The Kiesinger cabinet was the eighth of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was Germany's first Grand Coalition, a coalition between the CDU/CSU (led by Kurt Georg Kiesinger, who became Chancellor) and the SPD (headed by Willy Brandt, who became Vice Chancellor). The Bundestag chosen in the September 1965 election initially resulted in the Cabinet Erhard II, but when the FDP resigned from the government, that led to the formation of this new cabinet.
1 December 1966 – 21 October 1969
Kurt Georg Kiesinger (CDU) – ChancellorWilly Brandt (SPD) – Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign AffairsGerhard Schröder (CDU) – Minister of DefensePaul Lücke (CDU) – Minister of the InteriorFranz Josef Strauß (CSU) – Minister of FinanceGustav Heinemann (SPD) – Minister of JusticeKarl Schiller (SPD) – Minister of EconomicsHans Katzer (CDU) – Minister of Labour and Social AffairsHermann Höcherl (CSU) – Minister of Food, Agriculture, and ForestryGeorg Leber (SPD) – Minister of TransportLauritz Lauritzen (SPD) – Minister of ConstructionBruno Heck (CDU) – Minister of Family and YouthKäte Strobel (SPD) – Minister of HealthGerhard Stoltenberg (CDU) – Minister of Scientific ResearchHans-Jürgen Wischnewski (SPD) – Minister of Economic CooperationWerner Dollinger (CSU) – Minister of Posts and CommunicationsKai-Uwe von Hassel (CDU) – Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees, and War VictimsHerbert Wehner (SPD) – Minister of All-German AffairsCarlo Schmid (SPD) – Minister of Bundesrat and State AffairsKurt Schmücker (CDU) – Minister of Federal TreasureChanges
2 April 1968 – Ernst Benda (CDU) succeeds Lücke as Minister of the Interior.16 October 1968 – Aenne Brauksiepe (CDU) succeeds Heck as Minister of Family and Youth. Erhard Eppler (SPD) succeeds Wischnewski as Minister of Economic Cooperation.7 February 1969 – Heinrich Windelen (CDU) succeeds von Hassel as Minister of Displaced Persons, Refugees, and War Victims after the latter was elected to President of the Bundestag.26 March 1969 – Horst Ehmke (SPD) succeeds Heinemann as Minister of Justice after the latter was elected to 5th President of Germany.
