The First Adenauer cabinet (German: Kabinett Adenauer I) was the 1st Government of Federal Republic of Germany in office from 20 September 1949 until 20 October 1953. It was the first democratically-elected German cabinet after World War II. The cabinet was formed after the 1949 elections. Konrad Adenauer reached an agreement on a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP), German Party (DP) and his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) together with their Bavarian sister party Christian Social Union (CSU), setting the stage for Adenauer to become the first Chancellor of Germany. Franz Blücher (FDP) served as Vice-Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister of Matters of the Marshall Plan. The cabinet was succeeded by the Second Adenauer cabinet.
First Cabinet of Konrad Adenauer Cabinet Adenauer I | |
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 1st Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 20 September 1949 – 6 October 1953 (until 20 October 1953 as caretaker government) | |
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| Date formed | 20 September 1949 |
| Date dissolved | 20 October 1953 (4 years and 1 month) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Theodor Heuss |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer |
| Vice-Chancellor | Franz Blücher |
| Member party | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union Free Democratic Party German Party (DP) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority 208/402 (52%)
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| Opposition party | Social Democratic Party Communist Party Bavaria Party Economic Reconstruction Union Deutsche Rechtspartei South Schleswig Voters' Association |
| Opposition leader | Kurt Schumacher † (SPD)[a] Erich Ollenhauer (SPD)[b] |
| History | |
| Election | 1949 West German federal election |
| Legislature term | 1st Bundestag |
| Predecessor | Flensburg Government (1945) |
| Successor | Adenauer II |
Composition
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor & Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs[c] | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
| Vice-Chancellor & Federal Minister of Matters of the Marshall Plan | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | FDP | ||
| Federal Minister of the Interior | 20 September 1949 | 11 October 1950 | CDU | ||
| 11 October 1950 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | |||
| Federal Minister of Justice | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | FDP | ||
| Federal Minister of Finance | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Economics | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Labour | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Transport | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | DP | ||
| Federal Minister of Post and Communications | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Public Housing | 20 September 1949 | 9 March 1952 | FDP | ||
| 9 March 1952 | 20 October 1953 | FDP | |||
| Federal Minister of Displaced Persons | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of All-German Affairs | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister for Affairs of the Bundesrat of Germany | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | DP | ||
Notes
edit- ^ until his death on 20 August 1952
- ^ from 20 August 1952
- ^ Adenauer was also Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs from March 15, 1951 after the office was re-established in 1951.