Kiesinger cabinet

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The Kiesinger cabinet was the West German federal government led by Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger from 1966 to 1969, notable for its grand coalition between the CDU/CSU and SPD during a period of economic and social change.

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Kabinett Kiesinger 1
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instanceOf German federal cabinet
federal government
alsoKnownAs Cabinet Kiesinger
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Kabinett Kiesinger
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capital Bonn
chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger
chancellorParty Christian Democratic Union of Germany
coalitionPartner Christian Democratic Union of Germany
Christian Social Union in Bavaria
Social Democratic Party of Germany
country Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: West Germany
currency Deutsche Mark
economicPolicyContext end of the post-war economic boom
endTime 1969-10-21
followedBy Brandt I cabinet
foreignPolicyContext Cold War
foreignPolicyOrientation NATO membership
Western integration
formedDuring period of economic change in West Germany
period of social change in West Germany
governmentType parliamentary democracy
headOfGovernment Kurt Georg Kiesinger
historicalEra 1960s in Germany
post-war West Germany
jurisdiction West Germany
legislativeTerm 5th Bundestag
linked to: Bundestag
legislatureStatus grand coalition majority
notableFor debates over West Germany’s Nazi past
grand coalition between CDU/CSU and SPD
introduction of emergency laws (Notstandsgesetze)
response to student protest movement of the 1960s
numberOfCabinetMinisters about 20
oversaw continuation of West Germany’s economic stabilization policies
expansion of social policy measures
politicalComposition grand coalition
precededBy Erhard II cabinet
region Western Europe
startTime 1966-12-01
stateHead Gustav Heinemann NERFINISHED
Heinrich Lübke
timeInOffice 1966–1969
viceChancellor Willy Brandt
viceChancellorParty Social Democratic Party of Germany

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Kiesinger cabinet alsoKnownAs Cabinet Kiesinger
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Kiesinger cabinet alsoKnownAs Kabinett Kiesinger
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