First Brandt cabinet
{{Short description|West German government from 1969 to 1972}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = First Cabinet of Willy Brandt
Cabinet Brandt I
| cabinet_number = 8th
| jurisdiction = the Federal Republic of Germany
| flag = Flag_of_Germany.svg
| incumbent = 22 October 1969 – 13 December 1972
(until 15 December 1972 as caretaker government)
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F057884-0009, Willy Brandt.jpg
| caption =
| date_formed = 22 October 1969
| date_dissolved = 15 December 1972
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=22|year1=1969|month2=12|day2=15|year2=1972}})
| government_head_title = Chancellor
| government_head = Willy Brandt
| deputy_government_head_title = Vice-Chancellor
| deputy_government_head = Walter Scheel
| government_head_history =
| state_head_title = President
| state_head = Gustav Heinemann
| current_number =
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_party = {{Legend inline|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}Social Democratic Party
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}}Free Democratic Party
| legislature_status = Coalition government
254/496 (51%)
{{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname=
|total = 200
|boxwidth = 200
|party1 = 90
|partycolor1 = {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}
|party2 = 12
|partycolor2 = {{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}
}}
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_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
| opposition_leader = {{Plainlist|
- Rainer Barzel (CDU)
}}
| election = 1969 West German federal election
| legislature_term = 6th Bundestag
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = Kiesinger
| successor = Brandt II}}
The First Brandt cabinet was the government of West Germany between 22 October 1969 and 15 December 1972, during the 6th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Willy Brandt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Vice-Chancellor was the Free Democrat Walter Scheel (FDP).
Composition
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Chancellor
| minister1 = Willy Brandt
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Vice-Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
| minister1 = Walter Scheel
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Interior
| minister1 = Hans-Dietrich Genscher
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Minister of Justice
| minister1 = Gerhard Jahn
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Finance
| minister1 = Alexander Möller
| minister1_termstart = 11 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 13 May 1971
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister2 = Karl Schiller
| minister2_termstart = 13 May 1971
| minister2_termend = 7 July 1972
| minister2_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister3 = Helmut Schmidt
| minister3_termstart = 7 July 1972
| minister3_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister3_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Economics
| minister1 = Karl Schiller
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 7 July 1972
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister2 = Helmut Schmidt
| minister2_termstart = 7 July 1972
| minister2_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister2_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Defence
| minister1 = Helmut Schmidt
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 7 July 1972
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister2 = Georg Leber
| minister2_termstart = 7 July 1972
| minister2_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister2_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Transport &
Post and Communications
| minister1 = Georg Leber
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 7 July 1972
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister2 = Lauritz Lauritzen
| minister2_termstart = 7 July 1972
| minister2_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister2_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture
| minister1 = Josef Ertl
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
| minister1 = Walter Arendt
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Youth, Families and Health
| minister1 = Käte Strobel
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations
| minister1 = Egon Franke
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Education and Science
| minister1 = Hans Leussink
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 March 1972
| minister1_party = Independent (politician)
| minister2 = Klaus von Dohnanyi
| minister2_termstart = 15 March 1972
| minister2_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister2_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation
| minister1 = Erhard Eppler
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister for Special Affairs &
Head of the Chancellery
| minister1 = Horst Ehmke
| minister1_termstart = 22 October 1969
| minister1_termend = 15 December 1972
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
}}
|}
See also
References
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{{German Cabinets}}
{{Social Democratic Party of Germany}}
{{Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}
Category:1969 establishments in West Germany
Category:1972 disestablishments in West Germany
Category:Cabinets established in 1969