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Third Cabinet of Konrad Adenauer Cabinet Adenauer III | |
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 3rd Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 29 October 1957 – 17 October 1961 (until 14 November 1961 ascaretaker government) | |
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| Date formed | 29 October 1957 (1957-10-29) |
| Date dissolved | 17 October 1961 (1961-10-17) (3 years, 11 months, 2 weeks and 4 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Theodor Heuss |
| Chancellor | Konrad Adenauer |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ludwig Erhard |
| Member parties | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union German Party (DP) (until 1960)[1] |
| Status in legislature | Coalition majority |
| Opposition party | Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party |
| Opposition leader | Erich Ollenhauer (SPD) |
| History | |
| Election | 1957 West German federal election |
| Legislature term | 3rd Bundestag |
| Predecessor | Adenauer II |
| Successor | Adenauer IV |
TheThird Adenauer cabinet was formed by incumbent ChancellorKonrad Adenauer after the1957 federal election. The cabinet was sworn in on 29 October 1957, and remained until it was succeeded by thefourth Adenauer cabinet on 17 October 1961.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Chancellor | 15 September 1949 | 11 October 1963 | CDU | ||
| Vice-Chancellor & Federal Minister of Economy | 29 October 1957 | 15 October 1963 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs | 6 June 1955 | 30 October 1961 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of the Interior | 20 October 1953 | 13 November 1961 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Justice | 29 October 1957 | 14 November 1961 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Finance | 29 October 1957 | 14 November 1961 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forests | 20 October 1953 | 15 September 1959 | CDU | ||
Werner Schwarz | 15 September 1959 | 26 October 1965 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | 29 October 1957 | 26 October 1965 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Defence | 16 October 1956 | 16 December 1962 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Transport | 20 September 1949 | 30 November 1966 | DP | ||
| Federal Minister of Post and Telecommunications | 29 October 1957 | 1 December 1966 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Housing Construction | 29 October 1957 | 26 October 1965 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims | 20 October 1953 | 4 May 1960 | CDU | ||
| 4 May 1960 | 14 November 1961 | CDU | |||
| Federal Minister of All-German Affairs | 29 October 1957 | 11 December 1962 | CDU | ||
| Federal Ministry of Nuclear Energy and Water Policy | 16 October 1956 | 13 December 1962 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Family and Youth Affairs | 20 October 1953 | 11 December 1962 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister ofBundesrat andState Affairs | 26 May 1955 | 13 December 1962 | DP | ||
| Federal Minister of Federal Patrimony | 29 October 1957 | 27 February 1960 (†) | CDU | ||
Hans Wilhelmi | 4 May 1960 | 14 November 1961 | CDU | ||
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