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Fourth Cabinet of Helmut Kohl
Cabinet Kohl IV

16th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany
18 January 1991 – 10 November 1994
(until 17 November 1994 as caretaker government)
Helmut Kohl
Date formed18 January 1991
Date dissolved17 November 1994
(3 years, 9 months, 4 weeks and 2 days)
People and organisations
PresidentRichard von Weizsäcker (until 30 June 1994)
Roman Herzog (from 1 July 1994)
ChancellorHelmut Kohl
Vice-ChancellorHans-Dietrich Genscher (until 18 May 1992)
Jürgen Möllemann (from 18 May 1992 to 21 January 1993)
Klaus Kinkel (from 21 January 1993)
Member partyChristian Democratic Union
Christian Social Union
Free Democratic Party
Status in legislatureCoalition government led by CDU/CSU
398/662 (60%)




Opposition partySocial Democratic Party
The Greens
Party of Democratic Socialism
Opposition leader
History
Election1990 federal election
Legislature terms12th Bundestag
PredecessorKohl III
SuccessorKohl V

The Fourth Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on 18 January 1991 and laid down its function on 15 November 1994. The cabinet was formed after the 1990 elections. It laid down its function after the formation of the Cabinet Kohl V, which was formed following the 1994 elections.

This cabinet was the first to be formed after German Reunification. Among the East German politicians to enter the government was future chancellor Angela Merkel, as minister of women and health.

Composition

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
ChancellorHelmut Kohl18 January 199117 November 1994 CDU
Vice Chancellor &
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hans-Dietrich Genscher18 January 199118 May 1992 FDP
Jürgen Möllemann18 May 199221 January 1993 FDP
Klaus Kinkel21 January 199317 November 1994 FDP
Federal Minister of DefenseGerhard Stoltenberg18 January 19911 April 1992 CDU
Volker Rühe1 April 199217 November 1994 CDU
Federal Minister of the InteriorWolfgang Schäuble18 January 199126 November 1991 CDU
Rudolf Seiters26 November 19917 July 1993 CDU
Manfred Kanther7 July 199317 November 1994 CDU
Federal Minister of FinanceTheo Waigel18 January 199117 November 1994 CSU
Federal Minister of JusticeKlaus Kinkel18 January 199118 May 1992 FDP
Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger18 May 199217 November 1994 FDP
Federal Minister of EconomicsJürgen Möllemann18 January 199121 January 1993 FDP
Günter Rexrodt21 January 199317 November 1994 FDP
Federal Minister of Labour and Social AffairsNorbert Blüm18 January 199117 November 1994 CDU
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and ForestryIgnaz Kiechle18 January 199121 January 1993 CSU
Jochen Borchert21 January 199317 November 1994 CDU
Federal Minister of TransportGünther Krause18 January 199113 May 1993 CDU
Matthias Wissmann13 May 199317 November 1994 CDU
Federal Minister of ConstructionIrmgard Schwaetzer18 January 199117 November 1994 FDP
Federal Minister of Family and Senior CitizensHannelore Rönsch18 January 199117 November 1994 CDU
Federal Minister of Women and YouthAngela Merkel18 January 199117 November 1994 CDU
Federal Minister of Research and TechnologyHeinz Riesenhuber18 January 199121 January 1993 CDU
Matthias Wissmann21 January 199313 May 1993 CDU
Paul Krüger13 May 199317 November 1994 CDU
Federal Minister of Education and ScienceRainer Ortleb18 January 19914 February 1994 FDP
Karl-Hans Laermann4 February 199417 November 1994 FDP
Federal Minister of Economic CooperationCarl-Dieter Spranger18 January 199117 November 1994 CSU
Federal Minister of Environment,
Nature Conservation, and Reactor Security
Klaus Töpfer18 January 199117 November 1994 CDU
Federal Minister of Posts and CommunicationsChristian Schwarz-Schilling18 January 199117 December 1992 CDU
Wolfgang Bötsch17 December 199217 November 1994 CDU
Federal Minister of Special Affairs &
Head of the Chancellery
Rudolf Seiters12 January 199126 November 1991 CDU
Friedrich Bohl26 November 199117 November 1994 CDU

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