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Second Schröder cabinet

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Portrait of Gerhard Schröder at a public event in Bad Schwartau in 2009.

The Second Schröder cabinet was the 19th Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. It served from 22 October 2002 until November 2005. This cabinet came after the 2002 elections and was led by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.

It had 13 departments, which was one fewer than the previous cabinet. Schröder continued working with a coalition of his Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Alliance 90/The Greens. Joschka Fischer from the Greens served as Vice Chancellor of Germany and as the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs.

After the 2005 elections, this cabinet was succeeded by the First Merkel cabinet. This period was important for Germany as it dealt with many national and international challenges.

Composition

The Second Schröder cabinet was the 19th government of Germany. It was in power from October 22, 2002, until November 2005. This cabinet had 13 departments, which was one fewer than the previous cabinet led by Schröder.

Cabinet
PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Chancellor22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Vice Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
22 October 200222 November 2005 Greens
Federal Minister of the Interior22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister of Justice22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister of Finance22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection22 October 20024 October 2005 Greens
4 October 200522 November 2005 Greens
Federal Minister of Minister for Transport, Building and Housing22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister of Defence22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister for Family Affairs,
Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister of Health22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister for the Environment,
Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety
Jürgen Trittin
22 October 200222 November 2005 Greens
Federal Minister of Education and Research22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Head of the Chancellery22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD

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