Kiesinger cabinet
{{Short description|West German government from 1966 to 1969}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Cabinet of Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Cabinet Kiesinger
| cabinet_number = 7th
| jurisdiction = the Federal Republic of Germany
| flag = Flag of Germany.svg
| incumbent = 1 December 1966 – 20 October 1969
(until 22 October 1969 as caretaker government)
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F024017-0001, Oberhausen, CDU-Parteitag Rheinland, Kiesinger.jpg (cropped).jpg
| date_formed = 1 December 1966
| date_dissolved = 22 October 1969
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=12|day1=1|year1=1966|month2=10|day2=22|year2=1969}})
| government_head_title = Chancellor
| government_head = Kurt Georg Kiesinger
| deputy_government_head_title = Vice-Chancellor
| deputy_government_head = Willy Brandt
| state_head_title = President
| state_head = Heinrich Lübke (until 30 June 1969)
Gustav Heinemann (from 1 July 1969)
| government_head_history =
| 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|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}Social Democratic Party
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}}}Christian Social Union of Bavaria
| legislature_status = Grand coalition led by CDU
447/496 (90%)
{{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname=
|total = 200
|boxwidth = 200
|party1 = 99
|partycolor1 = {{party color|CDU/CSU}}
|party2 = 81
|partycolor2 = {{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}
}}
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = {{Legend inline|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}}Free Democratic Party
| opposition_leader = Knut von Kühlmann-Stumm (FDP), until 23 January 1968
Wolfgang Mischnick (FDP), from 23 January 1968
| election = 1965 federal election
| legislature_term = 5th Bundestag
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = Erhard II
| successor = Brandt I
}}
The Kiesinger cabinet was the 7th Government of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1 December 1966 to 22 October 1969 throughout the 5th legislative session of the Bundestag. It was led by the Christian Democratic Union's Kurt Georg Kiesinger, a former Nazi Party member. The Bundestag that had been chosen in the September 1965 election initially resulted in the Cabinet Erhard II, but when the Free Democratic Party resigned from the government, that led to the formation of the new cabinet. The cabinet was supported by the first grand coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD). The Vice-Chancellor was Willy Brandt (SPD)
File:Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F042657-0046, Bonn, Tagung CDU-CSU Bundesvorstand.jpg (left) and Finance Minister Franz Josef Strauß (right).]]
Composition
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Chancellor
| minister1 = Kurt Georg Kiesinger
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Vice Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
| minister1 = Willy Brandt
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Defence
| minister1 = Gerhard Schröder
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of the Interior
| minister1 = Paul Lücke
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 2 April 1968
| minister2 = Ernst Benda
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 2 April 1968
| minister2_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Finance
| minister1 = Franz Josef Strauß
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union of Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Justice
| minister1 = Gustav Heinemann
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 26 March 1969
| minister2 = Horst Ehmke
| minister2_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 26 March 1969
| minister2_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Economics
| minister1 = Karl Schiller
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
| minister1 = Hans Katzer
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
| minister1 = Hermann Höcherl
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union of Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Transport
| minister1 = Georg Leber
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Construction
| minister1 = Lauritz Lauritzen
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Family and Youth
| minister1 = Bruno Heck
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 16 October 1968
| minister2 = Aenne Brauksiepe
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 16 October 1968
| minister2_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Health
| minister1 = Käte Strobel
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Scientific Research
| minister1 = Gerhard Stoltenberg
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation
| minister1 = Hans-Jürgen Wischnewski
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 16 October 1968
| minister2 = Erhard Eppler
| minister2_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 16 October 1968
| minister2_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Posts and Communications
| minister1 = Werner Dollinger
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union of Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Displaced Persons
| minister1 = Kai-Uwe von Hassel
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 7 February 1969
| minister2 = Heinrich Windelen
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 7 February 1969
| minister2_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of All-German Affairs
| minister1 = Herbert Wehner
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of the Treasury
| minister1 = Kurt Schmücker
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister for Affairs of the Bundesrat of Germany
| minister1 = Carlo Schmid
| minister1_party = Social Democratic Party of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 1 December 1966
| minister1_termend = 22 October 1969
}}
|}
References
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