Third Kohl cabinet

{{Short description|West and unified German government from 1987 to 1991}}

{{Infobox government cabinet

| cabinet_name = Third Cabinet of Helmut Kohl
Cabinet Kohl III

| cabinet_number = 15th

| jurisdiction = the Federal Republic of Germany

| flag = Flag_of_Germany.svg

| incumbent = 12 March 1987 – 20 December 1990
(until 18 January 1991 as caretaker government)

| image = Bundesarchiv B 145 Bild-F074398-0021 Kohl (cropped).jpg|

| caption = Helmut Kohl

| date_formed = 12 March 1987

| date_dissolved = 18 January 1991
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=3|day1=12|year1=1987|month2=1|day2=17|year2=1991}})

| government_head_title = Chancellor

| government_head = Helmut Kohl

| deputy_government_head_title = Vice-Chancellor

| deputy_government_head = Hans-Dietrich Genscher

| state_head_title = President

| state_head = Richard von Weizsäcker

| 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 Social Union (East Germany)}}}}German Social Union
(October 1990 – January 1991)

| legislature_status = Coalition government led by CDU/CSU
269/497 (54%) (1987-90)

{{Composition_bar/advanced/infobox

|divisionname=

|total = 200

|boxwidth = 200

|party1 = 90

|partycolor1 = {{party color|CDU/CSU}}

|party2 = 19

|partycolor2 = {{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}

}}
Coalition government led by CDU/CSU
362/641 (56%) (1990-91)

{{Composition_bar/advanced/infobox

|divisionname=

|total = 200

|boxwidth = 200

|party1 = 93

|partycolor1 = {{party color|CDU/CSU}}

|party2 = 18

|partycolor2 = {{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}

|party3 = 2

|partycolor3 = {{party color|German Social Union (East Germany)}}

}}

| opposition_cabinet =

| opposition_party = {{Legend inline|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}Social Democratic Party
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Alliance 90/The Greens}}}}The Greens
{{Legend inline|{{party color|Party of Democratic Socialism (Germany)}}}}Party of Democratic Socialism (From 1990){{Legend inline|#de2922}}United Left (From 1990)

| opposition_leader = {{Plainlist|

Hans-Jochen Vogel (SPD)

}}

| election = 1987 federal election

| legislature_term = 11th Bundestag

| outgoing_formation =

| previous = Kohl II

| successor = Kohl IV

}}

The Third Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on March 12, 1987. The cabinet was formed after the 1987 elections. This cabinet oversaw the German Reunification. It laid down its function on January 18, 1991, after the formation of the Fourth Kohl cabinet, which was formed following the 1990 elections.

Composition

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Chancellor

| minister1 = Helmut Kohl

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Vice Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs

| minister1 = Hans-Dietrich Genscher

| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Defense

| minister1 = Manfred Wörner

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 18 May 1988

| minister2 = Rupert Scholz

| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister2_termstart = 18 May 1988

| minister2_termend = 21 April 1989

| minister3 = Gerhard Stoltenberg

| minister3_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister3_termstart = 21 April 1989

| minister3_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of the Interior

| minister1 = Friedrich Zimmermann

| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 21 April 1989

| minister2 = Wolfgang Schäuble

| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister2_termstart = 21 April 1989

| minister2_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Finance

| minister1 = Gerhard Stoltenberg

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 21 April 1989

| minister2 = Theo Waigel

| minister2_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| minister2_termstart = 21 April 1989

| minister2_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Justice

| minister1 = Hans A. Engelhard

| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Economics

| minister1 = Martin Bangemann

| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 9 December 1988

| minister2 = Helmut Haussmann

| minister2_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

| minister2_termstart = 9 December 1988

| minister2_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

| minister1 = Norbert Blüm

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry

| minister1 = Ignaz Kiechle

| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Transport

| minister1 = Jürgen Warnke

| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 21 April 1989

| minister2 = Friedrich Zimmermann

| minister2_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| minister2_termstart = 21 April 1989

| minister2_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Construction

| minister1 = Oscar Schneider

| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 21 April 1989

| minister2 = Gerda Hasselfeldt

| minister2_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| minister2_termstart = 21 April 1989

| minister2_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Youth, Family, and Health

| minister1 = Rita Süssmuth

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 9 December 1988

| minister2 = Ursula Lehr

| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister2_termstart = 9 December 1988

| minister2_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Research and Technology

| minister1 = Heinz Riesenhuber

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Education and Science

| minister1 = Jürgen Möllemann

| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation

| minister1 = Hans Klein

| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 21 April 1989

| minister2 = Jürgen Warnke

| minister2_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| minister2_termstart = 21 April 1989

| minister2_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Environment,
Nature Conservation, and Reactor Security

| minister1 = Walter Wallmann

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 22 April 1987

| minister2 = Klaus Töpfer

| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister2_termstart = 22 April 1987

| minister2_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Posts and Communications

| minister1 = Christian Schwarz-Schilling

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations

| minister1 = Dorothee Wilms

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Special Affairs &
Head of the Chancellery

| minister1 = Wolfgang Schäuble

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 12 March 1987

| minister1_termend = 21 April 1989

| minister2 = Rudolf Seiters

| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister2_termstart = 21 April 1989

| minister2_termend = 18 January 1991

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Special Affairs &
Government Spokesman-in-chief

| minister1 = Hans Klein

| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria

| minister1_termstart = 21 April 1989

| minister1_termend = 20. Dezember 1990

}}

{{Cabinet table minister

| title = Federal Minister of Special Affairs

| minister1 = Lothar de Maizière

| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister1_termstart = 3 October 1990

| minister1_termend = 19 December 1990[https://www.bundesregierung.de/Content/DE/Bulletin/1990-1999/1990/147-90_Schaeuble_de_Maiziere_Kohl.html www.bundesregierung.de]

| minister2 = Sabine Bergmann-Pohl

| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister2_termstart = 3 October 1990

| minister2_termend = 18 January 1991

| minister3 = Günther Krause

| minister3_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany

| minister3_termstart = 3 October 1990

| minister3_termend = 18 January 1991

| minister4 = Rainer Ortleb

| minister4_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)

| minister4_termstart = 3 October 1990

| minister4_termend = 18 January 1991