Second Merkel cabinet
{{short description|Government of Germany from 2009 to 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Second Cabinet of Angela Merkel
Cabinet Merkel II
| cabinet_number = 21st
| jurisdiction = the Federal Republic of Germany
| flag = Flag_of_Germany.svg
| incumbent = 28 October 2009 – 22 October 2013
(until 17 December 2013 as caretaker government)
| image = Angela Merkel Juli 2010 - 3zu4.jpg
| date_formed = 28 October 2009
| date_dissolved = 17 December 2013
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=28|year1=2009|month2=12|day2=17|year2=2013}})
| state_head_title = President
| state_head = Horst Köhler (until 31 May 2010)
Jens Böhrnsen (acting; from 31 May 2010 to 30 June 2010)
Christian Wulff (from 30 June 2010 to 17 February 2012)
Horst Seehofer (acting; from 17 February 2012 to 18 March 2012)
Joachim Gauck (from 18 March 2012)
| government_head_title = Chancellor
| government_head = Angela Merkel
| deputy_government_head_title = Vice Chancellor
| deputy_government_head = Guido Westerwelle (until 18 May 2011)
Philipp Rösler (from 18 May 2011)
| 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|Christian Social Union in Bavaria}}}}Christian Social Union of Bavaria
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}}Free Democratic Party
| legislature_status = Coalition government
332/622 (53%)
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|partycolor1 = {{party color|CDU/CSU}}
|party2 = 30
|partycolor2 = {{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}
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| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = {{Legend inline|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}Social Democratic Party
{{Legend inline|{{party color|The Left (Germany)}}}}The Left
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}}The Greens
| opposition_leader = Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD)
| election = 2009 federal election
| legislature_term = 17th Bundestag
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = Merkel I
| successor = Merkel III
}}
{{Angela Merkel series}}
The Second Merkel cabinet (German: Kabinett Merkel II) was the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany during the 17th legislative session of the Bundestag. Installed after the 2009 federal election, it left office on 17 December 2013. It was preceded by the first Merkel cabinet and succeeded by the third Merkel cabinet. Led by Chancellor Angela Merkel, it was supported by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU), and the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
The cabinet served as a caretaker government following the elections on 22 September 2013; which saw the removal of the Free Democratic Party from the Bundestag. Negotiations between the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) took place to form a new cabinet.
Composition
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Chancellor
| minister1 = Angela Merkel
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Vice Chancellor
| minister1 = Guido Westerwelle
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 18 May 2011
| minister2 = Philipp Rösler
| minister2_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister2_termstart = 18 May 2011
| minister2_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
| minister1 = Guido Westerwelle
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Defense
| minister1 = Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 3 March 2011
| minister2 = Thomas de Maizière
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 3 March 2011
| minister2_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of the Interior
| minister1 = Thomas de Maizière
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 3 March 2011
| minister2 = Hans-Peter Friedrich
| minister2_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister2_termstart = 3 March 2011
| minister2_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Finance
| minister1 = Wolfgang Schäuble
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Justice
| minister1 = Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Economics and Technology
| minister1 = Rainer Brüderle
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 12 May 2011
| minister2 = Philipp Rösler
| minister2_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister2_termstart = 12 May 2011
| minister2_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
| minister1 = Franz Josef Jung
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 27 November 2009
| minister2 = Ursula von der Leyen
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 30 November 2009
| minister2_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection
| minister1 = Ilse Aigner
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 30 September 2013
| minister2 = Hans-Peter Friedrich
(Acting)
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 30 November 2009
| minister2_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs
| minister1 = Peter Ramsauer
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 30 November 2009
| minister1_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister for Family Affairs,
Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
| minister1 = Ursula von der Leyen
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 30 November 2009
| minister2 = Kristina Schröder
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 30 November 2009
| minister2_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Health
| minister1 = Philipp Rösler
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 12 May 2011
| minister2 = Daniel Bahr
| minister2_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister2_termstart = 12 May 2011
| minister2_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Education, Science and Technology
| minister1 = Annette Schavan
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 14 February 2013
| minister2 = Johanna Wanka
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 14 February 2013
| minister2_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation
| minister1 = Dirk Niebel
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Environment,
Nature Conservation, and Reactor Security
| minister1 = Norbert Röttgen
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 22 May 2012
| minister2 = Peter Altmaier
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 22 May 2012
| minister2_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Special Affairs &
Head of the Chancellery
| minister1 = Ronald Pofalla
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 28 October 2009
| minister1_termend = 17 December 2013
}}
|}
Resignations, dismissals and replacements
The second Merkel cabinet was reshuffled several times. The first change occurred on 30 November 2009, when Franz Josef Jung resigned as Labour Minister amidst controversy surrounding the Kunduz airstrike, which happened while he was Defense Minister in the previous cabinet. He was succeeded by former Family Affairs Minister Ursula von der Leyen, who was in turn succeeded by Kristina Schröder.
On 3 March 2011, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg stepped down as Defense Minister following the discovery of plagiarized content in his doctoral dissertation. He was succeeded by former Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, who was in turn succeeded by Hans-Peter Friedrich.
On 10 May 2011, Rainer Brüderle was elected as the FDP's parliamentary leader and resigned his position as Economics Minister. He was succeeded by former Health Minister Philipp Rösler, who was in turn succeeded by Daniel Bahr. On 13 May 2011, the FDP elected Rösler to succeed Guido Westerwelle as party chairman. Rösler was then named Vice Chancellor on 16 May 2011, succeeding Westerwelle in this position as well. Westerwelle retained the position of Foreign Minister.
On 16 May 2012, Merkel requested that President Joachim Gauck dismiss Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen after the CDU's defeat in the North Rhine-Westphalia state election. Röttgen had been CDU chairman for that state. He was dismissed on 22 May 2012 and was succeeded as Environment Minister by Peter Altmaier.
On 5 February 2013, Annette Schavan was stripped of her doctorate by the University of Düsseldorf due to alleged plagiarism in her PhD thesis. She resigned on 9 February 2013 and was succeeded by Johanna Wanka.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/EN/FederalGovernment/Cabinet/_node.html Cabinet of Germany] (English)
- [http://www.bundesregierung.de/Webs/Breg/EN/FederalGovernment/Ministries/_node.html Federal Ministries of Germany] (English)
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