# First Schröder cabinet

The First Schröder cabinet (German: Kabinett Schröder I) was the 19th Government of Federal Republic of Germany in office from 27 October 1998 until 22 October 2002. It succeeded the Fifth Kohl cabinet formed after the 1998 elections. Gerhard Schröder, Minister President of Lower Saxony, reached an agreement on a coalition with the Alliance 90/The Greens (Greens) and his Social Democratic Party (SPD), setting the stage for Schröder to become Chancellor of Germany. Joschka Fischer (Greens) replaced Klaus Kinkel (FDP) as Vice-Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs. The cabinet was succeeded by the Second Schröder cabinet.

## Composition

Within the red-green coalition cabinet, the SDP controlled the posts overseeing finance, the economy, and welfare issues.
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chancellor | Gerhard Schröder | 27 October 1998 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Vice-Chancellor & Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs | Joschka Fischer | 27 October 1998 | 22 October 2002 | Greens |
| Federal Minister of the Interior | Otto Schily | 27 October 1998 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Minister of Justice | Herta Däubler-Gmelin | 27 October 1998 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Minister of Finance | Oskar Lafontaine | 27 October 1998 | 11 March 1999 | SPD |
| Federal Minister of Finance | Werner Müller (Acting) | 11 March 1999 | 12 April 1999 | Independent |
| Federal Minister of Finance | Hans Eichel | 12 April 1999 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology | Werner Müller | 27 October 1998 | 22 October 2002 | Independent |
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection | Karl-Heinz Funke | 27 October 1998 | 12 January 2001 | SPD |
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection | Renate Künast | 12 January 2001 | 22 October 2002 | Greens |
| Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Walter Riester | 27 October 1998 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Minister of Defence | Rudolf Scharping | 27 October 1998 | 19 July 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Minister of Defence | Peter Struck | 19 July 2002 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth | Christine Bergmann | 27 October 1998 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Minister of Health | Andrea Fischer | 27 October 1998 | 12 January 2001 | Greens |
| Federal Minister of Health | Ulla Schmidt | 12 January 2001 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs | Franz Müntefering | 27 October 1998 | 29 September 1999 | SPD |
| Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs | Reinhard Klimmt | 29 September 1999 | 20 November 2000 | SPD |
| Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs | Kurt Bodewig | 20 November 2000 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety | Jürgen Trittin | 27 October 1998 | 22 October 2002 | Greens |
| Federal Minister of Education and Research | Edelgard Bulmahn | 27 October 1998 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development | Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul | 27 October 1998 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |
| Federal Minister for Special Tasks & Head of the Chancellery | Bodo Hombach | 27 October 1998 | 7 July 1999 | SPD |
| Head of the Chancellery | Frank-Walter Steinmeier | 7 July 1999 | 22 October 2002 | SPD |