# Second Erhard cabinet

The Second Erhard cabinet was the government of West Germany between 26 October 1965 and 30 November 1966. Led by the Christian Democratic Union Ludwig Erhard, the cabinet was a coalition between the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP).

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Chancellor | Ludwig Erhard | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Vice-Chancellor | Erich Mende | 26 October 1965 | 28 October 1966 | FDP |
| Vice-Chancellor | Hans-Christoph Seebohm | 28 October 1966 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Transport | Hans-Christoph Seebohm | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs | Gerhard Schröder | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Internal Affairs | Paul Lücke | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Justice | Richard Jaeger | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CSU |
| Federal Minister of Finance | Rolf Dahlgrün | 26 October 1965 | 28 October 1966 | FDP |
| Federal Minister of Finance | Kurt Schmücker | 28 October 1966 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Economics | Kurt Schmücker | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Forests | Hermann Höcherl | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CSU |
| Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | Hans Katzer | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Defence | Kai-Uwe von Hassel | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Post and Communication | Richard Stücklen | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CSU |
| Federal Minister of Building and Urban Development | Ewald Bucher | 26 October 1965 | 28 October 1966 | FDP |
| Federal Minister of Building and Urban Development | Bruno Heck | 28 October 1966 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Family and Youth Affairs | Bruno Heck | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of All-German Affairs | Erich Mende | 26 October 1965 | 28 October 1966 | FDP |
| Federal Minister of All-German Affairs | Johann Baptist Gradl | 28 October 1966 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees and War Victims | Johann Baptist Gradl | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Scientific Research | Gerhard Stoltenberg | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation | Walter Scheel | 26 October 1965 | 28 October 1966 | FDP |
| Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation | Werner Dollinger | 28 October 1966 | 30 November 1966 | CSU |
| Federal Minister of Treasury | Werner Dollinger | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CSU |
| Federal Minister of Health Affairs | Elisabeth Schwarzhaupt | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of the Affairs of the Federal Defence Council | Heinrich Krone | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |
| Federal Minister of the Affairs of the Federal Council and the States | Alois Niederalt | 17 October 1963 | 26 October 1965 | CSU |
| Federal Minister of Special Affairs & Head of the Chancellery | Ludger Westrick | 26 October 1965 | 30 November 1966 | CDU |