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First Cabinet of Konrad Adenauer Cabinet Adenauer I | |
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 1st Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 20 September 1949 – 6 October 1953 (until 20 October 1953 ascaretaker government) | |
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| Date formed | 20 September 1949 |
| Date dissolved | 20 October 1953 (4 years and 1 month) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Theodor Heuss |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer |
| Vice-Chancellor | Franz Blücher |
| Member party | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union Free Democratic Party German Party (DP) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority |
| Opposition party | Social Democratic Party Communist Party Bavaria Party Economic Reconstruction Union Centre Party (Germany) Deutsche Rechtspartei South Schleswig Voters' Association |
| Opposition leader | Kurt Schumacher † (SPD)[a] Erich Ollenhauer (SPD)[b] |
| History | |
| Election | 1949 West German federal election |
| Legislature term | 1st Bundestag |
| Predecessor | Flensburg Government (1945) Allied Control Council (1945–1949) |
| Successor | Adenauer II |
TheFirst Adenauer cabinet (German:Kabinett Adenauer I) was the 1stGovernment ofFederal Republic of Germany in office from 20 September 1949 until 20 October 1953.[1] It was the first democratically-elected German cabinet afterWorld War II. The cabinet was formed after the1949 elections.Konrad Adenauer reached an agreement on acoalition with theFree Democratic Party (FDP),German Party (DP) and hisChristian Democratic Union (CDU) together with their Bavarian sister partyChristian Social Union (CSU), setting the stage for Adenauer to become the firstChancellor of Germany.Franz Blücher (FDP) served asVice-Chancellor of Germany andFederal Minister of Matters of the Marshall Plan. The cabinet was succeeded by theSecond Adenauer cabinet.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Chancellor & Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs[c] | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
| Vice-Chancellor & Federal Minister of Matters of the Marshall Plan | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | FDP | ||
| Federal Minister of the Interior | 20 September 1949 | 11 October 1950 | CDU | ||
| 11 October 1950 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | |||
| Federal Minister of Justice | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | FDP | ||
| Federal Minister of Finance | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Economics | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Labour | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Transport | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | DP | ||
| Federal Minister of Post and Communications | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Public Housing | 20 September 1949 | 9 March 1952 | FDP | ||
| 9 March 1952 | 20 October 1953 | FDP | |||
| Federal Minister of Displaced Persons | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of All-German Affairs | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister for Affairs of the Bundesrat of Germany | 20 September 1949 | 20 October 1953 | DP | ||
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