The Second Brandt cabinet was the government of West Germany between 15 December 1972 and 17 May 1974, during the 7th legislature of the Bundestag. Led by the Social Democrat Willy Brandt, the cabinet was a coalition between the Social Democrats (SDP) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). It followed the Cabinet Brandt I. Following Brandt's resignation as Chancellor on 7 May 1974, Vice-Chancellor Walter Scheel (FDP) served as Acting Chancellor for nine days, until the inception of the Cabinet Schmidt I.
Composition
Notable members of the second Brandt cabinet included Minister of Finance Helmut Schmidt, who went on to become the next German Chancellor.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Rabenschlag, Ann-Judith (December 2021). "Semantic Struggles in the Face of Crisis: 'The West' as Contested Key Concept in West German Parliamentary Debate (1973/74)". Redescriptions. 24 (2): 150–165 – via ProQuest.
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