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Scholz cabinet

24th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
8 December 2021 – 6 May 2025
Date formed8 December 2021
Date dissolved6 May 2025
People and organisations
PresidentFrank-Walter Steinmeier
ChancellorOlaf Scholz
Vice ChancellorRobert Habeck
Member parties  Social Democratic Party
  Alliance 90/The Greens
  Free Democratic Party (2021–2024)
  Independent (Volker Wissing, 2024–2025)
Status in legislatureTraffic light coalition (Majority) (2021–2024)
Red–green coalition (Minority) (2024–2025)
Opposition parties  Christian Democratic Union
  Christian Social Union
  Free Democratic Party (from 2024)
  Alternative for Germany
  The Left
  Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (from 2024)
  South Schleswig Voters' Association
Opposition leaderRalph Brinkhaus (CDU) (2021–2022)
Friedrich Merz (CDU) (2022–2025)
History
Election(s)2021 federal election
Legislature term(s)20th Bundestag
PredecessorMerkel IV
SuccessorMerz

The Scholz cabinet the 24th Cabinet of Germany.[1][2][3][4]

Composition

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Order[5] Office Portrait Minister Party Took office Left office
1
Chancellor		 Olaf Scholz SPD 8 December 2021 6 May 2025
2 Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck Greens 8 December 2021 6 May 2025

Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
3
Federal Minister of Finance		 Christian Lindner FDP 8 December 2021 7 November 2024 (dismissed)
Jörg Kukies SPD 7 November 2024 6 May 2025
4
Federal Minister of the Interior and Community		 Nancy Faeser SPD 8 December 2021 6 May 2025
5
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs		 Annalena Baerbock Greens 8 December 2021 6 May 2025
6
Federal Minister of Justice		 Marco Buschmann FDP 8 December 2021 7 November 2024 (resigned)
Volker Wissing Ind 7 November 2024 6 May 2025
7
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs		 Hubertus Heil SPD 14 March 2018 6 May 2025
8
Federal Minister of Defence		 Christine Lambrecht SPD 8 December 2021 19 January 2023
Boris Pistorius SPD 19 January 2023 Incumbent

(in Merz Cabinet)[6]

9
Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture		 Cem Özdemir Greens 8 December 2021 6 May 2025
10
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth		 Anne Spiegel Greens 8 December 2021 25 April 2022
Lisa Paus 25 April 2022 6 May 2025
11
Federal Minister of Health		 Karl Lauterbach SPD 8 December 2021 6 May 2025
12
Federal Minister of Digital and Transport		 Volker Wissing FDP
(until 2024)		 8 December 2021 6 May 2025
Ind
(since 2024)
13
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection		 Steffi Lemke Greens 8 December 2021 6 May 2025
14
Federal Minister of Education and Research		 Bettina Stark-Watzinger FDP 8 December 2021 7 November 2024 (resigned)
Cem Özdemir Greens 7 November 2024 6 May 2025
15
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development		 Svenja Schulze SPD 8 December 2021 6 May 2025
16
Federal Minister for Housing, Urban Development and Building		 Klara Geywitz SPD 8 December 2021 6 May 2025
17
Federal Minister for Special Affairs &
Head of the Chancellery		 Wolfgang Schmidt SPD 8 December 2021 6 May 2025

References

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  1. ↑ "Kanzler Scholz will im Januar Vertrauensfrage stellen". Tagesschau (in German). Archived from the original on 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  2. ↑ "German government coalition collapses as Scholz sacks Finance Minister Lindner". POLITICO. 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
  3. ↑ "Mehr Koalition wagen". www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-14.
  4. ↑ "Cabinet". Bundesregierung.de. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  5. ↑ German Chancellery (25 April 2022). "Liste der Bundesministerinnen und Bundesminister" [List of Federal Ministers]. Protokoll Inland der Bundesregierung (in German). German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Meet Germany's new government – DW – 05/06/2025". dw.com. Retrieved 2025-05-07.
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