Third Merkel cabinet

Third Angela Merkel Cabinet
53rd Cabinet of Germany
Incumbent
Date formed	17 December 2013
People and organisations
Head of state	Joachim Gauck
Head of government	Angela Merkel
Member party	Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union of Bavaria Social Democratic Party of Germany
Status in legislature	Grand coalition
Opposition party	The Left (Germany) The Greens
History
Election	German federal election, 2013
Legislature term	18th legislature of the Bundestag
Predecessor	Merkel II

The Third Merkel cabinet is the incoming Government of Germany, due to take office on 17 December 2013.

Composition

The current federal cabinet is composed of the following ministers:

Office	Image	Incumbent	Party	In office
Chancellor		Angela Merkel	CDU	22 November 2005 – present
Federal Minister of Economics and Energy (and Vice-Chancellor)		Sigmar Gabriel	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs		Frank-Walter Steinmeier	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of the Interior		Thomas de Maizière	CDU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection		Heiko Maas	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Finance		Wolfgang Schäuble	CDU	28 October 2009 – present
Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs		Andrea Nahles	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture		Hans-Peter Friedrich	CSU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Defence		Ursula von der Leyen	CDU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth		Manuela Schwesig	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Health		Hermann Gröhe	CDU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure	File:Alexander Dobrindt.jpg	Alexander Dobrindt	CSU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety		Barbara Hendricks	SPD	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister of Education and Research		Johanna Wanka	CDU	14 February 2013 – present
Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development	File:Gerd Müller, CSU (2012).jpg	Gerd Müller	CSU	17 December 2013 – present
Federal Minister for Special Tasks, Head of the Chancellery		Peter Altmaier	CDU	17 December 2013 – present

References

• "Kabinettsliste: Das sind Merkels wichtigste Minister". spiegel.de (in German). Retrieved 15 Dezember 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• "Live-Blog zur Großen Koalition: Parteivorstand billigt die Kandidatenliste der SPD". zeit.de (in German). Retrieved 15 Dezember 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
• "Die "Welt" erfährt einige überraschende Personalien". welt.de (in German). Retrieved 15 Dezember 2013. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

• Cabinet of Germany (English)
• Federal Ministries of Germany (English)