Helmut Kohl

Dr. Helmut Kohl (full name Helmut Josef Michael Kohl) (born 3 April 1930) is a German conservative politician and statesman. He was Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 (West Germany between 1982 and 1990) and also the leader of the Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) party from 1973-1998.

Kohl's First Ministry, 4 October 1982 - 29 March 1983

• Helmut Kohl (CDU) - Chancellor
• Hans-Dietrich Genscher (FDP) - Vice Chancellor and Minister of Foreign Affairs
• Manfred Wörner (CDU) - Minister of Defense
• Friedrich Zimmermann (CSU) - Minister of the Interior
• Gerhard Stoltenberg (CDU) - Minister of Finance
• Hans Engelhard (FDP) - Minister of Justice
• Otto Graf Lambsdorff (FDP) - Minister of Economics
• Norbert Blüm (CDU) - Minister of Labour and Social Affairs
• Josef Ertl (FDP) - Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
• Werner Dollinger (CSU) - Minister of Transport
• Oscar Schneider (CSU) - Minister of Construction
• Heiner Geissler (CDU) - Minister of Youth, Family, and Health
• Heinz Riesenhuber (CDU) - Minister of Research and Technology
• Dorothee Wilms (CDU) - Minister of Education and Science
• Jürgen Warnke (CSU) - Minister of Economic Cooperation
• Christian Schwarz-Schilling (CDU) - Minister of Posts and Communications
• Rainer Barzel (CDU) - Minister of Intra-German Relations