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Government of Germany from 2013 to 2018

Third Cabinet of Angela Merkel Cabinet Merkel III
22nd Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
17 December 2013 – 24 October 2017 (until 14 March 2018 ascaretaker government)

Date formed	17 December 2013
Date dissolved	14 March 2018 (4 years, 2 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)
People and organisations
President	Joachim Gauck(until 18 March 2017) Frank-Walter Steinmeier(from 19 March 2017)
Chancellor	Angela Merkel
Vice Chancellor	Sigmar Gabriel
Member parties	Christian Democratic Union Social Democratic Party Christian Social Union of Bavaria
Status in legislature	Grand coalition 504 / 631 (80%)
Opposition parties	The Left The Greens
Opposition leader	Gregor Gysi(2013–2015) Sahra Wagenknecht(2015–2018) Dietmar Bartsch(2015–2018)
History
Election	2013 federal election
Legislature terms	18th Bundestag
Predecessor	Merkel II
Successor	Merkel IV

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TheThird Merkel cabinet (German:Kabinett Merkel III) was the 22ndGovernment of theFederal Republic of Germany during the18th legislative session of theBundestag. Installed after the2013 federal election, it left office on 14 March 2018. It was preceded by thesecond Merkel cabinet and succeeded by thefourth Merkel cabinet.^[1] Led by ChancellorAngela Merkel. The government was supported by acoalition of theChristian Democratic Union (CDU), theChristian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) and theSocial Democrats (SPD).^[2]^[3]Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) replacedPhilipp Rösler (FDP) asVice Chancellor of Germany and becameFederal Minister for Economics and Energy.

The CDU received five ministries in addition to the positions of Chancellor, as well as Chancellery Chief of Staff and Minister for Special Affairs. The SPD controlled six ministries and the CSU three. Although the CSU received a disproportionate share of ministries relative to its weight in the Bundestag, the six most powerful ministries were divided equally between the CDU and the SPD: the CDU controlled the ministries for finance, internal affairs and defense, while the SPD controlled the ministries for foreign affairs, economics and energy, as well as justice and consumer protection.^[4]

The term of office of the third Merkel cabinet officially ended with the constitution of the 19th Bundestag on Tuesday, 24 October 2017. Merkel and her cabinet ministers received their discharge papers from the Federal PresidentFrank-Walter Steinmeier on the same day. In accordance with Article 69 of theGerman Constitution and at the request of thePresident of Germany, the cabinet remained in office as thecaretaker government until a new government is formed.^[5]

Third Merkel cabinet in the Bundestag, 2014

Composition

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Cabinet members
Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Chancellor^[6]	Angela Merkel	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	CDU
Vice Chancellor	Sigmar Gabriel	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	SPD
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs	Frank-Walter Steinmeier	17 December 2013	27 January 2017	SPD
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs	Sigmar Gabriel	27 January 2017	14 March 2018	SPD
Federal Minister of the Interior	Thomas de Maizière	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	CDU
Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection	Heiko Maas	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	SPD
Federal Minister of Finance	Wolfgang Schäuble	17 December 2013	24 October 2017	CDU
Federal Minister of Finance	Peter Altmaier (Acting)	24 October 2017	14 March 2018^[7]	CDU
Federal Minister of Economics and Energy	Sigmar Gabriel	17 December 2013	27 January 2017	SPD
Federal Minister of Economics and Energy	Brigitte Zypries	27 January 2017	14 March 2018	SPD
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Andrea Nahles	17 December 2013	28 September 2017	SPD
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Katarina Barley (Acting)	28 September 2017	14 March 2018	SPD
Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture	Hans-Peter Friedrich	17 December 2013	7 February 2014	CSU
Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture	Christian Schmidt	7 February 2014	14 March 2018	CSU
Federal Minister of Defense	Ursula von der Leyen	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	CDU
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth	Manuela Schwesig	17 December 2013	2 June 2017	SPD
	Katarina Barley	2 June 2017	14 March 2018	SPD
Federal Minister of Health	Hermann Gröhe	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	CDU
Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure	Alexander Dobrindt	17 December 2013	24 October 2017	CSU
Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure	Christian Schmidt (Acting)	24 October 2017	14 March 2018	CSU
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety	Barbara Hendricks	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	SPD
Federal Minister of Education and Research	Johanna Wanka	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	CDU
Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation	Gerd Müller	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	CSU
Federal Minister of Special Affairs & Head of the Chancellery	Peter Altmaier	17 December 2013	14 March 2018	CDU

Caretaker government following the 2017 election

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After theGerman federal election held on Sunday, 24 September 2017, SPD leaderMartin Schulz declared that the SPD had decided to be a part of the opposition during the next legislation period.^[8] However, after coalition talks between the Union (CDU/CSU),FDP andthe Greens failed, SPD politicians reconsidered, leading to coalition negotiations between the CDU/CSU and the SPD. On 8 February 2018, the negotiations resulted in a provisional agreement to form a grand coalition,^[9] which was approved by the party members of the SPD and led to the formation of the new government on 14 March 2018.

References

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^"Bundeskanzlerin und Bundeskabinett vereidigt" [Federal Chancellor and cabinet sworn in] (in German).Deutscher Bundestag. Retrieved16 June 2014.
^based on Artikel 60 III of theBasic Law:Full text
^"Bundeskanzlerin und Bundeskabinett vereidigt" [Federal Chancellor and cabinet sworn in] (in German).Deutscher Bundestag. Retrieved16 June 2014.
^Stephan Wallace (April 29, 2014),Commentary: Merkel's Third Government – Return of the Grand Coalition American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) Washington, D.C.
^"Government continues as acting government". 24 October 2017. Retrieved14 January 2018.
^"Liste der Bundesministerinnen und Bundesminister".
^"Nicht gefunden - not found - Bundesfinanzministerium - Service".
^Stefan Kuzmany / spiegel.de:A New Germany, Spiegel.de.
^"Merkel Makes Painful Concessions to Form New Government".Spiegel Online. 7 February 2018. Retrieved8 February 2018.

"Kabinettsliste: Das sind Merkels wichtigste Minister" [Cabinet list: These are Merkels most important ministers].Spiegel (in German). Retrieved15 December 2013.
"Live-Blog zur Großen Koalition: Parteivorstand billigt die Kandidatenliste der SPD" [Live blog on the grand coalition: Party executive approves the SPD list of candidates].Zeit (in German). Retrieved15 December 2013.
"Die "Welt" erfährt einige überraschende Personalien" [Die Welt learns some surprising personal details].Welt (in German). Retrieved15 December 2013.

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