Cabinet Schröder II
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The second cabinet led by Gerhard Schröder
was sworn in on October 22, 2002 and laid down its function on October 18, 2005. The cabinet was formed after the 2002 elections
. It laid down its function after the formation of the first Cabinet of Angela Merkel, which was formed following the 2005 elections
.
Gerhard Schröder
Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder is a German politician, and was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany , he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor...
was sworn in on October 22, 2002 and laid down its function on October 18, 2005. The cabinet was formed after the 2002 elections
German federal election, 2002
The 15th German federal election, 2002 was conducted on 22 September 2002, to elect members to the Bundestag of Germany.-Issues and campaign:...
. It laid down its function after the formation of the first Cabinet of Angela Merkel, which was formed following the 2005 elections
German federal election, 2005
German federal elections took place on 18 September 2005 to elect the members of the 16th German Bundestag, the federal parliament of Germany. They became necessary after a motion of confidence in Chancellor Gerhard Schröder failed on 1 July...
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| Office | Incumbent | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Chancellor | Gerhard Schröder Gerhard Schröder Gerhard Fritz Kurt Schröder is a German politician, and was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany , he led a coalition government of the SPD and the Greens. Before becoming a full-time politician, he was a lawyer, and before becoming Chancellor... |
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
| Vice-Chancellor Vice-Chancellor of Germany The Vice-Chancellor of Germany is, according to protocol, the second highest position in the Cabinet of GermanyIn case of the Chancellor's absence, the vice-chancellor acts in his or her place, for instance by heading cabinet meetings... , Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Joschka Fischer Joschka Fischer Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischer is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens. He served as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005... |
Greens Alliance '90/The Greens Alliance '90/The Greens is a green political party in Germany, formed from the merger of the German Green Party and Alliance 90 in 1993. Its leaders are Claudia Roth and Cem Özdemir... |
| Federal Minister of the Interior Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany) The Federal Ministry of the Interior is a ministry of the German federal government. Its main office is in Berlin, with a secondary seat in Bonn. The current minister of the interior is Dr... |
Otto Schily Otto Schily Otto Georg Schily was Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany from 1998 to 2005, in the cabinet of former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany .-Biography:... |
SPD |
| Federal Minister of Justice Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Justice is a federal ministry in Germany.Under the federal system of Germany, individual states are most responsible for the administration of justice and the application of penalties. The Federal Ministry of Justice devotes itself to creating and changing law in the... |
Brigitte Zypries Brigitte Zypries Brigitte Zypries is a German politician. She was Federal Minister of Justice of Germany from 2002 to 2009. She is member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany .- Career :... |
SPD |
| Federal Minister of Finance | Hans Eichel Hans Eichel Hans Eichel , German politician , was Minister of Finance from 1999-2005.-Background:He was brought up in Kassel where he did his Abitur in 1961. He then completed a degree in German, philosophy, political science, history and education at the universities of Marburg and Berlin, graduating in 1970... |
SPD |
| Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (Germany) The Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour was a Ministry of German Federal Government between 2002 and 2005... |
Wolfgang Clement Wolfgang Clement Wolfgang Clement is a German politician. Clement was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany . He was Premier of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1998 to 2002 and Federal Minister of Economics and Labour from 2002 to 2005.Wolfgang Clement is an Honorary Member of the... |
SPD |
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection | Renate Künast Renate Künast Renate Künast is a German politician who is chairwoman of the Alliance '90/The Greens Bundestag parliamentary group. She was the Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture from 2001 to 2005... until October 4, 2005 Jürgen Trittin Jürgen Trittin Jürgen Trittin is a German Green politician. He was Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety from 1998 to 2005 in Germany.- Life and work :Trittin was born in Bremen... acting, from October 4, 2005 |
Greens |
| Federal Minister of Defence Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Defence is a top-level federal agency, headed by the Federal Minister of Defence as a member of the Cabinet of Germany... |
Peter Struck Peter Struck Peter Struck was the German Minister of Defence under chancellor Gerhard Schröder from 22 October 2002 until 2005. A lawyer, Struck is a member of the Social Democratic Party.-Education:* 1962: Abitur... |
SPD |
| Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | Renate Schmidt Renate Schmidt thumb|Renate SchmidtRenate Schmidt is a German Social Democratic politician.-Early life:Schmidt grew up in Coburg, Fürth, and Nuremberg. Due to a pregnancy at the age of 17, she was forced to leave school a year before she would have received her Abitur... |
SPD |
| Federal Minister of Health and Social Security Federal Ministry of Health (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Health, is a ministry of the German federal government... |
Ulla Schmidt Ulla Schmidt Ursula Schmidt is a German politician. She is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany .-Party memberships:... |
SPD |
| Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development is a Ministry of Germany.It was created in 1998 by merger of the former Federal Ministry of Transport and the Federal Ministry of Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development, both established in 1949... |
Manfred Stolpe Manfred Stolpe Manfred Stolpe was Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Housing of the Federal Republic of Germany from 2002 until 2005. From 1990 until 2002 he was Premier of the State of Brandenburg.-Biography:... |
SPD |
| Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety | Jürgen Trittin Jürgen Trittin Jürgen Trittin is a German Green politician. He was Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety from 1998 to 2005 in Germany.- Life and work :Trittin was born in Bremen... |
Greens |
| Federal Minister of Education and Research | Edelgard Bulmahn Edelgard Bulmahn Edelgard Bulmahn is a German politician from the Social Democratic Party of Germany . Bulmahn entered the German Bundestag after the 1987 elections. She was Federal Minister of Education and Research from 1998 to 2005... |
SPD |
| Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development is a Ministry of Germany.It was created in 1998 by merger of the former Federal Ministry of Transport and the Federal Ministry of Regional Planning, Building and Urban Development, both established in 1949... |
Manfred Stolpe Manfred Stolpe Manfred Stolpe was Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Housing of the Federal Republic of Germany from 2002 until 2005. From 1990 until 2002 he was Premier of the State of Brandenburg.-Biography:... |
SPD |
| Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development is a ministry in Germany. Its main office is at the former German Chancellery in Bonn with a second major office at the Europahaus in Berlin.... |
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul is a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party since 1965.-Career:... |
SPD |