Second Schmidt cabinet

The Second Schmidt cabinet was the government of West Germany between 16 December 1976 and 5 November 1980, during the 8th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Helmut Schmidt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Vice-Chancellor was the Free Democrat Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP).

Second Cabinet of Helmut Schmidt Cabinet Schmidt II
11th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
16 December 1976 – 5 November 1980
Helmut Schmidt
Date formed	16 December 1976
Date dissolved	5 November 1980 (3 years, 10 months, 2 weeks and 6 days)
People and organisations
President	Walter Scheel
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt
Vice-Chancellor	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Member party	Social Democratic Party   Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government 253/496 (51%)
Opposition party	Christian Democratic Union   Christian Social Union
Opposition leader	Helmut Kohl (CDU)
History
Election	1976 West German federal election
Legislature terms	8th Bundestag
Predecessor	Schmidt I
Successor	Schmidt III

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt	16 December 1976	5 November 1980		SPD
Vice-Chancellor & Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs	Hans-Dietrich Genscher	16 December 1976	5 November 1980		FDP
Federal Minister of Interior	Werner Maihofer	16 December 1976	8 June 1978		FDP
	Gerhart Baum	8 June 1978	5 November 1980		FDP
Federal Minister of Justice	Hans-Jochen Vogel	16 December 1976	4 November 1980		SPD
Federal Minister of Finance	Hans Apel	16 December 1976	16 February 1978		SPD
	Hans Matthöfer	16 February 1978	5 November 1980		SPD
Federal Minister of Economics and Technology	Hans Friderichs	16 December 1976	7 October 1977		FDP
	Otto Graf Lambsdorff	7 October 1977	5 November 1980		FDP
Federal Minister of Defence	Georg Leber	16 December 1976	16 February 1978		SPD
	Hans Apel	16 February 1978	5 November 1980		SPD
Federal Minister of Transport & Post and Telecommunications	Kurt Gscheidle	16 December 1976	5 November 1980		SPD
Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture	Josef Ertl	16 December 1976	5 November 1980		FDP
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Herbert Ehrenberg	16 December 1976	5 November 1980		SPD
Federal Minister of Youth, Families and Health	Antje Huber	16 December 1976	5 November 1980		SPD
Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations	Egon Franke	16 December 1976	5 November 1980		SPD
Federal Minister of Research and Technology	Hans Matthöfer	16 December 1976	16 February 1978		SPD
	Volker Hauff	16 February 1978	5 November 1980		SPD
Federal Minister of Education and Science	Helmut Rohde	16 December 1976	16 February 1978		SPD
	Jürgen Schmude	16 February 1978	5 November 1980		SPD
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation	Marie Schlei	16 December 1976	16 February 1978		SPD
	Rainer Offergeld	16 February 1978	5 November 1980		SPD
Federal Minister of Planning, Architecture und Urban Development	Karl Ravens	16 December 1976	16 February 1978		SPD
	Dieter Haack	16 February 1978	5 November 1980		SPD

See also

• Cabinet of Germany