First Merkel cabinet
Composition
The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

First Merkel cabinet

Section Title: Composition
Table Section Text: The federal cabinet consisted of the following ministers:

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party

Chancellor	Angela Merkel	22 November 2005	Merkel II	CDU

Vice-Chancellor	Franz Müntefering	22 November 2005	21 November 2007	SPD

Frank-Walter Steinmeier	21 November 2007	27 October 2009	SPD

Minister of Foreign Affairs	Frank-Walter Steinmeier	22 November 2005	27 October 2009	SPD

Minister of Labour and Social Affairs	Franz Müntefering	22 November 2005	21 November 2007	SPD

Olaf Scholz	21 November 2007	27 October 2009	SPD

Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety	Sigmar Gabriel	22 November 2005	27 October 2009	SPD

Minister of Economics and Technology	Michael Glos	22 November 2005	10 February 2009	CSU

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg	10 February 2009	27 October 2009	CSU

Minister of Defence	Franz Josef Jung	22 November 2005	27 October 2009	CDU

Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth	Ursula von der Leyen	22 November 2005	Merkel II	CDU

Minister for Special Tasks and Head of the Chancellery	Thomas de Maizière	22 November 2005	27 October 2009	CDU

Minister of the Interior	Wolfgang Schäuble	22 November 2005	27 October 2009	CDU

Minister of Education and Research	Annette Schavan	22 November 2005	Merkel II	CDU

Minister of Health	Ulla Schmidt	12 January 2001	27 October 2009	SPD

Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection	Horst Seehofer	22 November 2005	31 October 2008	CSU

Ilse Aigner	31 October 2008	Merkel II	CSU

Minister of Finance	Peer Steinbrück	22 November 2005	27 October 2009	SPD

Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs	Wolfgang Tiefensee	22 November 2005	27 October 2009	SPD

Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development	Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul	27 October 1998	28 October 2009	SPD

Minister of Justice	Brigitte Zypries	22 October 2002	27 October 2009	SPD

Sentence(s)

Angela Merkel was elected as Chancellor on 22 November 2005.

final_sentence: Angela Merkel was elected as Chancellor on 22 November 2005.