First Brandt cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:First Cabinet of Willy Brandt
Cabinet Brandt I
Cabinet Number:8th
Jurisdiction:the Federal Republic of Germany
Flag:Flag_of_Germany.svg
Incumbent:22 October 1969 – 13 December 1972
(until 15 December 1972 as caretaker government)
Date Formed:22 October 1969
Date Dissolved:15 December 1972
Government Head Title:Chancellor
Government Head:Willy Brandt
Deputy Government Head Title:Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Government Head:Walter Scheel
State Head Title:President
State Head:Gustav Heinemann
Political Party:Social Democratic Party
Free Democratic Party
Legislature Status:Coalition government
Opposition Party:Christian Democratic Union
Christian Social Union
Election:1969 West German federal election
Legislature Term:6th Bundestag
Previous:Kiesinger
Successor:Brandt II

The First Brandt cabinet was the government of Germany between 22 October 1969 and 15 December 1972, during the 6th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Willy Brandt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Vice-Chancellor was the Free Democrat Walter Scheel (FDP).

Composition

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