Third Merkel cabinet

Third Angela Merkel Cabinet
53rd Cabinet of Germany
Incumbent
Date formed	17 December 2013
People and organizations
Head of government	Angela Merkel
Head of state	Joachim Gauck
Member party	Christian Democratic Union Social Democratic Party of Germany Christian Social Union of Bavaria
Status in legislature	Grand coalition
Opposition party	The Left The Greens
History
Election(s)	German federal election, 2013
Legislature term(s)	18th legislature of the Bundestag
Previous	Merkel II

The incumbent government of Germany, the third cabinet of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, was sworn in on 17 December 2013.

Composition

The current federal cabinet is composed of the following ministers:

Office	Image	Incumbent	Party	In office
Chancellor		Angela Merkel	CDU	22 November 2005 – present
Vice-Chancellor Federal Minister of Economics and Energy		Sigmar Gabriel	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs		Frank-Walter Steinmeier	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of the Interior		Thomas de Maizière	CDU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection		Heiko Maas	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Finance		Wolfgang Schäuble	CDU	28 October 2009 – present
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs		Andrea Nahles	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture		Hans-Peter Friedrich	CSU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Defence		Ursula von der Leyen	CDU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth		Manuela Schwesig	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Health		Hermann Gröhe	CDU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure		Alexander Dobrindt	CSU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety		Barbara Hendricks	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Education and Research		Johanna Wanka	CDU	14 February 2013 – present
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development		Gerd Müller	CSU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister for Special Tasks Head of the Chancellery		Peter Altmaier	CDU	17 December 2013 – present

References

• "Kabinettsliste: Das sind Merkels wichtigste Minister" [Cabinet list: These are Merkels most important ministers]. Spiegel (in German). Retrieved 15 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). Retrieved 15 December 2013. 
• "Die "Welt" erfährt einige überraschende Personalien" [Die Welt learns some surprising personal details]. Welt (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2013. 

External links

• Cabinet of Germany (English)
• Federal Ministries of Germany (English)

v t e Third Merkel Cabinet (2013–present) Angela Merkel (CDU) Sigmar Gabriel (SPD) Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) Thomas de Maizière (CDU) Heiko Maas (SPD) Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) Andrea Nahles (SPD) Hans-Peter Friedrich (CSU) Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) Manuela Schwesig (SPD) Hermann Gröhe (CDU) Alexander Dobrindt (CSU) Barbara Hendricks (SPD) Johanna Wanka (CDU) Gerd Müller (CSU) Peter Altmaier (CDU)