First Adenauer cabinet
Appearance
First Konrad Adenauer Cabinet | |
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Cabinet of West Germany | |
20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953 | |
Date formed | 20 September 1949 |
Date dissolved | 20 October 1953 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Theodor Heuss |
Head of government | Konrad Adenauer |
Member party | CDU/CSU FDP DP |
Status in legislature | Grand coalition |
Opposition party | SPD KPD BP WAV DRP SSW |
History | |
Election | West German federal election, 1949 |
Legislature term | 1st Bundestag |
Successor | Adenauer II |
The first cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in on 20 September 1949, and laid down its function on 20 October 1953. The cabinet was formed after the 1949 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Second Adenauer cabinet, which was formed following the 1953 elections.
Composition
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Chancellor | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
Vice-Chancellor Federal Minister of Matters of the Marshall Plan | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | FDP | ||
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs | 15 March 1951 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister of the Interior | 20 September 1949 | 11 October 1950 | CDU | ||
11 October 1950 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | |||
Federal Minister of Justice | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | FDP | ||
Federal Minister of Finance | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CSU | ||
Federal Minister of Economics | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CSU | ||
Federal Minister of Labour | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister of Transport | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | DP | ||
Federal Minister of Post and Communications | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CSU | ||
Federal Minister of Public Housing | 20 September 1949 | 9 March 1952 | FDP | ||
9 March 1952 | 20 October 1953 | FDP | |||
Federal Minister of Displaced Persons | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister of All-German Affairs | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister for Affairs of the Bundesrat of Germany | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | DP |