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Second Cabinet of Gerhard Schröder
Cabinet Schröder II

19th Cabinet of Germany
22 October 2002 – 18 October 2005
(until 22 November 2005 as caretaker government)
Gerhard Schröder
Date formed22 October 2002
Date dissolved22 November 2005
(3 years and 1 month)
People and organisations
PresidentJohannes Rau (until 30 June 2004)
Horst Köhler (from 1 July 2004)
ChancellorGerhard Schröder
Vice ChancellorJoschka Fischer
Member partySocial Democratic Party
Alliance '90/The Greens
Status in legislatureCoalition government
306/603 (51%)




Opposition partyChristian Democratic Union
Christian Social Union
Free Democratic Party
Party of Democratic Socialism
Opposition leaderAngela Merkel
History
Election2002 federal election
Legislature terms15th Bundestag
PredecessorSchröder I
SuccessorMerkel I

The Second Schröder cabinet (German: Kabinett Schröder II) was the 19th Government of Federal Republic of Germany in office from 22 October 2002 until 22 November 2005. It succeeded the First Schröder cabinet formed after the 2002 elections. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, continue the coalition with the Alliance 90/The Greens (Greens) and his Social Democratic Party (SPD). Joschka Fischer (Greens) served as Vice Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs. The cabinet was succeeded by the First Merkel cabinet following the 2005 elections.

Composition

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Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Chancellor22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Vice Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
22 October 200222 November 2005 Greens
Federal Minister of the Interior22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister of Justice22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister of Finance22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Labour22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection22 October 20024 October 2005 Greens
4 October 200522 November 2005 Greens
Federal Minister of Minister for Transport, Building and Housing22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister of Defence22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister for Family Affairs,
Senior Citizens, Women and Youth
22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister of Health22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister for the Environment,
Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety
Jürgen Trittin
22 October 200222 November 2005 Greens
Federal Minister of Education and Research22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD
Head of the Chancellery22 October 200222 November 2005 SPD

References

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