The Cabinet Brandt I was the government of Germany between 22 October 1969 and 15 December 1972, during the 6th legislature of the Bundestag

Bundestag

The Bundestag is a federal legislative body in Germany. In practice Germany is governed by a bicameral legislature, of which the Bundestag serves as the lower house and the Bundesrat the upper house. The Bundestag is established by the German Basic Law of 1949, as the successor to the earlier...

. Led by the Social Democrat

Social Democratic Party of Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...

 Willy Brandt

Willy Brandt

Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm , was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1964–1987....

, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats

Social Democratic Party of Germany

The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...

 (SDP) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Vice-Chancellor

Vice-Chancellor of Germany

The Vice-Chancellor of Germany is, according to protocol, the second highest position in the Cabinet of GermanyIn case of the Chancellor's absence, the vice-chancellor acts in his or her place, for instance by heading cabinet meetings...

 was the Free Democrat Walter Scheel

Walter Scheel

Walter Scheel is a German politician . He served as Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966, Foreign Minister of Germany and Vice Chancellor from 1969 to 1974, acting Chancellor of Germany from 7 May to 16 May 1974 , and finally as President of the Federal...

 (FDP).

Composition

The federal cabinet consisted of the following Ministers:

Office	Incumbent	Party	Parl. State Secretary & Minister of State	Party
Chancellor	Willy Brandt Willy Brandt Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm , was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1964–1987....   (1913–1992)	SPD	Katharina Focke	SPD
Vice-Chancellor Vice-Chancellor of Germany The Vice-Chancellor of Germany is, according to protocol, the second highest position in the Cabinet of GermanyIn case of the Chancellor's absence, the vice-chancellor acts in his or her place, for instance by heading cabinet meetings...	Walter Scheel Walter Scheel Walter Scheel is a German politician . He served as Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966, Foreign Minister of Germany and Vice Chancellor from 1969 to 1974, acting Chancellor of Germany from 7 May to 16 May 1974 , and finally as President of the Federal...   (* 1919)	FDP	–	–
Foreign Affairs	Walter Scheel	FDP	Ralf Dahrendorf Ralf Dahrendorf Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf, KBE, FBA was a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and liberal politician....   until 2 July 1970 Karl Moersch  until 2 July 1970	FDP
Interior Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany) The Federal Ministry of the Interior is a ministry of the German federal government. Its main office is in Berlin, with a secondary seat in Bonn. The current minister of the interior is Dr...	Hans-Dietrich Genscher Hans-Dietrich Genscher Hans-Dietrich Genscher is a German politician of the liberal Free Democratic Party . He served as Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982 and, after a two-week pause, from 1982 to 1992, making him Germany's longest serving Foreign Minister and Vice Chancellor...   (* 1927)	FDP	Wolfram Dorn  until 31 August 1972	FDP
Justice Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Justice is a federal ministry in Germany.Under the federal system of Germany, individual states are most responsible for the administration of justice and the application of penalties. The Federal Ministry of Justice devotes itself to creating and changing law in the...	Gerhard Jahn Gerhard Jahn Gerhard Jahn was a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany...   (1927–1998)	SPD	Alfons Bayerl	SPD
Finance	Alexander Möller  (1903–1985) until 13 May 1971 Karl Schiller Karl Schiller Karl August Fritz Schiller was a German scientist and politician of the Social Democratic Party . From 1966 to 1972, he was Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and from 1971 to 1972 Federal Minister of Finance...   (1911–1994) until 7 July 1972 Helmut Schmidt Helmut Schmidt Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt is a German Social Democratic politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Prior to becoming chancellor, he had served as Minister of Defence and Minister of Finance. He had also served briefly as Minister of Economics and as acting...   (* 1918)	SPD	Gerhard Reischl  until 13 May 1971 Hans Hermsdorf  from 13 Mai 1971	SPD
