First Adenauer cabinet
{{Short description|First West German government from 1949 to 1953}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = First Cabinet of Konrad Adenauer
Cabinet Adenauer I
| cabinet_number = 1st
| jurisdiction = the Federal Republic of Germany
| flag = Flag of Germany.svg
| incumbent = 20 September 1949 – 6 October 1953
(until 20 October 1953 as caretaker government)
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F078072-0004, Konrad Adenauer.jpg
| date_formed = 20 September 1949
| date_dissolved = 20 October 1953
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=9|day1=20|year1=1949|month2=10|day2=20|year2=1953}})
| government_head_title = Chancellor
| government_head = Konrad Adenauer
| deputy_government_head_title = Vice-Chancellor
| deputy_government_head = Franz Blücher
| government_head_history =
| state_head_title = President
| state_head = Theodor Heuss
| current_number =
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_party = {{Legend inline|{{party color|Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}}}Christian Democratic Union
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}}}Christian Social Union
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}}Free Democratic Party
{{Legend inline|{{party color|German Party (1947)}}}}German Party (DP)
| legislature_status = Coalition majority
208/402 (52%)
{{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname=
|total = 200
|boxwidth = 200
|party1 = 69
|partycolor1 = {{party color|CDU/CSU}}
|party2 = 26
|partycolor2 = {{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}
|party3 = 8
|partycolor3 = {{party color|German Party (1947)}}
}}
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = {{Legend inline|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}Social Democratic Party
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Communist Party of Germany}}}}Communist Party
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Bavaria Party}}}}Bavaria Party
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Economic Reconstruction Union}}}}Economic Reconstruction Union
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Centre Party (Germany, 1945)}}}}Centre Party (Germany)
{{Legend inline|{{party color|German Right Party}}}}Deutsche Rechtspartei
{{Legend inline|{{party color|South Schleswig Voters' Association}}}}South Schleswig Voters' Association
| opposition_leader = Kurt Schumacher † (SPD){{efn|until his death on 20 August 1952}}
Erich Ollenhauer (SPD){{efn|from 20 August 1952}}
| election = 1949 West German federal election
| legislature_term = 1st Bundestag
| outgoing_formation =
| previous =Flensburg Government (1945)
| successor =Adenauer II
}}
The First Adenauer cabinet (German: Kabinett Adenauer I) was the 1st Government of Federal Republic of Germany in office from 20 September 1949 until 20 October 1953. It was the first democratically-elected German cabinet after World War II. The cabinet was formed after the 1949 elections. Konrad Adenauer reached an agreement on a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), German Party (DP) and his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) together with their Bavarian sister party Christian Social Union (CSU), setting the stage for Adenauer to become the first Chancellor of Germany. Franz Blücher (FDP) served as Vice-Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister of Matters of the Marshall Plan. The cabinet was succeeded by the Second Adenauer cabinet.
Composition
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs{{efn|Adenauer was also Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs from March 15, 1951 after the office was re-established in 1951.}}
| minister1 = Konrad Adenauer
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Vice-Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Matters of the Marshall Plan
| minister1 = Franz Blücher
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of the Interior
| minister1 = Gustav Heinemann
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 11 October 1950
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2 = Robert Lehr
| minister2_termstart = 11 October 1950
| minister2_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Justice
| minister1 = Thomas Dehler
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Finance
| minister1 = Fritz Schäffer
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Economics
| minister1 = Ludwig Erhard
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
| minister1 = Wilhelm Niklas
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Labour
| minister1 = Anton Storch
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Transport
| minister1 = Hans-Christoph Seebohm
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = German Party (1947)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Post and Communications
| minister1 = Hans Schuberth
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union of Bavaria
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Public Housing
| minister1 = Hermann-Eberhard Wildermuth
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 9 March 1952
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister2 = Fritz Neumayer
| minister2_termstart = 9 March 1952
| minister2_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister2_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Displaced Persons
| minister1 = Hans Lukaschek
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of All-German Affairs
| minister1 = Jakob Kaiser
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister for Affairs of the Bundesrat of Germany
| minister1 = Heinrich Hellwege
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 20 October 1953
| minister1_party = German Party (1947)
}}
|}
Notes
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References
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{{German Cabinets}}
{{Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}
{{Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}
Category:1949 establishments in West Germany
Category:1953 disestablishments in West Germany
Category:Cabinets established in 1949