Second Adenauer cabinet

Second Konrad Adenauer Cabinet
cabinet of West Germany
Date formed	20 October 1953
Date dissolved	29 October 1957
People and organisations
Head of government	Konrad Adenauer
Head of state	Theodor Heuss
Member party	CDU/CSU FDP DP
Status in legislature	Grand coalition
History
Election(s)	West German federal election, 1953
Legislature term(s)	2nd legislature of the Bundestag
Predecessor	Adenauer I
Successor	Adenauer II

The first cabinet led by Konrad Adenauer was sworn in on 20 October 1953, and laid down its function on 29 October 1957. The cabinet was formed after the 1953 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Adenauer III, which was formed following the 1957 elections.

Composition

Office	Incumbent		Term	Party
Chancellor		Konrad Adenauer	20 October 1953 – 29 October 1957	CDU
Vice-Chancellor Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation		Franz Blücher	20 October 1953 – 26 June 1956	FDP
			26 June 1956 – 29 October 1957	FVP
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs		Konrad Adenauer	20 October 1953 – 6 June 1955	CDU
		Heinrich von Brentano	6 June 1955 – 29 October 1957	CDU
Federal Minister of the Interior		Gerhard Schröder	20 October 1953 – 29 October 1957	CDU
Federal Minister of Justice		Fritz Neumayer	20 October 1953 – 26 June 1956	FDP
			26 June 1956 – 16 October 1956	FVP
		Hans-Joachim von Merkatz	16 October 1956 – 29 October 1957	DP
Federal Minister of Finance		Fritz Schäffer	20 October 1953 – 29 October 1957	CSU

Federal Minister of Economics		Ludwig Erhard	20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953	CDU
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry		Wilhelm Niklas	20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953	CSU
Federal Minister of Labour		Anton Storch	20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953	CDU
Federal Minister for Transport		Hans-Christoph Seebohm	20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953	DP
Federal Minister for Post and Communications		Hans Schuberth	1 April 1950 – 20 October 1953	CSU
Federal Minister of Public Housing		Hermann-Eberhard Wildermuth	20 September 1949 – 9 March 1952	FDP
		Fritz Neumayer	19 July 1952 – 20 October 1953	FDP
Federal Minister of Displaced Persons		Hans Lukaschek	20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953	CDU
Federal Minister of All-German Affairs		Jakob Kaiser	20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953	CDU
Federal Minister for Affairs of the Bundesrat of Germany		Heinrich Hellwege	20 September 1949 – 20 October 1953	DP