First Schmidt cabinet

First Cabinet of Helmut Schmidt Cabinet Schmidt I
10th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
16 May 1974 – 16 December 1976 (until 14 December 1976 as caretaker government)
Date formed	16 May 1974
Date dissolved	14 December 1976 (2 years, 6 months and 4 weeks)
People and organisations
President	Gustav Heinemann
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt
Vice-Chancellor	Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Member party	Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Coalition government 271/496 (55%)
Opposition party	Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union
Opposition leader	Karl Carstens (CDU)
History
Election	None
Legislature terms	7th Bundestag
Predecessor	Brandt II
Successor	Schmidt II

The First Schmidt cabinet was the government of West Germany between 16 May 1974 and 14 December 1976, during the 7th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Helmut Schmidt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats (SDP) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Vice-Chancellor was the Free Democrat Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP).

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Chancellor	Helmut Schmidt	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Vice-Chancellor & Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs	Hans-Dietrich Genscher	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		FDP
Federal Minister of Interior	Werner Maihofer	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		FDP
Federal Minister of Justice	Hans-Jochen Vogel	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Federal Minister of Finance	Hans Apel	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Federal Minister of Economics	Hans Friderichs	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		FDP
Federal Minister of Defence	Georg Leber	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Federal Minister of Transport & Post and Communications	Kurt Gscheidle	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Federal Minister of Research and Technology	Hans Matthöfer	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture	Josef Ertl	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		FDP
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Walter Arendt	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Federal Minister of Youth, Families and Health	Katharina Focke	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations	Egon Franke	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Federal Minister of Education and Science	Helmut Rohde	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation	Erhard Eppler	16 May 1974	8 July 1974		SPD
	Egon Bahr	8 July 1974	14 December 1976		SPD
Federal Minister of Planning, Architecture und Urban Development	Karl Ravens	16 May 1974	14 December 1976		SPD