Second Erhard cabinet

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).

Second Cabinet of Ludwig Erhard Cabinet Erhard II
6th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
1965–1966
Date formed	26 October 1965
Date dissolved	30 November 1966 (1 year, 1 month and 4 days)
People and organisations
President	Heinrich Lübke
Chancellor	Ludwig Erhard
Vice-Chancellor	Erich Mende (until 28 October 1966) Hans-Christoph Seebohm (from 28 October 1966)
Member party	Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government 294/496 (59%)
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Fritz Erler (SPD)
History
Election	1965 West German federal election
Legislature terms	5th Bundestag
Predecessor	Erhard I
Successor	Kiesinger

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chancellor	Ludwig Erhard	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		Independent
Vice-Chancellor	Erich Mende	26 October 1965	28 October 1966		FDP
	Hans-Christoph Seebohm	28 October 1966	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Transport	Hans-Christoph Seebohm	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs	Gerhard Schröder	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Internal Affairs	Paul Lücke	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Justice	Richard Jaeger	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CSU
Federal Minister of Finance	Rolf Dahlgrün	26 October 1965	28 October 1966		FDP
	Kurt Schmücker	28 October 1966	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Economics	Kurt Schmücker	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forests	Hermann Höcherl	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CSU
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Hans Katzer	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Defence	Kai-Uwe von Hassel	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Post and Communication	Richard Stücklen	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CSU
Federal Minister of Building and Urban Development	Ewald Bucher	26 October 1965	28 October 1966		FDP
	Bruno Heck	28 October 1966	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Family and Youth Affairs	Bruno Heck	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of All-German Affairs	Erich Mende	26 October 1965	28 October 1966		FDP
	Johann Baptist Gradl	28 October 1966	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims	Johann Baptist Gradl	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Scientific Research	Gerhard Stoltenberg	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation	Walter Scheel	26 October 1965	28 October 1966		FDP
	Werner Dollinger	28 October 1966	30 November 1966		CSU
Federal Minister of Treasury	Werner Dollinger	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CSU
Federal Minister of Health Affairs	Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of the Affairs of the Federal Defence Council	Heinrich Krone	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU
Federal Minister of the Affairs of the Federal Council and the States	Alois Niederalt	17 October 1963	26 October 1965		CSU
Federal Minister of Special Affairs & Head of the Chancellery	Ludger Westrick	26 October 1965	30 November 1966		CDU