The First Kohl cabinet (German: Kabinett Kohl I) was the 13th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was formed in 1 October 1982 following a successful constructive vote of no confidence, by which Helmut Kohl replaced Helmut Schmidt as Chancellor. The other cabinet members were appointed and sworn in on 4 October 1982. It was the first (and as yet only) German federal cabinet formed after a constructive vote of no confidence. After ascending to the chancellorship, Kohl and his coalition sought to bring about new elections as quickly as possible, which he achieved by deliberately losing a confidence motion and then having the Bundestag dissolved by the president at the chancellor's request. The following 1983 federal election on 6 March 1983 resulted in a re-election of Kohl and his newly formed CDU/CSU/FDP-coalition. On 30 March 1983, Kohl was again elected chancellor by the Bundestag and formed his second cabinet. With a duration of just under half a year, the cabinet Kohl I was the shortest-lived German government since the cabinet von Schleicher (3 December 1932–28 January 1933) during the Weimar Republic and is, as yet, the shortest-lived cabinet in the history of the Federal Republic.

First Cabinet of Helmut Kohl
Cabinet Kohl I

13th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
14 October 1982 – 30 March 1983
Helmut Kohl
Date formed1 October 1982
Date dissolved30 March 1983
(5 months, 4 weeks and 1 day)
People and organisations
PresidentKarl Carstens
ChancellorHelmut Kohl
Vice-ChancellorHans-Dietrich Genscher
Member partyChristian Democratic Union
Christian Social Union
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislatureCoalition government led by CDU/CSU
279/497 (56%)




Opposition partySocial Democratic Party
The Greens
Opposition leader
History
ElectionConstructive vote of no confidence led by Helmut Kohl against incumbent Chancellor Helmut Schmidt
Legislature terms9th Bundestag
PredecessorSchmidt III
SuccessorKohl II

Composition

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chancellor1 October 198230 March 1983 CDU
Vice Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
4 October 198230 March 1983 FDP
Federal Minister of Defense4 October 198230 March 1983 CDU
Federal Minister of the Interior4 October 198230 March 1983 CSU
Federal Minister of Finance4 October 198230 March 1983 CDU
Federal Minister of Justice4 October 198230 March 1983 FDP
Federal Minister of Economics4 October 198230 March 1983 FDP
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs4 October 198230 March 1983 CDU
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry4 October 198230 March 1983 FDP
Federal Minister of Transport4 October 198230 March 1983 CSU
Federal Minister of Construction
Oscar Schneider
4 October 198230 March 1983 CSU
Federal Minister of Youth, Family, and Health4 October 198230 March 1983 CDU
Federal Minister of Research and Technology4 October 198230 March 1983 CDU
Federal Minister of Education and Science4 October 198230 March 1983 CDU
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation4 October 198230 March 1983 CSU
Federal Minister of Posts and Communications4 October 198230 March 1983 CDU
Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations4 October 198230 March 1983 CDU

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