| Cabinet Name: | Second Cabinet of Helmut Schmidt Cabinet Schmidt II |
| Cabinet Number: | 11th |
| Jurisdiction: | the Federal Republic of Germany |
| Flag: | Flag_of_Germany.svg |
| Incumbent: | 16 December 1976 – 5 November 1980 |
| Date Formed: | 16 December 1976 |
| Date Dissolved: | 5 November 1980 |
| Government Head Title: | Chancellor |
| Government Head: | Helmut Schmidt |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Vice-Chancellor |
| Deputy Government Head: | Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
| State Head Title: | President |
| State Head: | Walter Scheel |
| Political Party: | Social Democratic Party Free Democratic Party |
| Legislature Status: | Coalition government |
| Opposition Party: | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union |
| Election: | 1976 West German federal election |
| Legislature Term: | 8th Bundestag |
| Previous: | Schmidt I |
| Successor: | Schmidt III |
The Second Schmidt cabinet was the government of Germany between 16 December 1976 and 5 November 1980, during the 8th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Helmut Schmidt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats (SDP) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The Vice-Chancellor was the Free Democrat Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP).
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