First Schröder cabinet

The first Schroeder cabinet, led by Gerhard Schröder, was sworn in on October 27, 1998, after the 1998 elections and laid down its function on October 22, 2002 after the formation of the Schröder Cabinet II, which was formed following the 2002 elections.

Office	Image	Incumbent	Party
Chancellor		Gerhard Schröder	SPD
Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs		Joschka Fischer	Greens
Federal Minister of the Interior		Otto Schily	SPD
Federal Minister of Justice		Herta Däubler-Gmelin	SPD
Federal Minister of Finance		Oskar Lafontaine until March 11, 1999	SPD
		Werner Müller acting, March 11, 1999 – April 12, 1999	none
		Hans Eichel from April 12, 1999	SPD
Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology		Werner Müller	none
Federal Minister Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forestry on January 12, 2001 transformed into: Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection		Karl-Heinz Funke until January 12, 2001	SPD
		Renate Künast from January 12, 2001	Greens
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs		Walter Riester	SPD
Federal Minister of Defence		Rudolf Scharping until July 19, 2002	SPD
		Peter Struck from July 19, 2002
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth		Christine Bergmann	SPD
Federal Minister of Health		Andrea Fischer until January 12, 2001	Greens
		Ulla Schmidt from January 12, 2001	SPD
Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs		Franz Müntefering until September 29, 1999	SPD
		Reinhard Klimmt September 29, 1999 – November 20, 2000
		Kurt Bodewig from November 20, 2000
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety		Jürgen Trittin	Greens
Federal Minister of Education and Research		Edelgard Bulmahn	SPD
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development		Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul	SPD
Federal Minister for Special Tasks, Head of the Chancellery		Bodo Hombach until July 7, 1999	SPD

Unless noted otherwise, the minister served the entire term of the cabinet.