Economics Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology is a ministry of the German Federal Government since 1998...	Karl Schiller until 7 July 1972 Helmut Schmidt	SPD	Klaus Dieter Arndt  until 14 September 1970 Philip Rosenthal Philip Rosenthal Philip Rosenthal is an American television writer and producer who is best known as the creator, writer and executive producer for the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond . The show was co-produced by Ray Romano, and based in part on Romano's comedy material...   14 September 1970 until 17 November 1971 Rainer Offergeld  from 15 March 1972	SPD
Food, Agriculture and Forestry	Josef Ertl  (1925–2000)	FDP	Fritz Logemann	FDP
Labour and Social Affairs Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Germany) The Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs is a top-level federal agency of the Federal Republic of Germany headed by the Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs as a member of the Cabinet of Germany...	Walter Arendt  (1925–2005)	SPD	Helmut Rohde	SPD
Defence Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Defence is a top-level federal agency, headed by the Federal Minister of Defence as a member of the Cabinet of Germany...	Helmut Schmidt from 7 July 1972 Georg Leber Georg Leber Georg Leber is a German politician in the Social Democratic Party of Germany .After serving in the Luftwaffe in World War 2, he joined the SPD in 1947...   (* 1920)	SPD	Karl Wilhelm Berkhan Karl Wilhelm Berkhan Karl Wilhelm Berkhan , also known as Willi Berkhan, was a German politician, representative of the Social Democratic Party.-References:...	SPD
Youth, Families and Health	Käte Strobel Käte Strobel Käte Strobel was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany .Born in Nuremberg, from 1923 to 1938 Käte Müller worked in the office of agricultural organisations in Bavaria. In 1928, she married Hans Strobel, who in 1934 was arrested for planning high treason against the Nazis...   (1907–1996)	SPD	Heinz Westphal	SPD
Transport and Post and Telecommunications	Georg Leber until 7 July 1972 Lauritz Lauritzen Lauritz Lauritzen Lauritz Lauritzen was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany . He was born in Kiel and died in Bad Honnef....   (1910–1980)	SPD	Holger Börner Holger Börner Holger Börner was a German politician of the SPD.He was Minister-President of Hesse from 1976 until 1987. In this position, he served as President of the Bundesrat in 1986/87, but only served until the Landtag elections of 24 April 1987.In 1984, he and his SPD lost the majority in the Hesse Landtag...   until 4 February 1972 Ernst Haar  from 7 February 1972	SPD
Planning and Housing	Lauritz Lauritzen	SPD	Karl Ravens	SPD
Internal German Affairs	Egon Franke  (1913–1995)	SPD	Karl Herold	SPD
Education and Science	Hans Leussink Hans Leussink Hans Leussink was a German teacher and politician. He served as the country's Minister for Education and Research from 1969 to 1972....   (1912–2008) until 15 March 1972 Klaus von Dohnanyi Klaus von Dohnanyi Klaus von Dohnanyi is a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party . Dohnanyi is the son of Hans and Christine Dohnanyi, and thus a nephew of Dietrich Bonhoeffer...   (* 1928)	parteilos SPD	Klaus von Dohnanyi Klaus von Dohnanyi Klaus von Dohnanyi is a German politician and a member of the Social Democratic Party . Dohnanyi is the son of Hans and Christine Dohnanyi, and thus a nephew of Dietrich Bonhoeffer...   until 15 March 1972 Joachim Raffert  15 March 1972 until 31 August 1972	SPD
Economic Cooperation	Erhard Eppler Erhard Eppler Erhard Eppler is a German Social Democratic politician and founder of the GTZ .- Early years :Born in Ulm, Erhard Eppler grew up in Schwäbisch Hall, where his father was the headmaster of the local grammar school. From 1943 to 1945 he served as a soldier in an anti-aircraft unit...   (* 1926)	SPD	Brigitte Freyh	SPD
Special Duties Head of the Chancellor's Office	Horst Ehmke Horst Ehmke Horst Paul August Ehmke is a German lawyer, law professor and politician of the Social Democratic Party . He served as Federal Minister of Justice , Chief of Staff at the German Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Affairs and Federal Minister for Research, Technology, and Post... (* 1927)	SPD	–	–