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The Third Kohl cabinet led by Helmut Kohl was sworn in on March 12, 1987. The cabinet was formed after the 1987 elections. This cabinet oversaw the German Reunification. It laid down its function on January 18, 1991, after the formation of the Fourth Kohl cabinet, which was formed following the 1990 elections.
Third Cabinet of Helmut Kohl Cabinet Kohl III | |
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 15th Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Germany | |
| 12 March 1987 – 20 December 1990 (until 18 January 1991 as caretaker government) | |
 Helmut Kohl | |
| Date formed | 12 March 1987 |
| Date dissolved | 18 January 1991 (3 years, 10 months and 5 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Richard von Weizsäcker |
| Chancellor | Helmut Kohl |
| Vice-Chancellor | Hans-Dietrich Genscher |
| Member party | Christian Democratic Union Christian Social Union Free Democratic Party German Social Union (October 1990 – January 1991) |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government led by CDU/CSU 269/497 (54%)
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| Opposition party | Social Democratic Party The Greens |
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| History | |
| Election | 1987 federal election |
| Legislature terms | 11th Bundestag |
| Predecessor | Kohl II |
| Successor | Kohl IV |
Composition
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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| Chancellor | 12 March 1987 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | ||
| Vice Chancellor & Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs | 12 March 1987 | 18 January 1991 | FDP | ||
| Federal Minister of Defense | 12 March 1987 | 18 May 1988 | CDU | ||
| 18 May 1988 | 21 April 1989 | CDU | |||
| 21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | |||
| Federal Minister of the Interior | 12 March 1987 | 21 April 1989 | CSU | ||
| 21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | |||
| Federal Minister of Finance | Gerhard Stoltenberg | 12 March 1987 | 21 April 1989 | CDU | |
| 21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | CSU | |||
| Federal Minister of Justice | 12 March 1987 | 18 January 1991 | FDP | ||
| Federal Minister of Economics | 12 March 1987 | 9 December 1988 | FDP | ||
| 9 December 1988 | 18 January 1991 | FDP | |||
| Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs | 12 March 1987 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry | 12 March 1987 | 18 January 1991 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Transport | 12 March 1987 | 21 April 1989 | CSU | ||
Friedrich Zimmermann | 21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Construction | Oscar Schneider | 12 March 1987 | 21 April 1989 | CSU | |
| 21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | CSU | |||
| Federal Minister of Youth, Family, and Health | 12 March 1987 | 9 December 1988 | CDU | ||
| 9 December 1988 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | |||
| Federal Minister of Research and Technology | 12 March 1987 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Education and Science | 12 March 1987 | 18 January 1991 | FDP | ||
| Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation | Hans Klein | 12 March 1987 | 21 April 1989 | CSU | |
Jürgen Warnke | 21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | CSU | ||
| Federal Minister of Environment, Nature Conservation, and Reactor Security | 12 March 1987 | 22 April 1987 | CDU | ||
| 22 April 1987 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | |||
| Federal Minister of Posts and Communications | 12 March 1987 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Intra-German Relations | 12 March 1987 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | ||
| Federal Minister of Special Affairs & Head of the Chancellery | Wolfgang Schäuble | 12 March 1987 | 21 April 1989 | CDU | |
| 21 April 1989 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | |||
| Federal Minister of Special Affairs & Government Spokesman-in-chief | Hans Klein | 21 April 1989 | 20. Dezember 1990 | CSU | |
| Federal Minister of Special Affairs | 3 October 1990 | 19 December 1990[1] | CDU | ||
| 3 October 1990 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | |||
| 3 October 1990 | 18 January 1991 | CDU | |||
| 3 October 1990 | 18 January 1991 | FDP | |||
| 3 October 1990 | 18 January 1991 | DSU | |||