First Schröder cabinet
The first cabinet led by Gerhard Schröder was sworn in on October 27, 1998, after the 1998 elections and laid down its function on October 22, 2002 after the formation of the Schröder Cabinet II, which was formed following the 2002 elections.
Office |
Image |
Incumbent |
Party |
Chancellor |
|
Gerhard Schröder |
SPD |
Vice-Chancellor, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs |
|
Joschka Fischer |
Greens |
Federal Minister of the Interior |
|
Otto Schily |
SPD |
Federal Minister of Justice |
|
Herta Däubler-Gmelin |
SPD |
Federal Minister of Finance |
|
Oskar Lafontaine until March 11, 1999 |
SPD |
|
Werner Müller acting, March 11, 1999 – April 12, 1999 |
none |
|
Hans Eichel from April 12, 1999 |
SPD |
Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology |
|
Werner Müller |
none |
Federal Minister Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forestry on January 12, 2001 transformed into: Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection |
|
Karl-Heinz Funke until January 12, 2001 |
SPD |
|
Renate Künast from January 12, 2001 |
Greens |
Minister of Labour and Social Affairs |
|
Walter Riester |
SPD |
Federal Minister of Defence |
|
Rudolf Scharping until July 19, 2002 |
SPD |
|
Peter Struck from July 19, 2002 |
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth |
|
Christine Bergmann |
SPD |
Federal Minister of Health |
|
Andrea Fischer until January 12, 2001 |
Greens |
|
Ulla Schmidt from January 12, 2001 |
SPD |
Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs |
|
Franz Müntefering until September 29, 1999 |
SPD |
|
Reinhard Klimmt September 29, 1999 – November 20, 2000 |
|
Kurt Bodewig from November 20, 2000 |
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety |
|
Jürgen Trittin |
Greens |
Federal Minister of Education and Research |
|
Edelgard Bulmahn |
SPD |
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development |
|
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul |
SPD |
Federal Minister for Special Tasks, Head of the Chancellery |
|
Bodo Hombach until July 7, 1999 |
SPD |
Unless noted otherwise, the minister served the entire term of the cabinet.
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