First Schröder cabinet
First Cabinet of Gerhard Schröder Cabinet Schröder I | |
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18th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
27 October 1998 – 17 October 2002 (until 22 October 2002 as caretaker government) | |
Date formed | 27 October 1998 |
Date dissolved | 22 October 2002 (3 years, 11 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) |
People and organisations | |
President | Roman Herzog (until 30 June 1999) Johannes Rau (from 1 July 1999) |
Chancellor | Gerhard Schröder |
Vice-Chancellor | Joschka Fischer |
Member party | Social Democratic Party Alliance '90/The Greens |
Status in legislature | Coalition government 345/669 (52%)
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Opposition party | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union Free Democratic Party Party of Democratic Socialism |
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History | |
Election | 1998 federal election |
Legislature terms | 14th Bundestag |
Predecessor | Kohl V |
Successor | Schröder II |
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.