Third Cabinet of Helmut Schmidt Cabinet Schmidt III | |
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 12th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 6 November 1980 – 1 October 1982 | |
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| Date formed | 6 November 1980 |
| Date dissolved | 1 October 1982 (1 year, 10 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Karl Carstens |
| Chancellor | Helmut Schmidt (SPD) |
| Vice-Chancellor | Hans-Dietrich Genscher (until 17 September 1982) Egon Franke (from 17 September 1982) |
| Member parties | Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority 271/497 (55%) |
| Opposition party | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union |
| Opposition leader | Helmut Kohl (CDU) |
| History | |
| Election | 1980 West German federal election |
| Legislature term | 9th Bundestag |
| Predecessor | Schmidt II |
| Successor | Kohl I |
The Third Schmidt cabinet was the government of West Germany between 6 November 1980 and 1 October 1982, during the 9th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Helmut Schmidt. After the 1980 federal election, incumbent Chancellor Schmidt continued the social-liberal coalition between his SPD and the FDP.
In 1982 the coalition collapsed. A first cabinet reshuffle was performed on 28 April, replacing several ministers. The split culminated in the resignation of all FDP ministers on 17 September. [1] Schmidt briefly replaced them with an all-SPD cabinet before being voted out of office in a constructive vote of no confidence in favour of Helmut Kohl, who formed the first Kohl cabinet.
