Third Adenauer cabinet
Third Adenauer Cabinet (Adenauer III) | |
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Cabinet of West Germany | |
Date formed | 29 October 1957 |
Date dissolved | 17 October 1961 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | President Theodor Heuss |
Head of government | Konrad Adenauer |
Member parties | |
Opposition party | SPD |
Opposition leader | Erich Ollenhauer |
History | |
Election(s) | West German federal election, 1957 |
Legislature term(s) | 3rd Bundestag |
Predecessor | Adenauer II |
Successor | Adenauer IV |
The Third Adenauer cabinet was formed by incumbent Chancellor Konrad Adenauer after the 1957 federal election. The cabinet was sworn in on 29 October 1957, and remained until it was succeeded by the fourth Adenauer cabinet on 17 October 1961.
Composition
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Federal Chancellor | 15 September 1949 | 11 October 1963 | CDU | ||
Vice-Chancellor Federal Minister for Economy | 29 October 1957 | 15 October 1963 | independent (politician) | ||
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs | 6 June 1955 | 30 October 1961 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister of the Interior | 20 October 1953 | 13 November 1961 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister of Justice | 29 October 1957 | 14 November 1961 | CSU | ||
Federal Minister of Finance | 29 October 1957 | 14 November 1961 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forests | 20 October 1953 | 15 September 1959 | CDU | ||
15 September 1959 | 26 October 1965 | CDU | |||
Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs | 29 October 1957 | 26 October 1965 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister of Defence | 16 October 1956 | 16 December 1962 | CSU | ||
Federal Minister of Transport | 20 September 1949 | 30 November 1966 | DP | ||
Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications | 29 October 1957 | 1 December 1966 | CSU | ||
Federal Minister of Housing Construction | 29 October 1957 | 26 October 1965 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims | 20 October 1953 | 4 May 1960 | CDU | ||
4 May 1960 | 14 November 1961 | CDU | |||
Federal Minister of All-German Affairs | 29 October 1957 | 11 December 1962 | CDU | ||
Federal Ministry of Nuclear Energy and Water Policy | 16 October 1956 | 13 December 1962 | CSU | ||
Federal Minister of Family and Youth Affairs | 20 October 1953 | 11 December 1962 | CDU | ||
Federal Minister of Bundesrat and State Affairs | Hans-Joachim von Merkatz[1] | 26 May 1955 | 13 December 1962 | DP | |
Federal Minister of Federal Patrimony | 29 October 1957 | 27 February 1960 (†) | CDU | ||
4 May 1960 | 14 November 1961 | CDU |