| Cabinet Name: | Third Cabinet of Helmut Schmidt Cabinet Schmidt III |
| Cabinet Number: | 12th |
| Jurisdiction: | the Federal Republic of Germany |
| Flag: | Flag of Germany.svg |
| Incumbent: | 6 November 1980 – 1 October 1982 |
| Date Dissolved: | |
| Government Head Title: | Chancellor |
| Government Head: | Helmut Schmidt (SPD) |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Vice-Chancellor |
| Deputy Government Head: | Hans-Dietrich Genscher (until 17 September 1982) Egon Franke (from 17 September 1982) |
| State Head Title: | President |
| State Head: | Karl Carstens |
| Political Parties: | SPD, FDP |
| Opposition Party: | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union of Bavaria |
| Opposition Leader: | Helmut Kohl (CDU) |
| Election: | 1980 West German federal election |
| Legislature Term: | 9th Bundestag |
| Predecessor: | Schmidt II |
| Successor: | Kohl I |
The Third Schmidt cabinet was the government of Germany between 6 November 1980 and 1 October 1982, during the 9th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Helmut Schmidt. After the 1980 federal election, incumbent Chancellor Schmidt continued the social-liberal coalition between his SPD and the FDP.
In 1982 the coalition collapsed. A first cabinet reshuffle was performed on 28 April, replacing several ministers. The split culminated in the resignation of all FDP ministers on 17 September.[1] Schmidt briefly replaced them with an all-SPD cabinet before being voted out of office in a constructive vote of no confidence in favour of Helmut Kohl, who formed the first Kohl cabinet.