First Schröder cabinet

First Cabinet of Gerhard Schröder
Cabinet Schröder I

18th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
27 October 1998 – 17 October 2002
(until 22 October 2002 as caretaker government)
Date formed27 October 1998
Date dissolved22 October 2002
(3 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
People and organisations
PresidentRoman Herzog (until 30 June 1999)
Johannes Rau (from 1 July 1999)
ChancellorGerhard Schröder
Vice-ChancellorJoschka Fischer
Member partySocial Democratic Party
Alliance '90/The Greens
Status in legislatureCoalition government
345/669 (52%)




Opposition partyChristian Democratic Union
Christian Social Union
Free Democratic Party
Party of Democratic Socialism
Opposition leader
History
Election1998 federal election
Legislature terms14th Bundestag
PredecessorKohl V
SuccessorSchröder II

The First Schröder cabinet (German: Kabinett Schröder I) was the 19th Government of Federal Republic of Germany in office from 27 October 1998 until 22 October 2002. It succeeded the Fifth Kohl cabinet formed after the 1998 elections. Gerhard Schröder, Minister President of Lower Saxony, reached an agreement on a coalition with the Alliance 90/The Greens (Greens) and his Social Democratic Party (SPD), setting the stage for Schröder to become Chancellor of Germany. Joschka Fischer (Greens) replaced Klaus Kinkel (FDP) as Vice-Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs. The cabinet was succeeded by the Second Schröder cabinet.

Composition

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chancellor27 October 199822 October 2002 SPD
Vice-Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
27 October 199822 October 2002 Greens
Federal Minister of the Interior27 October 199822 October 2002 SPD
Federal Minister of Justice27 October 199822 October 2002 SPD
Federal Minister of Finance27 October 199811 March 1999 SPD
11 March 199912 April 1999 Independent
12 April 199922 October 2002 SPD
Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology
Werner Müller
27 October 199822 October 2002 Independent
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection27 October 199812 January 2001 SPD
12 January 200122 October 2002 Greens
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs27 October 199822 October 2002 SPD
Federal Minister of Defence27 October 199819 July 2002 SPD
19 July 200222 October 2002 SPD
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth27 October 199822 October 2002 SPD
Federal Minister of Health27 October 199812 January 2001 Greens
12 January 200122 October 2002 SPD
Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs27 October 199829 September 1999 SPD
29 September 199920 November 2000 SPD
20 November 200022 October 2002 SPD
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety27 October 199822 October 2002 Greens
Federal Minister of Education and Research27 October 199822 October 2002 SPD
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development27 October 199822 October 2002 SPD
Federal Minister for Special Tasks &
Head of the Chancellery
27 October 19987 July 1999 SPD
Head of the Chancellery7 July 199922 October 2002 SPD

References

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