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Second Cabinet of Helmut Schmidt Cabinet Schmidt II | |
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 11th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 16 December 1976 – 5 November 1980 | |
 Helmut Schmidt | |
| Date formed | 16 December 1976 |
| Date dissolved | 5 November 1980 (3 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 6 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Walter Scheel |
| Chancellor | Helmut Schmidt |
| Vice-Chancellor | Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
| Member party | Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government |
| Opposition party | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Election | 1976 West German federal election |
| Legislature terms | 8th Bundestag |
| Predecessor | Schmidt I |
| Successor | Schmidt III |
The Second Schmidt cabinet was the government of West Germany between 16 December 1976 and 5 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 (SPD) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Vice-Chancellor was the Free Democrat Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP).
