Third Kohl cabinet (Rhineland-Palatinate)

For Kohl's third cabinet as Chancellor of Germany, see Third Kohl cabinet.

The Third Kohl cabinet was the state government of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate from 20 May 1975 until 2 December 1976. The Cabinet was headed by Minister President Helmut Kohl and was formed by the Christian Democratic Union. On 20 May 1975 Kohl was elected and sworn in as Minister President by the Landtag of Rhineland-Palatinate.^[1]

Third Cabinet of Helmut Kohl Kohl III
11th Cabinet of Rhineland-Palatinate
19 May 1969 – 20 May 1975
Date formed	20 May 1975
Date dissolved	2 December 1976 (1 year, 6 months, 1 week and 5 days)
People and organisations
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt
Minister President	Helmut Kohl
Deputy Minister President	Otto Meyer
Member party	Christian Democratic Union
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Social Democratic Party
History
Election	1975 Rhineland-Palatinate state election
Legislature term	8th Landtag of Lower Saxony
Predecessor	Cabinet Kohl I
Successor	Cabinet Vogel I

The reason for the short term was that Kohl switched to federal politics: he was the Union’s candidate for chancellor in the 1976 West German federal election, was elected to the Bundestag for the first time and then resigned as Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Minister President	Helmut Kohl	20 May 1975	2 December 1976		CDU
Deputy Minister President Agriculture, viticulture and environmental protection	Otto Meyer	20 May 1975	2 December 1976		CDU
Minister of the Interior	Heinz Schwarz	20 May 1975	2 December 1976		CDU
Minister of Justice	Otto Theisen	20 May 1975	2 December 1976		CDU
Minister of Finance	Johann Wilhelm Gaddum	20 May 1975	2 December 1976		CDU
Minister of Culture	Bernhard Vogel	20 May 1975	2 December 1976		CDU
Minister of Economy and Transport	Heinrich Holkenbrink	20 May 1975	2 December 1976		CDU
Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Sports	Heiner Geißler	20 May 1975	2 December 1976		CDU