 2 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Richard von Weizsäcker (until 30 June 1994) Roman Herzog (from 1 July 1994) |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Vice-Chancellor | Hans-Dietrich Genscher (until 18 May 1992) Jürgen Möllemann (from 18 May 1992 to 21 January 1993) Klaus Kinkel (from 21 January 1993) |
| Member party | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union Free Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government |
| Opposition party | Social Democratic Party Alliance '90 (Until 1993) Alliance '90/The Greens (From 1993) Party of Democratic Socialism |
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| History | |
| Election | 1990 federal election |
| Legislature terms | 12th Bundestag |
| Predecessor | Kohl III |
| Successor | Kohl V |
The fourth Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on 18 January 1991 and laid down its function on 15 November 1994. The cabinet was formed after the 1990 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Kohl V, which was formed following the 1994 elections.
This cabinet was the first to be formed after German Reunification. Among the East German politicians to enter the government was future chancellor Angela Merkel, as minister of women and health.
