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Fifth Adenauer Cabinet (Adenauer V)

Cabinet of West Germany
Date formed14 December 1962 (1962-12-14)
Date dissolved15 October 1963 (1963-10-15)
People and organisations
Head of statePresident Heinrich Lübke
Head of governmentKonrad Adenauer
Member parties
Opposition partySPD
Opposition leaderErich Ollenhauer
History
Election1961 West German federal election
Legislature term4th Bundestag
PredecessorAdenauer IV
SuccessorErhard I

The fifth Adenauer cabinet was formed by incumbent Chancellor Konrad Adenauer shortly after the previous Adenauer IV cabinet fell apart over the Spiegel affair. The forced resignation of Defence Minister Franz Josef Strauss was required to gain back the FDP's support for the cabinet.

Adenauer's fifth cabinet was sworn in on 14 December 1962. Adenauer decided to retire just a few months later, following which Ludwig Erhard was elected as Chancellor and formed the first Erhard cabinet on 17 October 1963.

Composition

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Federal Chancellor15 September 194911 October 1963 CDU
Vice-Chancellor
Federal Minister for Economy		29 October 195715 October 1963 independent (politician)
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs14 November 196130 November 1966 CDU
Federal Minister of the Interior14 November 196125 October 1965 CSU
Federal Minister of Justice14 December 196226 March 1965 FDP
Federal Minister of Finance14 December 196226 October 1966 FDP
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forests15 September 195926 October 1965 CDU
Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs29 October 195726 October 1965 CDU
Federal Minister of Defence9 January 19631 December 1966 CDU
Federal Minister of Transport20 September 194930 November 1966 CDU
Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications29 October 19571 December 1966 CSU
Federal Minister of Housing Construction29 October 195726 October 1965 CDU
Federal Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims14 December 196211 October 1963 FDP
Federal Minister of All-German Affairs14 December 196211 October 1963 CDU
Federal Ministry of Scientific Research14 December 196226 October 1965 FDP
Federal Minister of Family and Youth Affairs14 December 19621 October 1968 CDU
Federal Minister of Bundesrat and State Affairs14 December 196230 November 1966 CSU
Federal Minister of the Treasury14 December 196230 November 1966 CSU
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation14 December 196228 October 1966 FDP
Federal Minister of Health14 November 196130 November 1966 CDU
Federal Minister for Special Affairs14 November 196113 July 1964 CDU

References and notes

  • "Kabinette Adenauer". election.de (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
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