The first cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on October 4, 1982 and was in office until March 29, 1983. The cabinet was the first to be formed after a constructive vote of no confidence. It was succeeded by the Cabinet Kohl II, which was formed after the 1983 elections.
It had the following composition:
Helmut Kohl (CDU) – Chancellor
Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) – Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs
Manfred Wörner (CDU) – Minister of Defense
Friedrich Zimmermann (CSU) – Minister of the Interior
Gerhard Stoltenberg (CDU) – Minister of Finance
Hans Engelhard (FDP) – Minister of Justice
Otto Graf Lambsdorff (FDP) – Minister of Economics
Norbert Blüm (CDU) – Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
Josef Ertl (FDP) – Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
Werner Dollinger (CSU) – Minister of Transport
Oscar Schneider (CSU) – Minister of Construction
Heiner Geissler (CDU) – Minister of Youth, Family, and Health
Heinz Riesenhuber (CDU) – Minister of Research and Technology
Dorothee Wilms (CDU) – Minister of Education and Science
Jürgen Warnke (CSU) – Minister of Economic Cooperation
Christian Schwarz-Schilling (CDU) – Minister of Posts and Communications
Rainer Barzel (CDU) – Minister of Intra-German Relations
