Second Adenauer cabinet

The Second Adenauer cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in on 20 October 1953 after the 1953 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Adenauer III on 29 October 1957, which was formed following the 1957 elections.

Second Cabinet of Konrad Adenauer Cabinet Adenauer II
2nd Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
20 October 1953 – 15 October 1957 (until 29 October 1957 as caretaker government)
Date formed	20 October 1953
Date dissolved	29 October 1957 (4 years, 1 week and 2 days)
People and organisations
President	Theodor Heuss
Chancellor	Konrad Adenauer
Vice-Chancellor	Franz Blücher
Member party	Christian Democratic Union   Christian Social Union   Free Democratic Party   All-German Bloc/League of Expellees and Deprived of Rights   German Party (DP)
Status in legislature	Coalition supermajority 333/487 (68%)
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party   Centre Party
Opposition leader	Erich Ollenhauer (SPD)
History
Election	1953 West German federal election
Legislature term	2nd Bundestag
Predecessor	Adenauer I
Successor	Adenauer III

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chancellor	Konrad Adenauer	20 October 1953	29 October 1957		CDU
Vice-Chancellor & Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation	Franz Blücher	20 October 1953	29 October 1957		FDP (1953–1956) FVP (1956–)
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs	Konrad Adenauer	20 October 1953	6 June 1955		CDU
	Heinrich von Brentano	6 June 1955	29 October 1957		CDU
Federal Minister of the Interior	Gerhard Schröder	20 October 1953	29 October 1957		CDU
Federal Minister of Justice	Fritz Neumayer	20 October 1953	16 October 1956		FDP (1953–1956) FVP (1956–)
	Hans-Joachim von Merkatz	16 October 1956	29 October 1957		DP
Federal Minister of Finance	Fritz Schäffer	20 October 1953	29 October 1957		CSU
Federal Minister of Economics	Ludwig Erhard	20 October 1953	29 October 1957		CDU
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry	Heinrich Lübke	20 October 1953	29 October 1957		CDU
Federal Minister of Labour	Anton Storch	20 October 1953	29 October 1957		CDU
Federal Minister for Transport	Hans-Christoph Seebohm	20 October 1953	29 October 1957		DP
Federal Minister for Post and Communications	Hans Schuberth	1 April 1950	20 October 1953		CSU
Federal Minister of Public Housing	Hermann-Eberhard Wildermuth	20 October 1953	9 March 1952		FDP
	Fritz Neumayer	19 July 1952	20 October 1953		FDP
Federal Minister of All-German Affairs	Jakob Kaiser	20 October 1953	29 October 1957		CDU
Federal Minister for Affairs of the Federal Council	Heinrich Hellwege	20 October 1953	26 May 1955		DP
	Hans-Joachim von Merkatz	20 October 1953	29 October 1957		DP