second Erhard cabinet
{{Short description|West German government from 1965 to 1966}}
{{Unsourced|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
| cabinet_name = Second Cabinet of Ludwig Erhard
Cabinet Erhard II
| cabinet_number = 6th
| jurisdiction = the Federal Republic of Germany
| flag = Flag_of_Germany.svg
| incumbent = 1965–1966
| image = File:Einde bezoek bondskanselier dr Ludwig Erhard en gaf persconferentie in het Haag, Bestanddeelnr 916-1330.jpg
| caption =
| date_formed = 26 October 1965
| date_dissolved = 30 November 1966
({{Age in years, months, weeks and days|month1=10|day1=26|year1=1965|month2=11|day2=30|year2=1966}})
| government_head_title = Chancellor
| government_head = Ludwig Erhard
| deputy_government_head_title = Vice-Chancellor
| deputy_government_head = Erich Mende (until 28 October 1966)
Hans-Christoph Seebohm (from 28 October 1966)
| government_head_history =
| state_head_title = President
| state_head = Heinrich Lübke
| 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
| legislature_status = Coalition government
294/496 (59%)
{{Composition_bar/advanced
|divisionname=
|total = 200
|boxwidth = 200
|party1 = 99
|partycolor1 = {{party color|CDU/CSU}}
|party2 = 20
|partycolor2 = {{party color|Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}
}}
| opposition_cabinet =
| opposition_party = {{Legend inline|{{party color|Social Democratic Party of Germany}}}}Social Democratic Party
| opposition_leader = {{Plainlist|
- Fritz Erler (SPD)
}}
| election = 1965 West German federal election
| legislature_term = 5th Bundestag
| outgoing_formation =
| previous = Erhard I
| successor = Kiesinger
}}
The Second Erhard cabinet was the government of West Germany between 26 October 1965 and 30 November 1966. Led by the Christian Democratic Union Ludwig Erhard, the cabinet was a coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP).
Composition
{{Cabinet table start|hiderefcol=y}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Chancellor
| minister1 = Ludwig Erhard
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Vice-Chancellor
| minister1 = Erich Mende
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 28 October 1966
| minister2 = Hans-Christoph Seebohm
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 28 October 1966
| minister2_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Transport
| minister1 = Hans-Christoph Seebohm
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
| minister1 = Gerhard Schröder
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Internal Affairs
| minister1 = Paul Lücke
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Justice
| minister1 = Richard Jaeger
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Finance
| minister1 = Rolf Dahlgrün
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 28 October 1966
| minister2 = Kurt Schmücker
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 28 October 1966
| minister2_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Economics
| minister1 = Kurt Schmücker
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forests
| minister1 = Hermann Höcherl
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
| minister1 = Hans Katzer
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Defence
| minister1 = Kai-Uwe von Hassel
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Post and Communication
| minister1 = Richard Stücklen
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Building and Urban Development
| minister1 = Ewald Bucher
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 28 October 1966
| minister2 = Bruno Heck
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 28 October 1966
| minister2_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Family and Youth Affairs
| minister1 = Bruno Heck
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of All-German Affairs
| minister1 = Erich Mende
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 28 October 1966
| minister2 = Johann Baptist Gradl
| minister2_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister2_termstart = 28 October 1966
| minister2_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims
| minister1 = Johann Baptist Gradl
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Scientific Research
| minister1 = Gerhard Stoltenberg
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation
| minister1 = Walter Scheel
| minister1_party = Free Democratic Party (Germany)
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 28 October 1966
| minister2 = Werner Dollinger
| minister2_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister2_termstart = 28 October 1966
| minister2_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Treasury
| minister1 = Werner Dollinger
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Health Affairs
| minister1 = Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of the Affairs of the Federal Defence Council
| minister1 = Heinrich Krone
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of the Affairs of the Federal Council and the States
| minister1 = Alois Niederalt
| minister1_party = Christian Social Union in Bavaria
| minister1_termstart = 17 October 1963
| minister1_termend = 26 October 1965
}}
{{Cabinet table minister
| title = Federal Minister of Special Affairs &
Head of the Chancellery
| minister1 = Ludger Westrick
| minister1_party = Christian Democratic Union of Germany
| minister1_termstart = 26 October 1965
| minister1_termend = 30 November 1966
}}
|}
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{{Free Democratic Party (Germany)}}
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Category:Cabinets established in 1965