Third Adenauer cabinet
{{Short description|West German government from 1957 to 1961}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Third Cabinet of Konrad Adenauer
Cabinet Adenauer III
| cabinet_type =
| cabinet_number = 3rd
| jurisdiction = the Federal Republic of Germany
| flag = Flag of Germany.svg
| flag_border =
| incumbent = 29 October 1957 – 17 October 1961
(until 14 November 1961 as caretaker government)
| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F078072-0004, Konrad Adenauer.jpg
| caption =
| date_formed = {{Start date|1957|10|29|df=y}}
| date_dissolved = {{End date|1961|10|17|df=y}}
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=29|year1=1957|month2=10|day2=17|year2=1961}})
| government_head_title = Chancellor
| government_head = Konrad Adenauer
| deputy_government_head_title = Vice-Chancellor
| deputy_government_head = Ludwig Erhard
| state_head_title = President
| state_head = Theodor Heuss
| members_number =
| former_members_number =
| total_number =
| political_parties = {{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|German Party (1947)}}}}German Party (DP) (until 1960){{em|Note:}} Hans-Christoph Seebohm and Hans-Joachim von Merkatz were originally members of the German Party (DP). Both left it in July 1960 to join the CDU in September of the same year.
| legislature_status = Coalition majority
287/497 (58%)
{{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname=
|total = 200
|boxwidth = 200
|party1 = 109
|partycolor1 = {{party color|CDU/CSU}}
|party2 = 7
|partycolor2 = {{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|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}}}Free Democratic Party
| opposition_leader = Erich Ollenhauer (SPD)
| election = 1957 West German federal election
| last_election =
| legislature_term = 3rd Bundestag
| budget =
| advice_and_consent1 =
| advice_and_consent2 =
| incoming_formation =
| outgoing_formation =
| predecessor = Adenauer II
| successor = Adenauer IV
}}
The Third Adenauer cabinet was formed by incumbent Chancellor Konrad Adenauer after the 1957 federal election. The cabinet was sworn in on 29 October 1957, and remained until it was succeeded by the fourth Adenauer cabinet on 17 October 1961.
Composition
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Chancellor
| minister1 = Konrad Adenauer
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 15 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 11 October 1963
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Vice-Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Economy
| minister1 = Ludwig Erhard
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 29 October 1957
| minister1_termend = 15 October 1963
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
| minister1 = Heinrich von Brentano
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 6 June 1955
| minister1_termend = 30 October 1961
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of the Interior
| minister1 = Gerhard Schröder
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 20 October 1953
| minister1_termend = 13 November 1961
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Justice
| minister1 = Fritz Schäffer
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 29 October 1957
| minister1_termend = 14 November 1961
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Finance
| minister1 = Franz Etzel
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 29 October 1957
| minister1_termend = 14 November 1961
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forests
| minister1 = Heinrich Lübke
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 20 October 1953
| minister1_termend = 15 September 1959
| minister2 = Werner Schwarz
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 15 September 1959
| minister2_termend = 26 October 1965
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
| minister1 = Theodor Blank
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 29 October 1957
| minister1_termend = 26 October 1965
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Defence
| minister1 = Franz Josef Strauss
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 16 October 1956
| minister1_termend = 16 December 1962
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Transport
| minister1 = Hans-Christoph Seebohm
| minister1_party = German Party (1947)
| minister1_termstart = 20 September 1949
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications
| minister1 = Richard Stücklen
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 29 October 1957
| minister1_termend = 1 December 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Housing Construction
| minister1 = Paul Lücke
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 29 October 1957
| minister1_termend = 26 October 1965
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims
| minister1 = Theodor Oberländer
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 20 October 1953
| minister1_termend = 4 May 1960
| minister2 = Hans-Joachim von Merkatz
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 4 May 1960
| minister2_termend = 14 November 1961
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of All-German Affairs
| minister1 = Ernst Lemmer
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 29 October 1957
| minister1_termend = 11 December 1962
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Ministry of Nuclear Energy and Water Policy
| minister1 = Siegfried Balke
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 16 October 1956
| minister1_termend = 13 December 1962
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Family and Youth Affairs
| minister1 = Franz-Josef Wuermeling
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 20 October 1953
| minister1_termend = 11 December 1962
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Bundesrat and State Affairs
| minister1 = Hans-Joachim von Merkatz
| minister1_party = German Party (1947)
| minister1_termstart = 26 May 1955
| minister1_termend = 13 December 1962
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Federal Patrimony
| minister1 = Hermann Lindrath
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 29 October 1957
| minister1_termend = 27 February 1960 ({{dagger|died in office}})
| minister2 = Hans Wilhelmi
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 4 May 1960
| minister2_termend = 14 November 1961
}}
{{Cabinet table end}}
References and notes
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- {{cite web|url=http://www.election.de/hist/kabinette_adenauer.html|title=Kabinette Adenauer|website=election.de|language=de|access-date=18 November 2019}}
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{{Christian Democratic Union of Germany}}
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