Cabinet Adenauer I
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The first cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer
was sworn in on September 20, 1949 and laid down its function on October 20, 1953.
The cabinet was formed after the 1949 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Adenauer II, which was formed following the 1953 elections.
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a German statesman. He was the chancellor of the West Germany from 1949 to 1963. He is widely recognised as a person who led his country from the ruins of World War II to a powerful and prosperous nation that had forged close relations with old enemies France,...
was sworn in on September 20, 1949 and laid down its function on October 20, 1953.
The cabinet was formed after the 1949 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Adenauer II, which was formed following the 1953 elections.
| Office | Incumbent | Since | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer Konrad Adenauer Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer was a German statesman. He was the chancellor of the West Germany from 1949 to 1963. He is widely recognised as a person who led his country from the ruins of World War II to a powerful and prosperous nation that had forged close relations with old enemies France,... |
September 20, 1949 | CDU Christian Democratic Union (Germany) The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum... |
| 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... |
Franz Blücher Franz Blücher Franz Blücher was a German politician and member of the German Parliament .Blücher was born in Essen, Rhine Province, German Empire.... |
September 20, 1949 | FDP Free Democratic Party (Germany) The Free Democratic Party , abbreviated to FDP, is a centre-right classical liberal political party in Germany. It is led by Philipp Rösler and currently serves as the junior coalition partner to the Union in the German federal government... |
| Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs | Konrad Adenauer | Since March 15, 1951 | CDU |
| 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... |
Gustav Heinemann Gustav Heinemann Gustav Walter Heinemann, GCB was a German politician. He was Mayor of the city of Essen from 1946 to 1949, West German Minister of the Interior from 1949 to 1950, Minister of Justice from 1966 to 1969 and President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1969 to 1974.-Early years and professional... until October 11, 1950 Robert Lehr |
October 13, 1950 | CDU |
| 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... |
Thomas Dehler Thomas Dehler Thomas Dehler was a German politician. He was the Federal Republic of Germany's first Minister of Justice and chairman of Free Democratic Party .-Early life:... |
September 20, 1949 | FDP |
| Federal Minister of Finance | Fritz Schäffer Fritz Schäffer Fritz Schäffer was a German politician for the Bavarian People's Party and the Christian Social Union . In 1945 he became the first Bavarian Minister-President after World War II... |
September 20, 1949 | CSU Christian Social Union of Bavaria The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany... |
| Federal Minister of Economics | Ludwig Erhard Ludwig Erhard Ludwig Wilhelm Erhard was a German politician affiliated with the CDU and Chancellor of West Germany from 1963 until 1966. He is notable for his leading role in German postwar economic reform and economic recovery , particularly in his role as Minister of Economics under Chancellor Konrad Adenauer... |
September 20, 1949 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry | Wilhelm Niklas | September 20, 1949 | CSU |
| Federal Minister of Labour Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany) The Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs is a top-level federal agency of the Federal Republic of Germany headed by the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs as a member of the Cabinet of Germany... |
Anton Storch | September 20, 1949 | CDU |
| Federal Minister for Transport 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... |
Hans-Christoph Seebohm Hans-Christoph Seebohm Hans-Christoph Seebohm was a German politician of the nationalist.... |
September 20, 1949 | German Party German Party The German Party is a name used by a number of German political parties in the country's history. The current incarnation is represented only at the local level in Germany. However, from 1949 to 1961, a German Party was part of the ruling coalition in the Bundestag... |
| Federal Minister for Post and Communications | Hans Schuberth | Since April 1, 1950 | CSU |
| Federal Minister of Building | Eberhard Wildermuth He died on March 9, 1952 Fritz Neumayer Fritz Neumayer Fritz Neumayer was a German politician. He was Federal Minister of Building from 1952 to 1953, and Federal Minister of Justice from 1953 to 1956.-Early life:... |
July 19, 1952 | FDP |
| Federal Minister of Displaced Persons | Hans Lukaschek | September 20, 1949 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of All-German Affairs Minister of Intra-German Relations The Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations was a federal cabinet minister of the Federal Republic of Germany... |
Jakob Kaiser Jakob Kaiser Jakob Kaiser was a German politician and resistance leader during World War II.Jakob Kaiser was born in the Franconian town of Hammelburg. Following in his father’s footsteps, Kaiser began a career as a bookbinder... |
September 20, 1949 | CDU |
| Federal Minister for Affairs of the Bundesrat of Germany | Heinrich Hellwege Heinrich Hellwege Heinrich Peter Hellwege was a German politician . Hellwege was Federal Minister for Affairs of the Federal Council and Prime Minister of Lower Saxony .... |
September 20, 1949 | German Party |
| Federal Minister for Matters of the Marshall Plan Federal Ministry for Matters of the Marshall Plan The Federal Ministry of Marshall Plan Affairs was a ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany charged with overseeing the rebuilding of the new republic using money and aid given by the United States as part of the European Recovery Program .Founded in 1949, the Ministry was renamed Ministry for... |
Franz Blücher | September 20, 1949 | FDP |