Fourth Kohl cabinet

The fourth Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on 18 January 1991 and laid down its function on 15 November 1994. The cabinet was formed after the 1990 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Kohl V, which was formed following the 1994 elections.

Fourth Cabinet of Helmut Kohl Cabinet Kohl IV
16th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
18 January 1991 – 10 November 1994 (until 17 November 1994 as caretaker government)
Helmut Kohl
Date formed	18 January 1991
Date dissolved	17 November 1994 (3 years, 9 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
People and organisations
President	Richard von Weizsäcker (until 30 June 1994) Roman Herzog (from 1 July 1994)
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl
Vice-Chancellor	Hans-Dietrich Genscher (until 18 May 1992) Jürgen Möllemann (from 18 May 1992 to 21 January 1993) Klaus Kinkel (from 21 January 1993)
Member party	Christian Democratic Union   Christian Social Union   Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government led by CDU/CSU 398/662 (60%)
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party   Alliance '90 (Until 1993)   Alliance '90/The Greens (From 1993)   Party of Democratic Socialism
Opposition leader	Hans-Jochen Vogel (SPD), until 12 November 1991 Hans-Ulrich Klose (SPD), from 12 November 1991
History
Election	1990 federal election
Legislature terms	12th Bundestag
Predecessor	Kohl III
Successor	Kohl V

This cabinet was the first to be formed after German Reunification. Among the East German politicians to enter the government was future chancellor Angela Merkel, as minister of women and health.

Composition

The fourth Kohl cabinet had 19 members.^[1]

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chancellor	Helmut Kohl	18 January 1991	17 November 1994		CDU
Vice Chancellor & Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs	Hans-Dietrich Genscher	18 January 1991	18 May 1992		FDP
	Jürgen Möllemann	18 May 1992	21 January 1993		FDP
	Klaus Kinkel	21 January 1993	17 November 1994		FDP
Federal Minister of Defense	Gerhard Stoltenberg	18 January 1991	1 April 1992		CDU
	Volker Rühe	1 April 1992	17 November 1994		CDU
Federal Minister of the Interior	Wolfgang Schäuble	18 January 1991	26 November 1991		CDU
	Rudolf Seiters	26 November 1991	7 July 1993		CDU
	Manfred Kanther	7 July 1993	17 November 1994		CDU
Federal Minister of Finance	Theo Waigel	18 January 1991	17 November 1994		CSU
Federal Minister of Justice	Klaus Kinkel	18 January 1991	18 May 1992		FDP
	Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger	18 May 1992	17 November 1994		FDP
Federal Minister of Economics	Jürgen Möllemann	18 January 1991	21 January 1993		FDP
	Günter Rexrodt	21 January 1993	17 November 1994		FDP
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Norbert Blüm	18 January 1991	17 November 1994		CDU
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry	Ignaz Kiechle	18 January 1991	21 January 1993		CSU
	Jochen Borchert	21 January 1993	17 November 1994		CDU
Federal Minister of Transport	Günther Krause	18 January 1991	13 May 1993		CDU
	Matthias Wissmann	13 May 1993	17 November 1994		CDU
Federal Minister of Construction	Irmgard Schwaetzer	18 January 1991	17 November 1994		FDP
Federal Minister of Family and Senior Citizens	Hannelore Rönsch	18 January 1991	17 November 1994		CDU
Federal Minister of Women and Youth	Angela Merkel	18 January 1991	17 November 1994		CDU
Federal Minister of Research and Technology	Heinz Riesenhuber	18 January 1991	21 January 1993		CDU
	Matthias Wissmann	21 January 1993	13 May 1993		CDU
	Paul Krüger	13 May 1993	17 November 1994		CDU
Federal Minister of Education and Science	Rainer Ortleb	18 January 1991	4 February 1994		FDP
	Karl-Hans Laermann	4 February 1994	17 November 1994		FDP
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation	Carl-Dieter Spranger	18 January 1991	17 November 1994		CSU
Federal Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Reactor Security	Klaus Töpfer	18 January 1991	17 November 1994		CDU
Federal Minister of Posts and Communications	Christian Schwarz-Schilling	18 January 1991	17 December 1992		CDU
	Wolfgang Bötsch	17 December 1992	17 November 1994		CDU
Federal Minister of Special Affairs & Head of the Chancellery	Rudolf Seiters	12 January 1991	26 November 1991		CDU
	Friedrich Bohl	26 November 1991	17 November 1994		CDU