| Cabinet Name: | First Cabinet of Gerhard Schröder Cabinet Schröder I |
| Cabinet Number: | 18th |
| Jurisdiction: | the Federal Republic of Germany |
| Flag: | Flag_of_Germany.svg |
| Incumbent: | 27 October 1998 – 17 October 2002 (until 22 October 2002 as caretaker government) |
| Date Formed: | 27 October 1998 |
| Date Dissolved: | 22 October 2002 |
| Government Head Title: | Chancellor |
| Government Head: | Gerhard Schröder |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Vice-Chancellor |
| Deputy Government Head: | Joschka Fischer |
| State Head Title: | President |
| State Head: | Roman Herzog (until 30 June 1999) Johannes Rau (from 1 July 1999) |
| Political Party: | Social Democratic Party Alliance '90/The Greens |
| Legislature Status: | Coalition government |
| Opposition Party: | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union Free Democratic Party Party of Democratic Socialism |
| Election: | 1998 federal election |
| Legislature Term: | 14th Bundestag |
| Previous: | Kohl V |
| Successor: | Schröder II |
The First Schröder cabinet (German: Kabinett Schröder I) was the 19th Government of Federal Republic of Germany in office from 27 October 1998 until 22 October 2002. It succeeded the Fifth Kohl cabinet formed after the 1998 elections. Gerhard Schröder, Minister President of Lower Saxony, reached an agreement on a coalition with the Alliance 90/The Greens (Greens) and his Social Democratic Party (SPD), setting the stage for Schröder to become Chancellor of Germany. Joschka Fischer (Greens) replaced Klaus Kinkel (FDP) as Vice-Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs. The cabinet was succeeded by the Second Schröder cabinet.
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