Date formed 17 December 2013 Head of state Joachim Gauck Opposition party The Left
The Greens | Head of government Angela Merkel Status in legislature Grand coalition | |
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Member party Christian Democratic Union
Social Democratic Party of Germany
Christian Social Union of Bavaria | ||
The incumbent government of Germany, the third cabinet of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, was sworn in on 17 December 2013. Led by Merkel, the government is supported by a coalition of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU), and the Social Democrats (SPD).
The CDU received five ministries in addition to the positions of Chancellor and Chancellery Chief of Staff/Minister for Special Affairs. The SPD controls six ministries and the CSU three. Although the CSU received a disproportionate share of ministries relative to its weight in the Bundestag, the six most powerful ministries were divided equally between the CDU and the SPD: the CDU controls the ministries for finance, internal affairs, and defense, while the SPD controls the ministries for foreign affairs, economics and energy, and justice and consumer protection.
Composition
The current federal cabinet is composed of the following ministers and their parliamentary state secretaries(deputy ministers):