Second Kohl cabinet

The second cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on March 29, 1983 and laid down its function on March 11, 1987. The cabinet was formed after the 1983 elections. It was succeeded by the Cabinet Kohl III, which was formed following the 1987 elections.

Ministers

The cabinet was composed of the following ministers:

• Helmut Kohl (CDU) – Chancellor
• Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) – Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Manfred Wörner (CDU) – Minister of Defense
• Friedrich Zimmermann (CSU) – Minister of the Interior
• Gerhard Stoltenberg (CDU) – Minister of Finance
• Hans Engelhard (FDP) – Minister of Justice
• Otto Graf Lambsdorff (FDP) – Minister of Economics
• Norbert Blüm (CDU) – Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
• Ignaz Kiechle (CSU) – Minister of Food, Agriculture, And Forestry
• Werner Dollinger (CSU) – Minister of Transport
• Oscar Schneider (CSU) – Minister of Construction
• Heiner Geissler (CDU) – Minister of Youth, Family, and Health
• Heinz Riesenhuber (CDU) – Minister of Research and Technology
• Dorothee Wilms (CDU) – Minister of Education and Science
• Jürgen Warnke (CSU) – Minister of Economic Cooperation
• Christian Schwarz-Schilling (CDU) – Minister of Posts and Communications
• Heinrich Windelen (CDU) – Minister of Intra-German Relations

The composition of the cabinet changed four times.

• June 27, 1984 – Martin Bangemann (FDP) succeeds Lambsdorff as Minister of Economics.
• November 15, 1984 – Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) enters the cabinet as Minister of Special Tasks
• September 26, 1985 – Rita Süssmuth (CDU) succeeds Geissler as Minister of Youth, Family, and Health
• June 6, 1986 – Rita Süssmuth (CDU) becomes Minister of Youth, Family, Women, and Health. Walter Wallmann (CDU) enters the cabinet as Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Reactor Security.